Commercial Lines Underwriting Intern

Western National Group & Umialik Insurance • Anchorage, AK

117d • $21

About The Position

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 have 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 is 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. Umialik Insurance Company, a member of the Western National Insurance Group, is seeking an energetic individual who will assist our Commercial Lines underwriting team in generating profitable premium growth. The Commercial Lines Intern will provide support to a variety of projects and initiatives, while playing a key role in our day-to-day operations.

Requirements

• Completed two years of college preferred.
• Interest in the insurance industry.
• Clear written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organization, time management and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
• Applies knowledge to help solve problems of relatively limited scope and complexity.
• Ability to meet deadlines, work independently, and be an effective team member.
• Demonstrated ability to be detail oriented and accurate.
• Ability to use good judgment and to be flexible.
• Proficient use of various core systems, office and computer equipment and software packages.

Responsibilities

• Directly assisting the Underwriting team with a wide range of projects related to the writing of Commercial Insurance policies.
• Assist with the growth of our Region by ensuring renewal policies are issued correctly and that agents/insureds are kept advised of any key changes and/or information.
• Assist with ongoing projects that serve insureds and agents.
• Perform general clerical tasks for the department.
• Duties and activities covered by specific instructions, standard practices, and established procedures that generally require some interpretation.
• Consistently act according to our customer experience standards, including responding quickly; maintaining a positive attitude; building rapport; demonstrating empathy; managing the customer’s expectations; using the proper communication channel for the situation; and taking ownership to ensure the customer’s issue is resolved.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Robust wellbeing programs.
• Healthy work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees