Commercial Lines Underwriter II

Western National Group & Umialik Insurance • Anchorage, AK

7d • $69,615 - $95,750

About The Position

Who are we? Western National Insurance Group is a private mutual insurance company with over 120 years of experience serving customers' property-and-casualty insurance needs in the Midwestern, Northwestern, and Southwestern United States. Known as “The Relationship Company®,” we define success as a measure of the relationships we’ve built over time. In everything that we do, we know that delivering a friendly and helpful interaction makes for a better experience for everyone involved. That’s the power of “nice”. At Western National, nice is something we work to bring to every person and organization with whom we partner and serve. Does this opportunity interest you? Umialik Insurance Company, a member of the Western National Insurance Group, is seeking a Commercial Lines Underwriter II to join our team. In this role, you will develop and manage a profitable book of commercial lines business by writing and retaining accounts through assigned agency partners.

Requirements

• Demonstrated time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to exercise sound business judgment.
• Two or more years of underwriting experience preferred.
• Demonstrated intermediate organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Solid understanding of industry practices, standards, and core underwriting concepts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience in commercial lines underwriting may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Proficiency in core underwriting systems, office technology, and standard computer software applications.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with agency partners.
• Manage an assigned agency territory to achieve established growth and profitability goals.
• Analyze the operations and exposures of various commercial risks using established underwriting practices, procedures, and assigned authority levels.
• Assess risks on new and existing business to identify opportunities that support territory loss ratio and growth objectives.
• Conduct research and analysis to develop sound underwriting solutions aligned with organizational goals.
• Apply working knowledge of coverages, forms, symbols, endorsements, and rating methodologies by line of business.
• Write new business in alignment with annual department goals.
• Make underwriting decisions guided by established policies and objectives.
• Use intermediate-level knowledge, experience, and available resources to identify and evaluate multiple solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve underwriting processes, application efficiency, and overall effectiveness.
• Consistently demonstrate Western National’s customer experience standards by responding promptly, maintaining a positive and professional attitude, building rapport, showing empathy, managing expectations, selecting appropriate communication channels, and taking ownership to ensure issues are resolved.
• Make decisions in accordance with established policies and objectives.
• Apply intermediate-level knowledge, experience, and available resources to evaluate options and develop effective solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of applications and business processes.
• Consistently demonstrate customer experience standards by responding promptly, maintaining a positive and professional attitude, building rapport, showing empathy, managing customer expectations, selecting appropriate communication channels, and taking ownership to ensure issues are fully resolved.

Benefits

• Medical insurance plan options and other standard employee benefits, including dental insurance, vision benefits, life insurance, disability insurance, and more!
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) Plan (participants are eligible for 100% matching on the first 6% of their contributions)
• Wellbeing Program, including onsite fitness studio
• Paid Time Off – including holiday, vacation, and volunteer
• 100% company-paid tuition reimbursement for approved job-relevant coursework and access to The Institutes (Risk and insurance education)
• Paid parental leave
• Bonus opportunities
• Western National believes in supporting balance between work and life by providing a flexible work environment, which includes a variety of hybrid and remote work arrangements designed to balance individual, job, department, and company needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees