Renewal Underwriter I

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Position Overview

The Renewal Underwriter I is responsible for working in a Commercial Lines team environment to meet established company profit and growth goals within a designated geographic territory. This position underwrites renewals and endorsements and completes other underwriting related transactions.

Essential Job Functions

• Accepts, rejects, and prices risks to achieve profitability goals within a territory and to minimize financial peril to the company

• Manages an individual territory within stated underwriting and acceptability guidelines to achieve or exceed retention goals

• Provides consultation to agents and sales personnel on coverage forms, rate endorsements, and enhancements to promote company products and resolve applicant and insured's insurance needs

• Reviews and evaluates insured and third party contract language to determine compliance within the company guidelines along with offering appropriate endorsements or coverages

• Accepts, declines, modifies, and negotiates requests for coverage when evaluating renewal business or change requests

• Utilizes underwriting knowledge to educate and train agents and new team members on our underwriting appetite, commercial lines products, coverages, and computer systems

• Uses independent judgement to propose deviation to management from established underwriting guidelines as required to meet growth and profit objectives

• Participates on departmental and enterprise committees to consult on various topics related to Commercial Lines underwriting and operations, as directed

• Acquires, evaluates, and analyzes internal and external information in order to make selection and pricing decisions that are consistent with underwriting philosophy and in accordance with departmental and company initiatives

• Underwrites renewal business, loss control reports, reinstatements, cancellations, endorsements, and other miscellaneous transactions

• Underwrites small, mono-line quotes and new business submissions

• Communicates underwriting decisions via written verbal correspondence

• Organizes and leads interdepartmental meetings on larger, more complex renewals

• Works in a cross functional team with Personal Lines Underwriting, Life Underwriting, Sales, and other departments to achieve company profit and growth goals

• Assists with the mentoring of Commercial Lines Underwriting staff

• Performs other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

Required

• Bachelor's degree in business-related field or equivalent experience

• Typically requires 3+ years of industry experience

Preferred or Specialized

• Prior experience with commercial insurance rating, customer service, or underwriting

Certifications & LIcenses

• Willingness to actively pursue continuing education and work toward professional insurance designations

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Basic ability to:

• Communicate effectively in both oral and written form

• Analyze, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines

• Adapt to changes in responsibilities, work processes, timeframes, performance expectations, organizational culture, or work environment

• Work comfortably in a fast-paced work environment

• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Basic skill in:

• Customer service

What We Offer

We get it-- You're looking for a career with a company that invests in you. Our desire to enhance the employee experience through our benefits, work perks, and team-oriented environment made us one of 2019's and 2020's "Best Places to Work in Illinois."