Commercial Lines Underwriter II

Concord General Mutual Insurance Company • Bedford, NH

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About The Position

A career at Concord Insurance Group is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs. Job Description Description Effectively apply the Commercial Lines Underwriting process to accomplish the objective of selecting profitable business while maintaining productive relationships with an assigned group of agents. The Commercial Lines Underwriter will accept, reject, or modify policy coverages, and establish a logical pricing approach for new business submissions and policy change requests.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or other post-secondary education required
• 3-5 years’ P&C underwriting or agency account management experience specific to Commercial Lines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong sales presence
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other software products
• Effective analytical and time management skills

Nice To Haves

• Holding or pursuing industry designations, and certificates is desirable

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze risk characteristics associated with small to medium commercial policies
• Work within underwriting guidelines to reject, or modify policy coverages for new business submissions and policy change requests
• Effectively communicate our underwriting guidelines, positive and negative underwriting decisions, and other related matters to agents and other business partners
• Document underwriting files to reflect decision making related to risk selection, pricing and controls
• Collect market intelligence related to emerging issues and underwriting trends for commercial business nationally and in assigned territory
• Develop and maintain strong and effective Agency relationships
• Conduct agency visits to reinforce the partnership between carrier and Agency and to maintain awareness of underwriting positions and expectations
• Participate in agency review meetings for assigned agency group to evaluate performance, outline accomplishments and opportunities, and actively engage in agency development planning and execute on action items
• Occasional overnight travel may be required

Benefits

• At The Concord Group, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the wellbeing of our associates.
• This includes medical, vision, dental, life insurance, disability insurance, and a generous paid time off program for vacation, personal, sick time, and holiday pay.
• Additional benefits include parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility treatment assistance, a competitive 401(k) plan with company match, gym member/fitness class reimbursement, and additional resources and programs that encourage professional growth and overall wellness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees