Underwriting Assistant, E&S Casualty

Ascot Group•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is an opportunity to join Ascot Group, a leading specialty risk underwriting organization. Ascot operates through a global network of interconnected platforms, united by a common mission: One Ascot. The company prides itself on its talented team, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and entrepreneurial culture that emphasizes underwriting excellence, integrity, and innovation. The Ascot Way guides the company's operations, encouraging collaboration across underwriting platforms to creatively deploy capital through a unique Fusion Model focused on clients, risks, and technology. Ascot is committed to client financial security, delivering bespoke products and exceptional service. The company is integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to improve decision-making, efficiency, and outcomes, valuing curiosity, critical thinking, and adaptability in its employees. This hybrid role involves supporting and managing workflows between Underwriting and Operations, handling the full lifecycle of an account, including new business, renewals, and servicing.

Requirements

High School diploma, some college is preferred.
A minimum of years of experience in a related field, P&C industry experience, experience with Excess Casualty Lines experience.
Must be positive, self-motivated, and possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Highly customer-centric both internally and externally.
Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Strong collaborative skills in a fast-paced team-centric environment.
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Must be able to work a Hybrid working model.
Commit to The Ascot Way: Embody The Ascot Way in their daily interaction with colleagues, fostering colleague engagement and development, collaboration, inclusivity, and individual accountability.

Responsibilities

Support all steps of the underwriting process in conjunction with the underwriting operations function.
Liaise with Underwriters, Brokers and Reinsurers as needed to communicate account status and complete outstanding subjectivities.
Liaise with Underwriters to confirm policy issuance instructions for policies, endorsements, forms, notices, certificates, etc. and effectively complete coding/issuance.
Assist with new and renewal business life cycle work such as submission preparation, rating, referral prep, quoting, binding all the way through to policy issuance and endorsements within assigned authority.
Work with internal operations partners to ensure that service standards are being met.
Ensuring all parts of the Underwriting workflow are completed both accurately and on time.
Assist underwriters processing new business submissions and rating sheets.
Assist with other projects supporting the Underwriting team as required.
Assists with on-boarding of new hires and/or acts a mentor for Underwriting Assistant colleagues.

Benefits

Medical (including prescription coverage)
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account
Commuter Account
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance
AD&D
Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
Paid holidays
Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state /local paid leave where required)
Short-term Disability
Long-term Disability
Other leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, Adoption, Maternity, Military, Primary & Non-Primary Caregiver)
Contributory Savings Plan (401k)