Commercial Lines – Associate Underwriter – New England

Johnson & Johnson Inc; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Inc. seeks an Underwriting Assistant to support the underwriting team with account maintenance and learning underwriting tasks critical for advancement.

Responsibilities include interpreting inspections, handling renewals with new business, and maintaining workflow across departments while pursuing ongoing education and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires strong analytical and research abilities with attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound decision-making.
• Strong teamwork and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Underwriting Team in account maintenance.
• Learn various underwriting tasks to support advancement.
• Order, analyze, and interpret inspections on accounts written.
• Quote, enter and bind renewal accounts with new business as assigned.
• Maintain intradepartmental workflow and foster cooperation across teams.
• Attend educational workshops to maintain underwriting knowledge.
• Meet minimum service standards and strive to exceed them.
• Support the team by completing tasks as assigned.
• Travel as deemed necessary by the Manager to agencies and companies.

Skills

Confidentiality

Analytical Skills

Research Skills

Attention To Detail

Decision-Making

Coordination

Teamwork

General Math Skills

Education

2-year degree in General Business or related field

2+ years experience in Insurance or related field

Job description

Assist the Underwriting Team in account maintenance while learning various underwriting tasks necessary for advancement.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ordering, analyzing, and interpreting inspections on accounts written
• Navigating and understanding numerous company manuals
• Quoting, entering & binding Renewal accounts with New Business as tasked
• Contributes to organization effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing directives.
• Maintains inter- and intradepartmental workflow by fostering a spirit of cooperation
• Maintains professional underwriting and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops
• Adhere to Minimum Company service standards, going above and always striving to be better than the norm
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing various tasks as they are assigned
• Pursue education to enhance industry knowledge by completing:
• Travel as deemed necessary by the Manager, to both agencies & companies
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Work Experience:

• 2-year degree in General Business or related field, preferred but not required
• Minimum of 2 years experience in Insurance or related field preferred

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Confidentiality
• Analytical Skills
• Research Skills
• Attention To Detail
• Decision-Making
• Coordination
• Teamwork
• General Math Skills

Typical Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift to 25 pounds; must be able to sit for long periods of time