Associate Underwriter

Canal Insurance Company • Greenville, SC

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About The Position

The Associate Underwriter provides support, clerical administration, and underwriting assistance to the underwriting business unit at Canal Insurance Company, a commercial trucking and specialty transportation insurer based in Greenville, South Carolina. The role evaluates producer submissions within assigned authority, supports agency management, prepares reports for higher-level underwriting decisions, and helps maintain appropriate underwriting throughout policy terms. It also involves communicating with agents, reviewing policies and producer performance, and completing other duties assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Intermediate computer skills, including word processing, databases, spreadsheets, Internet, and email.
• Constant use of vision, hearing, and oral and written communication, in person and by telephone.
• Frequent concentration, standing, walking, handling, reaching, and grasping.
• Occasional bending, kneeling, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Periodic work outside standard business hours or on weekends may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Insurance industry or underwriting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accept, decline, or modify offerings submitted by producers.
• Manage agencies within an assigned territory, including developing action plans to achieve individual agency objectives.
• Prepare underwriting reports for determinations by higher-level authority.
• Establish and maintain a diary system to ensure appropriate underwriting throughout a policy term.
• Assist with mid-term policy reviews.
• Communicate with agents to obtain additional risk information and support agent needs as necessary.
• Confirm new and renewal policies in accordance with written department procedures.
• Examine producer loss experience and production within assigned authority and take appropriate actions.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level