Underwriting Support Specialist - Commercial Lines

Sentry Insurance Agency•Englewood, CO

About The Position

Supports commercial lines (CL) operational and underwriting processes within guidelines by handling a variety of basic to moderately complex transactions and policy changes. What You'll Do As an Underwriting Support Specialist you will: •Documents and maintains customer information and forms necessary for policies and/or policy changes in various systems. Handles the most complex transactions by gathering all necessary data from various sources, updating applicable systems, reviewing output for accuracy and completeness, and ensuring appropriate resolution. Ensures that data and materials meet company standards for compliance, completeness, and quality. •Collaborates with underwriters and agents to prepare new or renewal files for underwriters within an assigned territory, producing risk/exposure reports and compiling information. Compiles underwriting electronic records and forms, sales quotes, and/or business contracts. May correspond with customers, sales producers, and/or independent agents to gather and verify information or deliver quotes. •Serves as primary point of contact and resource for designated producer(s), customers, and/or agents within the territory. Responds to email and phone inquiries and requests from internal and external parties and effectively explains plan details and/or processing requirements. •Responds to internal and external requests for action or information. Assesses the request for completeness and adds account information as warranted before resolving or routing to the appropriate team. Documents all activities in systems. Produces and delivers standard and custom reports as needed. Completes account cancellations as requested. • Provides general administrative support, which may include, but is not limited to, participating in system upgrades, process improvement projects, and/or quality audits, and assisting with onboarding new associates on the team. May provide direction to other teams. Equal Employment Opportunity Sentry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy that there be no discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, or sexual orientation. Our associates are the most important part of our company. We became one of the most financially strong mutual insurance companies in the U.S. by striving to provide the best possible service to our business customers. We do this by having conversations, forming relationships, and getting to know the people we work with and their businesses. We make that same commitment to our associates. When you join Sentry, we don’t just want you to perform tasks each day. We want you to enjoy your time with us. You’re in the driver’s seat of your career path here—sharing feedback, creating goals, accessing professional development resources, and identifying how you can contribute to both your success and the success of the company. Yes, we work hard. But we work with the purpose of helping others, and with the understanding that there’s more to life than work. We invite you to learn more about us. You’ll find we’re much more than insurance.

Responsibilities

Documents and maintains customer information and forms necessary for policies and/or policy changes in various systems.
Handles the most complex transactions by gathering all necessary data from various sources, updating applicable systems, reviewing output for accuracy and completeness, and ensuring appropriate resolution.
Ensures that data and materials meet company standards for compliance, completeness, and quality.
Collaborates with underwriters and agents to prepare new or renewal files for underwriters within an assigned territory, producing risk/exposure reports and compiling information.
Compiles underwriting electronic records and forms, sales quotes, and/or business contracts.
May correspond with customers, sales producers, and/or independent agents to gather and verify information or deliver quotes.
Serves as primary point of contact and resource for designated producer(s), customers, and/or agents within the territory.
Responds to email and phone inquiries and requests from internal and external parties and effectively explains plan details and/or processing requirements.
Responds to internal and external requests for action or information.
Assesses the request for completeness and adds account information as warranted before resolving or routing to the appropriate team.
Documents all activities in systems.
Produces and delivers standard and custom reports as needed.
Completes account cancellations as requested.
Provides general administrative support, which may include, but is not limited to, participating in system upgrades, process improvement projects, and/or quality audits, and assisting with onboarding new associates on the team.
May provide direction to other teams.