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Underwriter

unlimited holidays - extra holidays - extra parental leave - long remote period allowed
Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Full time
Salary: 
61 - 129K yearly
Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Work from: 
Spain, California (USA), United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

4-year degree or equivalent experience preferred, 2-4 years underwriting experience preferred, Knowledge of ISO commercial class codes, Technical PC underwriting skills, CIC, AU, AINS or comparable designations preferred.

Key responsabilities:

  • Assess and price new business and renewals
  • Prepare rating work-up for policies assigned
  • Communicate quote conditions to brokers
  • Manage assigned book of business for retention and profitability
  • Provide customer service and respond promptly to inquiries
Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA) logo
Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA) Insurance SME http://www.insurancefornonprofits.org
51 - 200 Employees
About Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA)
Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA) is the nation’s leading property and liability insurer exclusively serving nonprofit organizations. Founded in 1989 in Santa Cruz, CA, NIA is a social enterprise developing the long-term sustainability of the nonprofit sector. NIA has one of the best customer retention rates in the industry. NIA members enjoy fair and equitably-priced insurance, specialized insurance coverage, dividends, and innovative risk management and member services. Our coverages include: Commercial General Liability, Directors and Officers (D&O), Flat Rate D&O, Improper Sexual Conduct, Social Service Professional, Employee Benefits Liability, Business Auto, Non-Owned/Hired Auto, Umbrella Liability, Auto Physical Damage, Employee Dishonesty, Commercial Property, and Participant/Volunteer Accident. Nonprofits Insurance Alliance is the tradename for a group of insurers — NIAC, ANI, and NANI — all of whom are public-benefit 501(c)(3) nonprofits and rated A (Excellent) by AM Best. All NIA organizations are administered by Alliance Member Services (AMS), also a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Today, more than 25,000 nonprofit organizations in 32 states and the District of Columbia rely on NIA for liability insurance coverage. These include children’s programs, group homes, senior organizations, art programs, food banks, community groups, foster family agencies, and many others. These mission-driven organizations are essential to the health of the communities they serve and it is NIA's mission to help keep the nonprofit sector strong.
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Job description

 
 
 

  Underwriter  


Summary

 Reporting to the Underwriting Manager and operating within guidelines established in the NIAC / ANI underwriting manual, performs risk selection and pricing on new business, renewals and endorsements. Reviews new business and renewal quotes prior to issuance. Makes marketing calls to members and brokers on an as needed basis. This position requires a great deal of creativity and latitude. Makes some marketing calls to members and brokers on an as needed basis. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required but are not all inclusive. Prior experience working remote out of a home office is required for remote positions.


Responsibilities
The Underwriter I responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Assess and price new business, renewals and endorsements according to guidelines and authority as outlined in the underwriting manual. Lines of business to underwrite include general liability, auto liability and physical damage, improper sexual conduct, liquor liability, employee benefits liability, umbrella, property and crime, social service professional liability, directors’ & officers, employment practices liability and accident
  • Prepare the underwriting and rating work-up on all new business and renewal policies as assigned. Such work-up to include but is not limited to:
  • Select and/or verify class code and premium base and rating exposure
  • Calculate final premium including specialty charges (special events and additional insureds)
  • Determine appropriate credits and/or debits to obtain a fair and sustained premium for risk
  • Determine coverage forms and necessary endorsements
  • Effectively communicate to broker quote conditions
  • Provide accurate documentation in the file and/or in electronic notes of underwriting thought process
  • Ability to think outside of the box and develop solutions for our members that address their specific insurance needs
  • A personal commitment to providing Inspired Service in every internal and external client engagement
  • Provide customer service by responding promptly and courteously to all requests for information
  • Ensure timely and accurate preparation for issuance of policies
  • Effectively communicate company standards, mission, underwriting guidelines, and requirements to brokers and/or members
  • Provide accurate documentation in the file and/or in electronic notes of underwriting thought process.
  • Order/review inspection reports to assess risk quality and to confirm exposure base accuracy
  • Actively manage assigned book of business. Responsible for achieving company renewal retention ratio goal and amount of new business written on a monthly basis in addition to company profitability goals
  • Actively manage relationships with assigned brokers, customers and members.
  • Ensure that information available from internal and external resources is properly integrated into underwriting decision making
  • Ensure that referral guidelines are properly followed regarding all lines of business underwritten
  • Provides training and mentoring for other members of the Insurance Operations team when required
  • Miscellaneous tasks – Any and all assignments related to the insurance operations department as requested
  • Some travel required
Required Skills
  • Strong technical P&C underwriting knowledge and skills
  • Intermediate knowledge of ISO commercial class codes and CLM rules, forms, rating and regulatory requirements
  • Strong knowledge of NIAG polices and coverages and how they differ from competitor’s forms and coverages.
  • Strong knowledge of underwriting and pricing principles and the ability to use this knowledge to make underwriting and pricing decisions with little oversight
  • Results-oriented, self-motivated problem solver with excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Consistent customer service focus for members and brokers
  • Ability to organize and prioritize workload with little supervision and efficiently make sound business decisions within level of authority
  • Capacity to manage multiple tasks in response to both written and verbal requests
  • PC literate. Basic to intermediate skills with Word, Outlook and Power Point. Intermediate skills in Excel
  • Should expect to assist with training and development of less experienced staff. This includes the ability to do formal and informal training sessions/classes
  • Candidate should possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and sharp attention to detail. This includes strong documentation skills
  • Ability to collaborate with other staff members and external constituents
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to climb, stoop, bend, reach or sit for up to 3 hours at a time. The employee must occasionally lift/and or move up to 20lbs
  • Must have adequate vision (with corrective lenses if needed) to clearly view computer screen
  • Must have adequate hearing to perform job tasks
Experience
  • 2-4 years working as an Underwriter I or have minimum 5 years as Commercial CSR or Associate Underwriter or equivalent preferred
  • Experience in a multi-state and multi-line commercial insurance environment preferred
  • Prior experience working remotely from a home office 100% of the time is required for remote positions
Education
  • 4-year degree (or directly-related equivalent experience) preferred
  • CIC, AU, AINS or comparable designations preferred
Compensation: The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the location, skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for additional incentive compensation upon achievement of individual and company goals.

Salary Range

$61,000 - $129,000


Required profile

Experience

Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
Spoken language(s):
German
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Hard Skills

Pricing SystemsUniform Commercial CodeUnderwriting

Other Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Mentorship
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Customer Service
  • Organizational Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Training And Development
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Verbal Communication Skills
  • Detail Oriented
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