Underwriter

Agents, brokers and direct customers all buy through our platforms, with policy administration on Guidewire. Founded as a farmers' mutual in 1991, the company is now one of the larger mutual insurers in India. We started in 1991 and have grown to about 9,000 people. Hail season means long days for field adjusters.

About the role

Looking for an Underwriter who wants to stay somewhere for a while. We want an underwriter who can say no clearly and say yes with the right terms. The company is based in Ahmedabad, India. The team is distributed across several countries. You will be employed through our employer-of-record partner in Bangladesh, with a local contract and salary paid in taka. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

Responsibilities

• Visit agencies to build relationships and explain our appetite.
• Work with loss control on recommendations and follow-up.
• Price accounts using rating tools in Guidewire PolicyCenter and underwriting judgment.
• Review submissions for risk quality, completeness and appetite fit.
• Document underwriting decisions in the policy file.
• Refer accounts above your authority with a clear recommendation.
• Mentor underwriting assistants and trainees.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of commercial property, liability and auto coverage forms.
• Comfortable negotiating with agents.
• Strong judgment on risk selection and pricing.
• Familiar with Guidewire, Duck Creek or a similar policy system.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, risk management or a related field.
• Clear written underwriting rationale.

Preferred

• Prior agency or brokerage experience.
• Construction or manufacturing account experience.
• CPCU, AU or CIC designation.
• Experience at a regional or mutual carrier.

Benefits

• Performance bonus.
• Annual salary review.
• Annual learning budget.
• 20 days paid time off.
• Health insurance through our employer-of-record partner.

Please submit your CV in English.

We are reviewing applications as they arrive, so apply early.

Start: Immediately.

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