Underwriting Assistant

Founded as a farmers' mutual in 2002, the company is now one of the larger mutual insurers in Nigeria. We started in 2002 and have grown to about 1,500 people. Continuing education credits are tracked and reimbursed.

Job summary

Spicebush Insurance is a regional property and casualty carrier. You will underwrite a book of about $15M in written premium. This role balances growth with profitability. You will be measured on new business, retention and loss ratio.

Your responsibilities

• Re-underwrite renewals for loss trends, exposure changes and rate adequacy
• Review submissions for risk quality, completeness and appetite fit
• Price accounts using rating tools in Guidewire PolicyCenter and underwriting judgment
• Track production, hit ratio and loss ratio for your book monthly
• Mentor underwriting assistants and trainees
• Negotiate terms, deductibles and pricing with agents
• Follow underwriting guidelines and state filing requirements
• Work with loss control on recommendations and follow-up

Required qualifications

• 1+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience
• Working knowledge of commercial property, liability and auto coverage forms
• Clear written underwriting rationale
• Strong judgment on risk selection and pricing

Nice to have

• Experience at a regional or mutual carrier
• CPCU, AU or CIC designation

What we offer

• Medical cover
• Pension contribution
• Annual leave
• Data and airtime allowance
• Life cover
• Transport allowance

This posting may close early if we receive enough applications.

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Spicebush Insurance Ltd.