Underwriting Assistant: Commercial Lines
Pittsburgh, PA
Full Time
WPA
Mid Level
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Processes binders, renewals and correspondence
- Provides support to the Inspection Processing team by advising on discrepancies and recommendations on inspections. Assists with the Inspection Review process when directed by the CL Service Supervisor.
- Gathers and organizes specified information and reports to assist in the underwriting decision
- Services all accounts, including resolving clients' inquiries, complaints, requests, and policy processing activities within guidelines
- Responsible for quality and timely processing, and file maintenance
- Sends out applications for underwriters for new and renewal business
- Quotes renewals as directed by the Underwriter
- Performs applicable procedures to ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory standards and out of state filings, including Surplus lines forms for carriers
- Performs additional functions as needed as directed by the underwriter
- Confers with underwriter on forms, rates and areas as needed
- Backup for other assistants when out of the office
- Monitors underwriter’s emails when the underwriter is out of the office
Qualification/Requirements:
- Minimum 1-2+ years of technical insurance experience
- Multi-line rating expertise (or ability to develop multi-line expertise)
- Knowledge of Middle Market underwriting classes, forms, procedures, regulations, coverages and business processes for assigned territory
- Demonstrated skills and authority to process endorsements
- Analytical skills to identify, gather and organize information and provide recommendation
- Customer focused attitude and customer service skills to resolve inquiries quickly and effectively
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated initiative to complete assignments and obtain results
- Ability to work in a team environment to support overall profitability initiatives for assigned territory
- Solid organizational skills including: time-management, prioritization and attention to detail
- Skills to operate computer equipment, use commercial system applications and vendor software
- Basic math skills
Employees enjoy:
- Competitive salary.
- 401(k) plan with employer match profit sharing plan.
- 100% paid single coverage for Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage plus paid vacation time.
- Flexible Spending Plan (FSA)
- Short and long term disability insurance, group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Tuition assistance, gym benefits and more.
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