Underwriter Trainee, Remote

Agents, brokers and direct customers all buy through our platforms, with policy administration on Guidewire. Licensing (property and casualty, life and health) is paid for, with study time during work hours.

About the role:

This is a backfill for a team member who moved to another team. Celtic Benefits is a regional property and casualty carrier. You will underwrite a book of about $15M in written premium. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. The team is distributed across several countries. We engage team members in the UAE as full-time contractors. Most of our contractors have been with us for more than two years. Core hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM UK time. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

Main duties:

• Follow underwriting guidelines and state filing requirements
• Price accounts using rating tools in Guidewire PolicyCenter and underwriting judgment
• Track production, hit ratio and loss ratio for your book monthly
• Visit agencies to build relationships and explain our appetite
• Document underwriting decisions in the policy file
• Negotiate terms, deductibles and pricing with agents
• Mentor underwriting assistants and trainees
• Review submissions for risk quality, completeness and appetite fit

What you need:

• 1-2 years of commercial lines underwriting experience
• Comfortable negotiating with agents
• Working knowledge of commercial property, liability and auto coverage forms
• Experience reading loss runs, schedules and financial statements
• Clear written underwriting rationale
• Able to travel up to 20% for agency visits
• Familiar with Guidewire, Duck Creek or a similar policy system

Nice to have:

• Excel modelling for pricing
• CPCU, AU or CIC designation

Salary: AED 9,800 to AED 13,000 monthly

What we offer:

• Monthly internet allowance
• Monthly payments via wire transfer or Wise
• Paid time off
• Annual rate review

Include your expected salary and earliest start date with your application.

Candidates must be eligible to work in United Arab Emirates.

Duration: 12 months. Start: Immediately.

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