Property Underwriting Support Specialist

Msig USA; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

MSIG USA is seeking an underwriting support specialist to assist with data collection, account setup, rating, quotes and binders for new and renewal accounts. You will provide reports and analysis to underwriters and ensure data accuracy across systems, working with brokers and internal teams.

A college degree in insurance, business or accounting and 3+ years in insurance or reinsurance with an analytic focus are preferred.

Qualifications

• College Degree with emphasis on insurance, business or accounting preferred.
• 3+ years insurance or reinsurance company experience with emphasis on analytic functions in underwriting support, underwriting, and/or accounting preferred.
• Working knowledge of rating and pricing models, insurance, and reinsurance for all lines of business.
• Understanding of principles and processes for providing excellent customer service. This includes meeting established time and quality standards ensuring internal and external customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Collect and reconcile new and renewal submission information to prepare policy/account files for underwriter review with minimal direction in accordance with company underwriting guidelines and standards.
• Review and analyze account information for necessary underwriting data (exposures, loss information, driver information, financials, loss control reports, etc.). Communicates and follows up with broker for missing information.
• Review, analyze and accurately input financial and statistical information into the appropriate system(s) to provide timely and accurate quote (pricing), policy, reinsurance, endorsement processing. Maintain various databases to ensure all systems accurately reflect updated account information/documentation in accordance with company underwriting guidelines.
• Interpret data and set up accounts in appropriate system(s) ensuring accuracy, often working directly with the underwriter.
• With minimal guidance from Underwriter produce quotes and binders for new and renewal accounts/policies (i.e., identify/gather relevant account information to quote and/or bind the policy; identify proper forms and endorsements used for policy construction, etc.).
• Complete all aspects of reinsurance tasks per underwriting guidelines with minimal supervision.
• Review and analyze accounts for reinsurance placement, organize information and accurately input data into required system. Obtain required underwriting data from client. Manage all aspects of the risk account from submission to applicable document issuance.
• Perform quality control checks to ensure data accuracy and maximize the integrity, quality and usability of information which will minimize discrepancies encountered by other departments.
• Proactively problem solve to meet and exceed client/broker expectations with internal standards. Work on identifying process/system improvement concepts, and critical success factors for achieving high results in Operations.
• Provide excellent customer service in a timely and professional manner to internal and external customers including, but not limited to Underwriters; Operations; Agents and Brokers; to facilitate the processing of business with current and prospect accounts.
• Respond to brokers service requests for loss runs, endorsements, etc.; ensuring all appropriate documentation is received (i.e., signed statements of values; signed terrorism rejection forms; obtaining copies of underlying policies for umbrella and excess policies); troubleshoot transaction processing issues with the Operations Department. Research and assist in resolving inquiries generated from internal and external customers (i.e., policy/account status, rating, and billing issues, etc.).
• Participates in broker/agency visits, loss inspections, etc., per Underwriter’s recommendation.
• Orders and retrieves Risk Engineering reports as necessary based on underwriting criteria. Reviews inspection reports and summarizes/highlights key elements based on existing underwriting data; follow-up on recommendations to ensure compliance to MSIG risk management standards.
• Accurately enter data into Cat Modeling Template and submit to Cat Modeling Team. Analyze output for both catastrophe management as well as improve underwriting decisions. Provide the underwriter with base analysis (i.e., flood zone info, if included).
• With minimal supervision, process, and issue mid-term premium and non-premium bearing endorsement transactions within threshold. Refer all material change endorsement requests to appropriate Underwriter for sign-off and approval.
• Properly document all systems/account files within established due dates. Ability to effectively manage, organize and prioritize multiple tasks.

Education

College Degree emphasis on insurance/business/accounting

Job description

MSIG USA is seeking an underwriting support specialist to assist with data collection, account setup, rating, quotes and binders for new and renewal accounts. You will provide reports and analysis to underwriters and ensure data accuracy across systems, working with brokers and internal teams.

A college degree in insurance, business or accounting and 3+ years in insurance or reinsurance with an analytic focus are preferred.