Personal Lines Auto Insurance Underwriter
About The Position
First Chicago Insurance Company is seeking Personal Auto Underwriters and Underwriting Assistants to join its Underwriting Team. The role works within the underwriting department in a fast-paced environment, reviewing applications and assessing risk profiles, collaborating with underwriting team members, and assisting policyholders with questions and policy details. The position also supports accurate documentation, regulatory compliance, problem-solving, and improvements to underwriting operations. Underwriters may help train new underwriting staff on systems and daily underwriting processes. The posting also describes duties that may be performed by Underwriting Assistants.
Requirements
- Underwriter candidates must have prior Auto Underwriting experience.
- Underwriting Assistant candidates must have prior customer service experience.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Ability to pass written examinations when required by state statutes to become a licensed Property and Casualty Agent.
- Good typing and data-entry skills, with a minimum speed of 30 words per minute.
Nice To Haves
- College degree or related industry experience.
- Property and Casualty Agency license.
- Ability to use an online underwriting system.
Responsibilities
- Provide timely customer service to agents and policyholders regarding quotes, endorsements, and renewals.
- Develop a basic understanding of coverage, exposures, rating plans, and state requirements.
- Enter new business policies, endorsements, and renewals.
- Order reports and assimilate information to support the underwriting process.
- Assist the Underwriting Unit with new business, endorsement, and renewal processes.
- Work on special projects as directed.
- Prepare system output for mailing.
- Complete Financial Responsibility Filings.
- Underwriters train new underwriting staff in system use and daily underwriting processes.
- Review applications and assess risk profiles.
- Maintain accurate documentation and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries.
- Training and development.
- Medical reimbursement.
- Dental reimbursement.
- Vision reimbursement.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Life insurance.
- Flexible Spending Account.
- Telemedicine benefit.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Paid time off.
- Paid holidays.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Wellness program.
- Company-sponsored events.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
