Senior Commercial Lines Underwriter

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Cedar Rapids, IA

The Auto Club Group

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Full Time

Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package

Overview: <strong>About ACG:</strong><br /> The Auto Club Group (ACG) provides membership, travel, insurance, and financial services offerings to approximately 9 million members and customers across 11 states and 2 U.S. territories through the AAA, Meemic, and Fremont brands. ACG belongs to the national AAA federation and is the second-largest AAA club in North America. <br /><br /><strong>Compensation:</strong><br /> The Auto Club Group offers competitive compensation and benefits packages including a base salary with performance-based incentives; medical/dental/vision insurance, pension, 401(k), generous time off, a complimentary AAA Membership, and much more!<br /><br /><strong>Work Environment:</strong><br />Works in a temperature-controlled office environment.
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Reviews, accepts, declines, or modifies offerings submitted by producers for multiple/various commercial line coverage.</li> <li>Evaluates risks according to location, physical and moral hazards, inspection reports, underwriting precedent, and experience, ensuring compliance with underwriting rules, guidelines, and company philosophy throughout the process.</li> <li>Reviews information received regarding risks including inspection reports and credit reports and verifies application data through the use of investigative letters, commercial inspections, and/or personal observation.</li> <li>Reviews inspection reports and claims for rating on acceptability status and recommends risk improvement as appropriate.</li> <li>Initiates potential policy coverage or rating revisions as a result of analysis and recommends and approves continuation, cancellation, non-renewal, or rejection of applications or policies in accordance with established underwriting procedures, laws, and judgment.</li> <li>Exercises discretionary judgment when evaluating new or renewal high-value commercial underwriting application policies and evaluates the merits of each line of insurance based on current laws or level of underwriting expertise to accept or reject the risk presented.</li> <li>Corresponds with outside insurance companies, business organizations, governmental agencies, or other contacts to develop procedures or to properly evaluate risks.</li> <li>Communicates and develops relationships with field representatives and other insurance personnel to obtain further information, rate quotes, or explain company underwriting policies.</li> <li>Train and educate agency staff on company products, services, processes, and underwriting philosophy. Train, coach and serve as a technical resource to other underwriters. Provide mentorship that encourages individuals and the team to improve and accelerate performance.</li> <li>Perform other duties assigned.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <strong>Education:</strong><br /> <ul> <li>High School Diploma or equivalent.</li> </ul> <br /><strong>Experience:</strong><br /> <ul> <li>Three years of commercial insurance experience.</li> <li>Working in a commercial underwriting environment.</li> <li>Inspection techniques related to commercial insurance.</li> <li>Working with mathematical concepts including fractions, ratios, statistics, and probabilities.</li> </ul> <br /><strong>Knowledge and Skills:</strong><br /> <ul> <li>Commercial insurance contracts and forms</li> <li>Insurance laws as they relate to commercial underwriting</li> <li>Company commercial insurance programs and products, underwriting rules and requirements</li> <li>Processing procedures and rules</li> <li>ISO or similar bureau rating systems (Regional Operations)</li> <li>Organization and planning</li> <li>Negotiating, analyzing and problems solving</li> <li>Independent decision making</li> <li>Written communication skills to include reports and technical writing.</li> <li>Analyze and interpret commercial inspection.</li> <li>Provide work direction, guidance, and training.</li> <li>Coordinate and control major projects.</li> <li>Communicate effectively with others in a work environment, policyholders, vendors, and regulators.</li> </ul> <br /><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong> <br /> <ul> <li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Business Administration or related field</li> <li>Completion of an underwriting certification/designation (CPCU)</li> <li>Experience Underwriting in Wisconsin&nbsp;</li> </ul> <strong>Please note:</strong> Travel to Wisconsin will be a requirement of this role. This will require the ability to visit agents and build long-term profitable relationships. Travel may also be required for onsite inspections for certain large and/or complex risks.<br /><br /><br />Important Note:&nbsp;The above statements describe the principal and essential functions, but not all functions that may be inherent in the job.&nbsp; This job requires the ability to perform duties contained in the job description for this position, including, but not limited to, the above requirements.&nbsp; Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants, as needed, to enable them to fulfill these requirements.<br /><br />The Auto Club Group, and all of&nbsp;its affiliated companies,&nbsp;is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. &nbsp;All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.