Production Underwriter

Donegal Insurance Group; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Donegal Insurance Group seeks a Production Underwriter for its Southwest team, focusing on generating new commercial lines business. The full-time remote role requires strong relationship-building skills, underwriting experience, and degree in insurance or equivalent. Competitive compensation and benefits offered.

Benefits

Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

401(k) with matching contributions

Paid Time Off

Career Development incentives

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years underwriting experience in commercial lines.
• Demonstrated professional development through CPCU, ARM, PLU, etc.
• Ability to create business opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with key agents and provide underwriting guidance.
• Select and price coverage terms for commercial accounts.
• Manage a territory of independent agents.

Skills

Business relationship management

Underwriting skills

Product knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in insurance or equivalent experience

Job description

About the Role

Donegal Insurance Group has an opening for a Production Underwriterin the state of Arizona. This position will function as a key member of our Southwest Underwriting team playing a key role in generating new commercial lines business opportunities within given territory. This would be a Full-Time Remote position with preferred candidates residing in Arizona.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop strong business relationships with key agents and provide underwriting guidance to the agents.
• 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
• Manage a territory of independent agents to ensure that profitability and growth objectives for the company are being met
• Review new business applications to evaluate the degree of risk involved
• Accept or decline risks based on the company's underwriting policies
• Review application for completeness
• Contact agents for missing or incomplete information
• Maintain a profitable book of business within assigned levels of authority by using sound underwriting judgment and technical skills, and continued personal development to meet the company goals of quality and timeliness
• Interpret insurance coverage's for agents and insureds
• Maintain and establish a good working relationship with agents and communicate underwriting decisions to agents and insureds

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree with a background in insurance or equivalent experience
• At least 5 years of underwriting and marketing experience at a company or agency level with a minimum of 5 years of underwriting experience should be in the commercial lines sector of insurance
• Demonstration of self-development through the attainment of professional insurance designations, CPCU, ARM, PLU, etc.
• Ability to create business opportunities by demonstrating excellent underwriting skills and product knowledge. Must possess a value-added service mentality
• The expectation is this employee will travel 2to 3days per week to visit agents in the designated territory.

Starting Pay:The pay range for this position is $90,000 to $120,000 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.

The base pay is just one component of Donegal's total compensation package for employees. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.

Ongoing applications are being accepted.

To apply, please submit your resume and online application

Competitive Benefits Package

Donegal Insurance Group offers a comprehensive benefits package for all full-time, permanent positions including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: Available to you and your dependents. Coverage begins the first of the month after start date.
• 401(k) with the first 3% matched at 100%: the next 6% is matched at 50%
• Paid Time Off: Paid vacation, sick days, paid holidays, & bereavement days
• Career Development: Including college partnership discounts and industry designation(s) reimbursements

Additional benefits include company-paid basic life insurance; short & long-term disability insurance; employee stock purchase plan; and employee assistance program (EAP). Learn more about our full benefit offerings by visiting our Benefits page.

Who We Are

Donegal Insurance Group provides commercial and personal insurance products through a network of independent agents in 21 states and across several regions of the U.S. In Texas, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, business is conducted under the Mountain States Insurance Group name; and in Michigan, business is conducted under the Michigan Insurance name.

Headquartered in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, along with four (4) regional offices located in: Athens, GA, Grand Rapids, MI, Albuquerque, NM, and Glen Allen, VA, our steady growth and successes have allowed us to establish a culture of which we're proud. Check out our Glassdoor profile where our rating speaks for itself:

By joining the Donegal family, you would be joining a team of dedicated, hard-working employees, all with a common goal of providing peace of mind to our policyholders and being There when it matters most..

Work Arrangement

With each department and position being different, the work arrangement for a specific position will be reviewed with candidates during a initial phone screening. For a position not requiring an onsite expectation at one of our offices, the ideal candidate must live within our Donegal footprint. Current approved states are: AL, AZ, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, and, WV. (Please note, this list is subject to change without notice.)

E-Verify

Donegal Insurance Group participates in E-Verify in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. If you reside in one of the listed states, please review the "Notice of E-Verify Participation" and the "Right to Work Poster" on the links below:

• Notice of E-Verify Participation Poster (English and Spanish)
• Right to Work Poster (English and Spanish)