- Assists underwriters in the daily underwriting and processing of new and renewal business and endorsements.
- Uses established practices, processes, and procedures to renew and write new policies based on underwriting authority.
- Reviews new and renewal business application documents and gathers additional information as needed to accurately underwrite policies.
- Makes decisions and recommendations for varied situations, applying judgment to interpret related information, policies, and procedures.
- Executes policies within established authority level or recommends solutions when outside of authority level.
- Communicates with assigned agencies and underwriters.
- Recent or upcoming college graduate with a bachelor's degree is preferred or at least two years equivalent work experience.
- Knowledge of industry practices, standards, and underwriting concepts.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail.
- Ability to follow established processes and procedures.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Intermediate experience with Word and Excel required.
- Ability to work onsite at our corporate office in Edina, MN, or Seattle, WA.
- Medical insurance plan options and other standard employee benefits, including dental insurance, vision benefits, life insurance, disability insurance, and more
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) Plan (participants are eligible for 100% matching on the first 6% of their contributions)
- Wellbeing Program, including onsite fitness studio
- Paid Time Off - including holiday, vacation, and volunteer
- 100% company-paid tuition reimbursement for approved job-relevant coursework and access to The Institutes (Risk and insurance education)
- Paid parental leave
- Bonus opportunities
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Underwriting Associate I - Edina, United States - Western National Insurance Group Company
Description
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Who are we?
Western National Insurance Group is a private mutual insurance company with over 120 years of experience serving customers' property-and-casualty insurance needs in the Midwestern, Northwestern, and Southwestern United States. Known as "The Relationship Company," we define success as a measure of the relationships we've built over time. In everything that we do, we know that delivering a friendly and helpful interaction makes for a better experience for everyone involved. That's the power of "nice". At Western National, nice is something we work to bring to every person and organization with whom we partner and serve.
Does this opportunity interest you?
Western National Insurance Company's Commercial Lines Department has an exciting opportunity for an Underwriting Associate to join our team as part of our Trainee Program This opportunity will allow you to work closely alongside our underwriters to assist them and our customers throughout the underwriting lifecycle.
Underwriting Associate Developmental / Training Program summary:
Western National provides a training program for those interested in the insurance industry. This training includes both classroom and hands-on opportunities, which are designed to teach you the fundamentals of insurance and underwriting. Overall, this training will help prepare you to serve our customers.
What are the responsibilities and opportunities of this role?
As an Underwriting Associate in our Trainee Program, you will assist the underwriting team in profitable premium growth through policy processing and technical support for both new and renewal business.
What are the must-have qualifications for a candidate?
The salary for this position will be $25.00 per hour.
Culture and Total Rewards
Western National has long been known as "The Relationship Company" and caring for our employees is part of that relationship commitment. We value connectiveness, empowerment, and accountability, and we believe that our employees are our biggest asset. Currently ranked as the 41st largest private company by revenue in Minnesota (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal), Western National has earned accolades year-over-year as an employer of choice and garnered multiple awards for wellness in the workplace. Western National was also named a Star Tribune Top Workplace in 2021, 2022, and 2023. In addition, the Group is consistently recognized as a Ward's 50 property-and-casualty insurance company for its outstanding financial results.
Western National offers full-time employees a significant Total Rewards Package, including:
