Underwriting Assistant, General Liability

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.

Role overview

The Underwriting Assistant, General Liability reviews and prices commercial insurance submissions from independent agents and decides what to write, and on what terms. We hire in the US through an employer of record, so this is a regular full-time job with local payroll and statutory benefits. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. We send you a laptop and the accessories you need on day one.

Main duties

• Review submissions for risk quality, completeness and appetite fit.
• Track production, hit ratio and loss ratio for your book monthly.
• Document underwriting decisions in the policy file.
• Quote, bind and issue policies within your letter of authority.
• Follow underwriting guidelines and state filing requirements.

Required qualifications

• 1+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, risk management or a related field.
• Working knowledge of commercial property, liability and auto coverage forms.
• Able to travel up to 20% for agency visits.
• Clear written underwriting rationale.

Nice to have

• Construction or manufacturing account experience.
• Prior agency or brokerage experience.

Salary: $71,000 - $83,000 a year

Benefits

• Annual team retreat.
• 24 days paid time off.
• Performance bonus.
• Public holidays observed per your country.
• Paid parental leave.
• Annual learning budget.

Caskridge Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

We are not working with agencies on this role.

Start: Within 30 days.

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