Position Overview: Underwrites new and renewal business, approves policy changes, maintains workload, and controls written business up to and including the time of binding according to Company guidelines and established internal and external procedures. Provides leadership to a production/underwriting team. Provides high quality professional service to Agents and Companies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Meet or exceed production goals as assigned by Management.
- Underwrite new and renewal business.
- Supervise team(s) ensuring all pertinent information is communicated.
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with clients.
- Market all program products and services to clients.
- Communicate properly and timely with all producers regarding submissions and decisions for new or renewal business.
- Approve and disapprove endorsement requests according to internal and Company guidelines.
- Monitor accounts to ensure compliance with the firm's policies and procedures.
- Monitor production, hit ratios, renewal retention ratios, spread of risk, and other production and quality measures to minimize risk and predict future success.
- Review and handle policy servicing requests appropriately.
- Meet or exceed file documentation standards, comply with underwriting authority level standards, and pass all audits - both internal and external.
- Maintain necessary licenses to produce business.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be able to understand and analyze necessary components of insurance policies.
- Ability to understand the client's needs and have knowledge of the risk profiles associated.
- Recognize new trends and developments in the insurance industry and be able to incorporate them into strategies.
- Must have knowledge of commercial multi-line underwriting and rating.
- Must have ability to use company automation to include Windows, Delphi, Word, DocuCorp, Rackley ISO Rating Software.
- Ability to develop, foster, and maintain an excellent working relationship with agencies.
- Leadership and team playing skills.
- Exercise discretion in making decisions.
- Maintain current knowledge of the insurance industry.
- Good written and verbal skills.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- College degree or appropriate insurance designation required.
- Five years of experience as an active Underwriter or seven years of experience in the insurance industry.
- Must be licensed in corresponding areas of insurance as necessary.
- Maintain travel schedule depending on the needs of clients, Agents, and new business.
- Ability to work extended hours when necessary.
Benefits:
All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of TIH Insurance offering the position. TIH offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
CRC supports a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or other classification protected by law.
CRC is a Drug Free Workplace.
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