Production Underwriter

Donegal Insurance Group • Indianapolis, IN

43d • $100,000 - $125,000 • Remote

About The Position

Donegal Insurance Group has an opening for a Production Underwriter in the state of Indiana. As a member of our Commercial Lines team, this position will play a key role in generating new commercial lines business opportunities within a given territory. This is a full-time, remote position. The preferred candidates will live in the Indianapolis area.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a background in insurance or equivalent experience
• 8 years of underwriting and marketing experience at a company or agency level with a minimum of 5 years of underwriting experience should be in the commercial lines sector of insurance
• Demonstration of self-development through the attainment of professional insurance designations, CPCU, ARM, PLU, etc.
• Ability to create business opportunities by demonstrating excellent underwriting skills and product knowledge. Must possess a value-added service mentality
• The expectation is this employee will travel 2 to 3 days per week to visit agents in the designated territory.
• The preferred candidate will have a working knowledge of the Indianapolis/Indiana territory and established Property/Casualty agency relationship.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong business relationships with key agents and provide underwriting guidance to the agents.
• Select, price, and develop coverage terms for commercial lines accounts to achieve profitable underwriting results and assist with providing leadership, support, and coaching for the underwriting function
• Manage a territory of independent agents to ensure that profitability and growth objectives for the company are being met
• Review new business applications to evaluate the degree of risk involved
• Accept or decline risks based on the company's underwriting policies
• Review application for completeness
• Contact agents for missing or incomplete information
• Maintain a profitable book of business within assigned levels of authority by using sound underwriting judgment and technical skills, and continued personal development to meet the company goals of quality and timeliness
• Interpret insurance coverages for agents and insureds
• Maintain and establish a good working relationship with agents and communicate underwriting decisions to agents and insureds

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 401(k) with the first 3% matched at 100%: the next 6% is matched at 50%
• Paid vacation, sick days, paid holidays, & bereavement days
• Career Development: Including college partnership discounts and industry designation(s) reimbursements
• company-paid basic life insurance
• short & long-term disability insurance
• employee stock purchase plan
• employee assistance program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level