Entry Level Underwriter - Commercial Lines Response Team

Auto-Owners Insurance Company • Lansing, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

A career at Auto-Owners 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. Auto-Owners Insurance, a top-rated insurance carrier, is seeking a motivated entry level Underwriting professional to join our team. The position offers a merit-based work-from-home program, with flexibility to work from home up to 3 days per week after initial in-person training. The role involves learning various insurance coverages and contracts, company philosophy and procedures to make underwriting decisions, becoming familiar with company policies, manuals, forms and endorsements, analyzing loss experience, financial conditions and physical characteristics of risks, acquiring a working knowledge of supporting sections of the underwriting department, and effectively communicating with independent agents and other employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to organize data, multi-task and make decisions independently
• Above-average communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to resolve complex issues
• An interest in developing product knowledge through participation in approved educational programs

Responsibilities

• Learn various insurance coverages and contracts along with company philosophy and procedures, in order to make underwriting decisions.
• Become familiar with company policies, manuals, forms and endorsements in order to understand their meaning and use.
• Analyze loss experience, financial conditions and physical characteristics of risks.
• Acquire a working knowledge of supporting sections of the underwriting department.
• Effectively communicate with independent agents and other employees through verbal and/or written means.

Benefits

• friendly work environment
• structured training program
• employee mentoring
• excellent compensation/benefits package
• competitive base salary
• matched 401(k)
• fully-funded pension plan (once vested)
• bonus programs
• generous paid time off including holidays, vacation days, personal time, and sick leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees