Small Business Underwriter

Donegal Insurance Group

1d • Remote

About The Position

Donegal Insurance Group has an opening for a Commercial Lines Underwriter in our Small Business Underwriting Team. We are seeking an experienced commercial underwriter with a minimum of three (3) years of multi-line experience to join our team. This position is part of a high volume, fast-paced environment completing new business referrals that require quick response times to our agents.

This position is open to remote candidates supporting our Mountain States/Southwest region and candidates would be expected to work within the Mountain Standard time zone (8:00am-4:30pm MDT) or (10:00am-6:30pm EST) if in the Eastern time zone.
The ideal candidate must be able to manage relationships, overcome objections and possess strong communication, organizational and computer skills.

Requirements

• 1 to 3 years of underwriting experience at a company or agency level; a minimum of 1 year of underwriting experience should be in the commercial lines sector of insurance
• Demonstration of self-development through attainment of professional insurance designations, CPCU, ARM, PLU, etc.
• Bachelor’s Degree with a background in insurance or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• manage relationships
• overcome objections
• strong communication, organizational and computer skills

Responsibilities

• 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
• Review new business applications to evaluate degree of risk involved
• Accept or decline risks based on company’s underwriting policies
• Review application for completeness
• Contact agents for missing or incomplete information
• Using sound underwriting judgment and technical skills, and continued personal development to meet the company goals of quality and timeliness
• Assist agents on the processing of new business, renewals, policy changes and all other related transactions
• Interpret insurance coverage’s for agents and insureds; answer telephone inquiries from agents and insureds regarding coverages and pricing
• Maintain and establish good working relationship with agents and communicate underwriting decisions to agents and insureds
• Review and approval all policy changes submitted
• Assist other functions or departments with enhancing and developing existing products in order to enhance the underwriting process

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
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees