Lead Underwriter

About RT Benefits:

Most new business comes from referrals by existing clients.

We are adding a Lead Underwriter to our operations team. Joining the operations team in Burlington. Remote within the region is possible after the first year. We want an underwriter who can say no clearly and say yes with the right terms.

Day to day:

• Quote, bind and issue policies within your letter of authority.
• Track production, hit ratio and loss ratio for your book monthly.
• Review submissions for risk quality, completeness and appetite fit.
• Visit agencies to build relationships and explain our appetite.
• Mentor underwriting assistants and trainees.
• Order and review loss runs, inspections, MVRs and financial information.
• Re-underwrite renewals for loss trends, exposure changes and rate adequacy.
• Document underwriting decisions in the policy file.

Skills and experience:

• 7+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience.
• Familiar with Guidewire, Duck Creek or a similar policy system.
• Working knowledge of commercial property, liability and auto coverage forms.
• Comfortable negotiating with agents.

Pay and benefits:

Rate: $127,000 - $155,000 annually

• Health insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off.
• $1,000 home office setup budget.
• Employee assistance program.
• Vision insurance.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at RT Benefits.