Assistant Underwriter

Auw; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Life and disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition reimbursement

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

United Risk is seeking an Assistant Underwriter to support the underwriting function by ensuring information submitted for rating of new business, renewals, and mid-term changes is complete and accurate.

The role requires basic risk review and collaboration with underwriters, using Excel and MS Office to analyze data and assist in decisions.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Proficient mathematical ability with decimals and percentages.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Assist underwriting by ensuring information for new business, renewals, and mid-term changes is complete and accurate.
• Provide cursory risk review to aid underwriting processes.

Skills

Mathematical ability

Attention to decimals and percentages

Education

Associate’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

United Risk is a global property and casualty insurance underwriting and distribution platform with deep worldwide technical resources, large underwriting capacity, and an entrepreneurial spirit. A performance outlier for over three decades, United Risk is a magnet for top-tier talent and has become the global choice of top quartile insurance entrepreneurs.

About the Role

The Assistant Underwriter will assist and support the underwriting function by ensuring information submitted is complete and accurate for rating of new business, renewals, and mid-term changes. Provides cursory review of risk to aid in the underwriting process as well as other duties as requested.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree (professional work experience can be substituted for a degree).
• Proficient mathematical ability, especially decimals and percentages.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees.
• 401(k) plan with 100% immediate vesting and a 4% company match.
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
• Life, disability, critical illness and accident insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for health, dependent care, and commuter-related expenses.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Fitness reimbursement and various additional quality-of-life benefits.

United Risk is independently owned and operated by its practice partners and is affiliated with Applied Underwriters through its common and powerful brand identity.