Senior Commercial Underwriter, National Team (remote)

First American Financial; Satsuma (AL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading title insurance company in Alabama seeks a Commercial Underwriter to join their team. The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of title underwriting experience and strong familiarity with real estate law. Responsibilities include providing underwriting support for title insurance commitments and guiding settlement services. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from $110,000 to $146,000 annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Medical benefits

401k

PTO/paid sick leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• 5-7 years title underwriting experience, commercial experience preferred.
• Must be familiar with real estate law, including federal and state regulations.
• Strong understanding of fundamental concepts of real estate title and settlement process.

Responsibilities

• Provide underwriting support for real estate title insurance.
• Utilize underwriting standards to issue title insurance.
• Provide guidance in real estate settlement services.

Skills

Title underwriting experience

Familiarity with real estate law

Analytical rigor

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Who We Are

Join a team that puts its People First! First American's Direct division provides comprehensive title insurance protection and professional settlement services for real estate purchases, refinances and equity loans. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people.

Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for ten consecutive years.

What We Do

Enable you to apply your passion for risk analysis to real estate transactions. First American is looking to add a Commercial Underwriter to our National Solutions team.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide underwriting support, and authorization to company personnel and customers related to the issuance of real estate title insurance commitments and policies
• Utilize underwriting standards and guidelines within delegated authority limits, to underwrite the issuance of title insurance
• Provide guidance to company personnel in the performance of real estate settlement services
• Issue underwriting standards and guidelines in accordance with established company processes

What You’ll Bring:

• 5-7 years title underwriting experience, commercial experience preferred
• Must be familiar with real estate law, including federal and state regulations
• Strong understanding of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of real estate title and settlement process
• Strong analytical rigor and business acumen
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to provide alternative solutions or convey unpopular information with tact.
• Ability to collaborate and act decisively; build relationships internally and externally
• Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and timely follow up
• Abstract thinking and creative solutions

Pay Range: $110,000 - $146,000 annually

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting.

What We Offer

By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s the key to our success.

First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.

Note: First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.

Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.