About the Role
Donegal Insurance Group has an opening for an Underwriting Assistant supporting Commercial Lines Production and Staff Underwriters, to ensure that profitability and growth objectives for the company are being met. This position will provide new and renewal quoting support, processing endorsements and reviewing and approving loss control inspections; it is anticipated that there will be a high volume of time sensitive documents that must be completed accurately and on time to support the customer service goals and objectives established for the department
Responsibilities and Duties
- 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 data entry unit 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 policy renewal information to determine if properly priced based on exposure; determine if policy should be renewed based on company criteria
- 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
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree is preferred with a background in insurance or equivalent experience
- One (1) to Three (3) years of commercial experience at a company or agency level is preferred
- Commercial Technical Assistant’s with a minimum of 2 years’ experience will also be considered
- Demonstration of self-development through attainment of professional insurance designations, CLCS, AU, CPCU, ARM, etc.
Starting Pay: The pay range for this position is $55,000 annually. The specific offer will vary based on an applicant’s education, qualifications, professional experience, skills, abilities, and any applicable designations/certifications. The posted pay range reflects our ability to hire at different position titles and levels depending on background and experience. The pay range may also be adjusted based on an applicant’s geographic location.