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Underwriting Assistant Property
Entry LevelOn-siteFull-time
Location
San Diego
Salary
$50k–$67k/yr
Experience
1–3 years
Posted
1 week ago
Skills
insurance principlesmicrosoft office suiteadministrative experiencerisk management knowledgepaperless environment experiencecommunication skillsattention to detailself-motivated
Job Description
Summary: DUAL North America is a leading underwriting organization in the US, seeking an Underwriting Assistant to support its property underwriting division. The role involves providing administrative support to the underwriting team and assisting in achieving profitable growth through customer service and underwriting processes.
Responsibilities:
- First point of contact for customer inquiries during the account life cycle
- Rush Clearance and set up of electronic files, including filing. Prequalify risks per underwriting guidelines
- Generate, edit, and send out a variety of correspondence on behalf of the Underwriters. Ex: Declination letters, quote follow ups, subjectivity reminders
- Respond to client phone calls and emails, which requires the ability to understand the products offered
- Review and issue policies within authority level
- Review and approve tasks within authority level
- Order, review, and follow up on inspections as needed (as required by line)
- Follow up for carrier subjectivities
- Issue Notices and handle in-house mailings as needed
- Issue endorsements and cancellations/reinstatements according to established underwriting guidelines within required timeframes
- Issue binders and invoices within authority level
- Research issues escalated by Underwriting team including review of BPO transactions as needed
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in risk management, finance, business or a related field preferred, or Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school
- 1-3 years administrative or insurance experience preferred
- Foundational knowledge of insurance principles
- Excellent written, verbal and client-facing communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Experience working in a 'paperless' environment
- Ability to follow policies and procedures
- Self-motivated with strong attention to detail
- Travel up to 10% with an Underwriter to shadow and participate in interactions between Underwriters and brokers
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time, with occasional movement in the office to access cabinets and equipment
Required Skills: Insurance principles, Microsoft Office Suite
Important Skills: Administrative experience, Risk management knowledge
Nice-to-Have Skills: Paperless environment experience, Communication skills, Attention to detail, Self-motivated
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, A wide variety of wellbeing offers, Competitive salary, Unlimited PTO, 401k with company match, Paid volunteer days
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
A wide variety of wellbeing offers
Competitive salary
Unlimited PTO
401k with company match
Paid volunteer days