Underwriter - New York, United States - Lovell Safety Management

Description

About us
Since 1936, Lovell Safety Management has been the leader in the NYS workers' compensation safety group insurance market. Known for our excellence in service, our staff makes the complex easy for our broker partners and customers.

Lovell's teams of underwriters, safety, and claims professionals give businesses access to the expertise they need to control their NYS workers' compensation costs.

Lovell professionals manage claim outcomes and reduce the potential for future injuries, resulting in premium savings.


Our work environment includes:

• Modern office setting
• Food provided
• Modern office setting
• Workfromhome days
• Growth opportunities
• Work daily with the NYSIF, New York _Compensation_ _Insurance_ _Rating_ Board, and _Workers_' Comp Board and assist policyholders in facilitating annual audits to ensure that proper classifications have been used and that proper payroll included is correct.
• Prepare premium indications/quotes by _rating_ risks based on class fit and business characteristics and evaluate Loss Control Reports. Recommend corrective actions and monitor progress if needed.
• Provide oversight and assistance on the details of coverage, manual rates, job categories/classifications, and _experience_ _rating_s, along with many other aspects of policyholder's coverage.
• Determine acceptability of _workers_' _compensation_ risks by reviewing, evaluating and _rating_ submissions as well as build/maintain independent _insurance_ agency relationships, monitor production and loss ratios.

Responsibilities:

• Review new business accounts to verify accuracy of estimated premium, confirm all coverages being applied for all entities as requested on quote request.

Verify that all necessary forms have been received and submitted to the carrier (ex:
executive officer exclusion forms, ERM-14 ownership documents)

• Review renewal policies to verify the proper manual rates, experience rating, classifications, and estimated payrolls.
• Assist clients (policyholders and brokers) with audit disputes such as but not limited to, reallocation of payroll, subcontractor coverage, misclassifications, and recalculations of premium in disputes. Interacting with the client, accountant, broker, NYSIF and NYCIRB as needed.
• Respond to customer billing and premium inquiries. Must possess excellent knowledge of WC premium factors, understand how premium is calculated and be able it and changes to clients.
• Understand how to quote WC new business and provide premium comparisons for existing business as required.
• Analyze, review, and calculate customer's experience rating modifications.
• Immediately respond to clients and brokers regarding all inquiries pertaining to current and cancelled policies.
• Utilize financial modeling to determine risk levels
• Conduct portfolio management activities
• Collaborate with various departments to ensure compliance with regulations
• Implement fraud prevention and detection measures
• Provide technical accounting support for underwriting decisions

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Proven experience in WC Underwriting/Auditing or related financial roles
• Knowledge of risk analysis and financial concepts
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

Pay:
$70, $85,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Workers' compensation: 3 years (required)
• Underwriting: 1 year (required)

Ability to Commute:

• New York, NY required)

Ability to Relocate:

• New York, NY 10007: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10007