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Commercial Lines Underwriter

Remote:

Full Remote

Work from:

Michigan (USA), United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Insurance, Business Administration, or Finance preferred, Prior commercial underwriting experience within a Property Casualty insurance carrier.

Key responsabilities:

Review, approve, and process applications based on guidelines
Stay updated on commercial products, pricing, and coverages
Communicate effectively with external contacts
Contribute to training of new staff
Support overall corporate objectives using various resources

Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Insurance SME https://www.hastingsmutual.com/

201 - 500 Employees

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Job description

Hastings Insurance is currently looking for a Commercial Lines Underwriter! This is a great opportunity to join our Commercial Underwriting Team and be instrumental in generating new commercial business by acceptance or rejection of commercial insurance risks based on our product and coverage guidelines while maintaining commercial business written to ensure profitability and growth.

Position Overview

The Commercial Lines Underwriter is a member of a team of underwriters and technicians that service an assigned geographic territory, working collaboratively to achieve team goals. This position includes frequent interaction with underwriting technicians, underwriters, and agents and will include occasional field and overnight travel to agencies with members of the Marketing and Loss Control departments.

Position Location & Work Format

This position will work from our Hastings, Michigan offices in a hybrid (combination of work-from-home and in-office) arrangement. However, we will also consider candidates who reside in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, or Wisconsin to work remotely.

Position Duties & Responsibilities

Reviews, approves, and processes applications that are acceptable in relation to underwriting guidelines to achieve corporate premium and profitability objectives.
Continuously operates within established service standards.
Stays up-to-date and knowledgeable of all commercial products, pricing, and coverages.
Interprets and understands authority levels, guidelines, and additional underwriting resource materials to achieve quality metrics.
Effectively and efficiently communicates and negotiates with external contacts including agency staff, policyholders, external vendors, and Hastings business units.
Assists in the training and development of new underwriters and underwriting technicians.
Utilizes various systems and resources to support overall corporate objectives.
Actively participates in professional development, i.e. continuing education or self-improvement.
Other duties as assigned by leadership, either verbally or in writing.

Candidate Requirements and Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Insurance, Business Administration, or Finance preferred, or equivalent work experience and education.
Prior commercial underwriting experience within a Property & Casualty insurance carrier is highly preferred.
Certificate in General Insurance, AINS, and pictorials specific to underwriting assignment is preferred, as well as higher-level (CPCU, AU) designations.
Demonstrated PC skills including proficient use of Microsoft Office products.
Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication ability required.

About Us

At Hastings Insurance, our balanced corporate strategy focuses on implementing emerging technologies, cultivating strong independent agency relationships, and providing the right products to our policyholders.

We seek to strategically grow our product lines and continue to expand geographically while maintaining our financial stability and innovative nature.

Our talented employees are dedicated to providing excellent customer service to our agent partners and policyholders. Many of our employees have been identified as industry experts, and we value the knowledge and skills that they contribute to our success.

For more than 135 years, Hastings has helped our customers protect their valued assets and rebuild after devastating losses. We are proud to be rated an A (Excellent) insurance carrier by A.M. Best Company.