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Associate Underwriter E&S Commercial Auto

United States

Full-time

Remote

New Grad, Entry Level

$60K/yr - $80K/yr

0+ years exp

DUAL North America is a leading underwriting organization specializing in commercial property and casualty insurance. They are seeking an Associate Underwriter for the Commercial Auto Division to support underwriters by processing submissions, assisting with quoting and binding, and providing quality customer service throughout the underwriting life cycle.

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Responsibilities

Process submissions by providing account triage for Underwriters

Provide backup support for Underwriters when traveling in the market

Gather and compile information required to quote and/or bind an account through communication and/or correspondence with producers

Generate, edit, and send out a variety of correspondence on behalf of the Underwriters such as declination letters, quote follow ups and subjectivity reminders

Demonstrate basic understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk underwriting characteristics

Learn market dynamics, competitive landscape, and product differences (attend weekly underwriting meetings if applicable, ask questions) – need to understand what business is selling (understanding why deals are lost and adjusting accordingly)

Provide customer service and underwriting support to help achieve new and renewal premium goals

Build relationships with producers with supervision from more senior underwriters

Fill in for other team members to ensure business continuity during peak periods and/or when team members are unavailable

Assist Underwriters as requested

Complete other related clerical and administrative duties as assigned

Complete other various projects and tasks as assigned

Working towards Underwriting Authority, but does not have it yet

Quote issuance as approved by underwriter(s) with appropriate level of authority

Binder issuance as approved by underwriter(s) with appropriate level of authority

Policy Issuance review

Conduct inspection, review, and analysis resulting in appropriate issue identification, and process post inspection changes as necessary

Qualification

Risk underwriting principlesInsurance principlesMicrosoft Office SuiteCustomer serviceLearn quicklyAttention to detailWritten communicationVerbal communicationSelf-motivated