Remote Commercial Lines Underwriter

Columbia Insurance; Brenham (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Holidays

Wellness initiatives

Professional development

Company events

Job summary

Columbia Insurance seeks a Commercial Lines Underwriter to evaluate new applications, renewals and endorsements against risk characteristics, profit potential and underwriting standards. The role supports our multi-line portfolio and collaborates with agents to ensure quality submissions.

Ideal candidates have at least 3 years of commercial lines underwriting experience, knowledge of coverages, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3 years’ commercial lines underwriting experience.
• Knowledge of commercial lines products and coverages.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Review new applications, renewals and requests for changes to determine acceptability of all commercial lines of insurance written by the company on either a mono-line or package policy basis.
• Evaluate risks and make decisions regarding insurability in light of nature and location of property and/or operations, including physical and moral hazards involved utilizing information secured from producers, engineering reports and financial statements within described limits of authority, specific filings, statutes and laws.
• Select proper policy or policies to be utilized and determine appropriate pricing using individual risk and experience premium modification factors; evaluate and monitor premium basis for auditable policies on both a new and renewal basis and provide assistance to the audit collection processor.
• Secure facultative reinsurance on risks where appropriate based on nature and type of risk and insured amounts consistent with company guidelines.
• Maintain current knowledge of technical aspects of commercial insurance underwriting and applicable state and local statutes and laws.
• Participate in education and training of agents by presenting technical and corporate information regarding commercial insurance issues.
• Review assigned agencies’ experience on periodic basis with marketing and claim personnel; make periodic visits to agents to improve quality of submissions, stimulate growth and achieve improved agency/company relationships and more profitable results.
• Communicate with internal and external parties including state regulators, other insurance companies, reinsurers, co-workers and agents.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Commercial lines knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Columbia Insurance seeks a Commercial Lines Underwriter to evaluate new applications, renewals and endorsements against risk characteristics, profit potential and underwriting standards. The role supports our multi-line portfolio and collaborates with agents to ensure quality submissions.

Ideal candidates have at least 3 years of commercial lines underwriting experience, knowledge of coverages, and excellent communication skills.