Commercial Lines Underwriter

** We are looking for someone that lives in ME, NH, VT, CT or MA**

** This position has the ability to be remote, hybrid, or in office**

Summary: Under limited supervision and with significant independent judgment review insurance applications to evaluate each risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate insurance applications, renewals and endorsements within defined authority, approve, modify or decline risks.
• Determine and authorizes reinsurance, if necessary.
• Communicate with agents and internal staff to collect necessary information to perform risk assessment.
• Builds and maintains positive working relationships with agents and internal staff; assists and responds to inquiries by telephone, correspondence, agency visits, and visits to insured operations.
• Maintains profitable business in territory through proper selection, pricing, and monitoring of business.
• May provide leadership to junior staff by assigning tasks, training and providing guidance. May provide input to management regarding junior staff performance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

Level 6:
Master’s degree (M.A.) or equivalent; or six to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Designations and Licenses:

Related functional training such as Associate in Underwriting (AU), Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) or other insurance education certificates.

• Job Function Insurance Underwriter