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Job Summary

The Fast Track Underwriter manages small property/casualty renewal accounts (commercial and emergency), and agency relationships, in order to serve our customers quickly and efficiently.

Essential Functions

• Analyze renewal accounts and prices in accordance with company guidelines and individual underwriting authority levels.

• Quote, release, set up, and issue renewal business in accordance with the service level agreement.

• Review and quote renewal business in a time frame that allows for conditional renewal or non-renewal notice.

• Maintain familiarity and compliance with state insurance regulations and ISO rules for all states within the underwriting territory.

• Analyze and approve requested policy changes as appropriate.

• Provide timely, professional, polite, and friendly customer service through email and phone.

• Coordinate consumer requests, such as insurance proposals, policy copies, proof of insurance, optional quotes, certificates, etc.

• Provide backup support for other associates when necessary.

• Make sound underwriting decisions based on individual risk characteristics, exposure analysis, hazard recognition, and controls.

• Ability to understand and apply rating, underwriting practices, and concepts.

• Complete special projects as needed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education/experience preferred.

• 1 year of insurance agency or company underwriting experience preferred.

• Property & Casualty Insurance industry coursework a plus.

• Strong sales skills and business acumen.

• Ability to negotiate mutually beneficial solutions.

• Excellent people skills – Comfortable communicating in person, via telephone, email, text, etc.

• Solid analytical skills.

• Well-organized, goal-oriented, self-motivated, and energetic.

• Ability to think critically possessing a natural inquisitiveness.

• Ability to work independently and prioritize, maintaining required production levels.

For individuals assigned or hired to work in California, Colorado, Jersey City, NJ; New York State; and/or Washington State, the base salary range is listed below. This range is as of the time of posting. Position is incentive eligible.

$45,000 - $50,000/year

• Total individual compensation (base salary, short & long-term incentives) offered will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to geographic location, scope & responsibilities of the role, qualifications, talent availability & specialization as well as business needs. The above range may be modified in the future

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