Specialty Project Underwriter

Summary

Reporting to the Senior Underwriting Manager, the Specialty Project Underwriter supports the NIA Underwriting team by providing flexible capacity across accounts, maintaining a small assigned book of business, and contributing to team development initiatives. This role is designed to enhance operational efficiency, ensure consistent underwriting practices, and support ongoing training and procedural improvements.

Responsibilities

The Specialty Project Underwriters’ Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assist in onboarding and training of new underwriting staff, including sharing best practices and technical guidance
• Contribute to the development, documentation, and continuous improvement of underwriting procedures and guidelines
• Identify opportunities for process efficiencies and participate in implementation of workflow improvements
• Cross collaborates with Underwriting management, Service Hub department and other internal partners to ensure timely delivery of work product.
• Manage special tasks as assigned related to Mission 1st and Sugar CRM systems
• Regular review and maintenance of NIA Underwriting Intranet page
• Communicate special project updates to underwriting staff at department meetings
• Maintain and manage a small, assigned book of nonprofit accounts, including risk evaluation, pricing, and coverage determination
• Provide underwriting support across the nonprofit P&C portfolio, assisting team members with new business, renewals, and endorsements as needed
• Analyze risk exposures, financials, and loss history to make sound underwriting decisions within delegated authority
• Serve as a resource for overflow work, special projects, and peak renewal periods

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 NIAC 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
• Expected to assist with training and development of 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
• Must have adequate vision (with corrective lenses if needed) to clearly view computer screen
• Must have adequate hearing to perform job tasks

Experience

• 4 years of relevant underwriting experience required.
• Experience supporting multiple underwriters, delivering training and developing procedures 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.