Associate Underwriter Windstorm Risk

DUAL North America is a leading underwriting organization seeking an Associate Underwriter for their Windstorm Risk division. In this role, you will assist in the risk underwriting process, support a team of Underwriters, and provide quality customer service throughout the underwriting lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Process submissions by providing account triage for Underwriters
• Provide backup support for Underwriters when traveling in the market
• Gather and compile information required to quote and/or bind an account
• Generate, edit, and send out a variety of correspondences on behalf of the Underwriters such as declination letters, quote follow ups and subjectivity reminders
• Demonstrate basic understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk underwriting characteristics
• Learn market dynamics, competitive landscape, and product differences
• Attend weekly underwriting meetings if applicable, ask questions – need to understand what business is selling and understanding why deals are lost and adjusting accordingly
• Provide customer service and underwriting support to help achieve team new and renewal premium goals
• Build relationships with producers with supervision from more senior Underwriters
• Fill in for other team members to ensure business continuity during peak periods and/or when team members are unavailable
• Assist Underwriters as requested
• Complete other related clerical and administrative duties as assigned
• Conduct inspection review and analysis resulting in appropriate issue identification, and process post inspection changes as necessary

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in risk management, finance, business or a related field preferred
• 0–1 year underwriting or insurance experience
• Foundational knowledge of insurance principles
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Ability to follow policies and procedures
• Complete assigned tasks correctly, on time and able to learn quickly
• Self-motivated and demonstrating attention to detail
• Be able to work independently for extended periods
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as general business understanding
• Travel up to 10% with an Underwriter to shadow and participate in interactions between Underwriters and brokers
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time, with occasional movement in the office to access cabinets and equipment

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• A wide variety of wellbeing offers
• Competitive salary
• Unlimited PTO
• 401k with company match
• Paid volunteer days

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