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Job description
Commercial Lines Underwriter
At Utica National Insurance Group, 1,400 employees countrywide take our corporate promise to heart every day: To make people feel secure, appreciated, and respected.
Utica National Insurance Group is an "A" rated $2.0B award-winning, nationally recognized property & casualty insurance carrier.
Operating along the Eastern half of the United States, based in our Home Office in Central New York, with Regional Office locations including NYC, Dallas and Charlotte.
What you will do
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Commercial Lines Underwriter to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for evaluating and analyzing risks associated with new or renewal business, as well as managing a profitable portfolio in accordance with company guidelines and authority levels. You will have the opportunity to utilize your underwriting expertise and knowledge to make sound and strategic underwriting decisions.
Key responsibilities
Receive, review, and grant approval/issue rejection notices for risks within granted authority.
Thoroughly review and document risks outside of granted authority for referral to Supervising Underwriter.
Order and analyze investigation reports on present or potential insureds, using the reports to support underwriting decisions, as appropriate.
Receive, review, and approve/reject requests for endorsements to policies.
Interpret available data and information to price policies within company guidelines.
Build relationships with current agents/agencies, while cultivating potential opportunities/ submissions through proactive call-outs.
Communicate with agents and other company personnel about insureds, potential insureds policy endorsements, and coverages.
Keep current on agent's/producer's loss ratio and volume, manual changes (rules, classifications, and rate changes), various restricted lists, and changes in company underwriting procedures.
Prepare written instruction for various processing units regarding endorsements.
Review claim files in order to determine desirability of risk and/or risk classification information.
Revise expiring policy files in order to determine desirability for renewal.
Achieve individual performance metrics in areas such as: Agent call-outs
Written premium
Loss Ratio
All other metrics, as assigned
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of forms, coverages, ratings in order to properly review policies.
What you need
Bachelor's degree preferred.
4-7 years' underwriting experience preferred.
Salary Range:
Commercial Lines Underwriter $57,000 - $90,000
The final salary to be paid and position within the internal salary range is reflective of the employee's work experience, their geographic location, education, certification(s), scope and responsibilities in the role, and additional qualifications.
This position is bonus eligible.
Benefits:
We believe strongly that talented people are core to our success and are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, career advancement and challenging work opportunities. We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan for full time employees that include the following:
Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit
Dental Benefit
Vision Benefit
Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment Plan (Includes annual Company financial contribution and discretionary Profit Sharing contribution based upon annual company financial results)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Tuition Assistance, Training, and Professional Designations
Company-Paid Family Leave
Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance Benefit
Voluntary Benefits - Group Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Legal, ID Theft Protection, Pet Insurance
Student Loan Refinancing Services
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Matching Gifts program
Paid Volunteer Day
Employee Referral Award Program
Wellness programs
Personal Insurance Discount
Additional Information:
This position is a full time salaried, exempt (non overtime eligible) position.
Utica National is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
Who can apply
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