Associate Underwriter, Specialty & Excess Lines

Burns & Wilcox; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid CE courses

Health and welfare benefits

401K with employer match

Paid vacation, sick time, holidays

Job summary

Burns & Wilcox is seeking an Associate Underwriter to directly service a book of business under supervision, learning the specialty insurance field and advancing toward an Underwriter role. The role involves log-keeping, binder preparation, policy processing, and building client relationships with retail agents across diverse markets.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree and insurance underwriting or brokerage support experience, plus a tech-savvy, data-driven mindset to analyze risk and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Insurance experience in underwriting and/or brokerage support with excess & surplus lines preferred
• Sales & marketing experience preferred
• Be technologically savvy and data driven

Responsibilities

• Service a book of business under the direct supervision of an underwriter
• Log applications, prepare binders, and process policies and endorsements
• Bind risk, post the invoice and process technical data
• Screen renewal applications and send out renewal letters; perform some of the underwriting and prepare quotes for underwriter approval
• Assist with new business development
• Order and follow up on inspections and handle endorsement requests and referrals for the underwriter
• Manage relationships with retail agents and follow up on any outstanding information needed to complete the underwriting file

Skills

Tech savvy

Data driven

Sales experience

Marketing experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Burns & Wilcox is seeking an Associate Underwriter to directly service a book of business under supervision, learning the specialty insurance field and advancing toward an Underwriter role. The role involves log-keeping, binder preparation, policy processing, and building client relationships with retail agents across diverse markets.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree and insurance underwriting or brokerage support experience, plus a tech-savvy, data-driven mindset to analyze risk and