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Great American’s Trucking Division has grown to be a leader in providing best-in-class truck insurance products to independent contractors. The Division is dedicated entirely to trucking. That means whomever you work with is only talking trucks. All day. Every day. Great American's Trucking Division provides the products and services needed by the long-haul trucking industry, particularly independent contractors/Owner-Operators, to get them back on the road faster.

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The Trucking Division is looking for an Associate Underwriter to join their team. This individual will work from our headquarters in Cincinnati, OH. Training will be fully in person, with the opportunity to work a hybrid schedule after training is completed.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Applies rules and guidelines, insurance laws, and regulations. Reviews, documents, and/or underwrites new and renewal policy transactions within written authority.

  • May enter policy information on an assigned product, territory and / or agency in accordance with template rules.

  • Proofs / audits policy information on an assigned product, territory and/or agency(ies).

  • Reviews premium and loss data on an individual account as part of renewal underwriting, change underwriting, or mid-term underwriting.

• Reviews insurance applications and other risk documentation. Reviews underwriting requirements and refers applications, endorsement requests, or other correspondence for further underwriting analysis when outside of written authority.

  • Gathers information on new and renewal business and change requests to support underwriter decision making.

  • Investigates discrepancies in the information gathered.

• Orders, reviews, and takes appropriate action on required reports, endorsement requests, service requests, and general correspondence.

• Analyzes individual risk pricing for new business submissions and renewals within written authority.

• Monitors entry / processing to ensure data integrity and to avoid potential systemic issues.

• Communicates with agents, brokers and customers to obtain information needed to underwrite risks and address issues. Researches and responds to questions from agents.

• May provide support to underwriter(s).

  • Organizes the underwriting information to speed decision making on the part of the underwriter.

  • May include "template" policy review and actions such as endorsement within assigned authority level.

• Provides information to Rating and to Processing that is needed to issue policies and endorsements on a timely basis. May issue, process or code transactions.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma, Associates Degree or equivalent experience in Business, Liberal Arts or a related discipline.

• Generally, 0 to 2 years of related experience.

• Prior administrative experience is preferred.

• Strong desire to learn and grow.

Benefits Include:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans (must be full time)

• Excellent 401(k) plan

• 19 days of paid time off accrued in 2024, plus 8 paid holidays per year (must be full time)

• Employee wellness programs and more

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Benefits:

We offer competitive healthcare, retirement, and paid time off benefits for full-time and part-time benefit eligible employees.