Sr. Underwriter

CopperPoint Insurance Companies; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider is seeking a Senior Underwriter to support business strategies and drive profitable growth. The role involves analyzing risks, pricing business, and maintaining positive agency relationships while providing training to junior staff. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Plan

Paid Time Off

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of commercial insurance experience.
• Advanced knowledge of commercial underwriting including Workers’ Compensation, Property, and Casualty lines.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes commercial lines accounts to make sound decisions.
• Communicates with agency personnel on underwriting issues.
• Responsible for training and mentoring less experienced underwriters.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Sales

Time Management

Organizational Skills

Education

BS/BA in Business Administration, Finance or Marketing

Job description

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CopperPoint has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Underwriter. The Senior Underwriter will support short and long-term business strategies to effectively achieve profit and growth objectives through sound underwriting and effective agency marketing for assigned territories. The Sr. Underwriter is responsible for partnering and collaborating with respective business development representatives to drive profitable growth. This position requires a high level of technical expertise, and provides training, coaching and development to less experienced underwriters.

Job Responsibilities:

• Analyzes commercial lines accounts to make sound decisions based on individual risk characteristics, exposure analysis, hazard recognition and controls.
• Adheres to individual authority levels.
• Prices business according to company underwriting and pricing guidelines.
• Must balance effective pricing and risk selection that produces profit and growth while maintaining successful producer relations.
• Communicates with agency personnel on underwriting issues including declinations, cancellations, exposure concerns and loss control survey results.
• Present new and renewal proposals to agency personnel.
• Maintains the highest level of customer service internally and externally.
• Meets with agency personnel on a regular basis to develop and maintain positive and productive relationships.
• In collaboration with their business development representative must be able to hold the agency accountable for flow, hit ratio, new business and retention goals.
• Serves as a resource to others in the resolution of complex problems and issues.
• Educating the agency staff on company products, services and underwriting philosophy.
• Responsible for training and mentoring less experienced underwriting team members.
  
  
  
  

Qualifications/Competencies:

• BS/BA college degree resulting in the knowledge and skill levels acquired through undergraduate level studies especially in the areas of business administration, finance or marketing.
• Minimum of 7 years of commercial insurance experience
• Advanced knowledge and/or experience with commercial underwriting, including Workers’ Compensation, Property, and Casualty lines.
• Strong sales and marketing skills which requires the ability to qualify opportunities and close deals.
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
  
  
  
  

Benefits:

• Employees and their families are eligible to participate in CopperPoint Insurance Companies benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, a health savings account, a flexible spending account, and a 401k plan.
• We provide some benefits at no cost to the employee (Basic Life Insurance and AD&D at two times an employee’s annual salary, Short- and Long-term Disability coverage, and Employee Assistant Plan).
• Employees will accrue 0.0846 hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) per paid hour, which may total 22 days a year. In addition, employees will also receive 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
  
  
  
  

Salary Range:

• $100,000.00 - $160,000.00 annually
• Compensation may vary dependent on skills, experience, education, and geographical location.
• In addition to base salary, compensation may include an annual discretionary bonus.
  
  
  
  

Founded in 1925, CopperPoint Insurance Companies is a leading provider of workers’ compensation and commercial insurance solutions. With an expanded Line of insurance products and a growing ten-state footprint in the western United States, CopperPoint embodies stability for policyholders in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Holding Company is the corporate parent of Arizona-based CopperPoint Insurance Companies, Alaska National Insurance Company, and other CopperPoint Insurance Entities.

CopperPoint’s culture of compassion extends to the community through employee volunteerism, corporate matching, Board service, program sponsorships, and in-kind contributions. We empower employees by providing 12 hours of paid volunteer time annually and matching their personal contributions to the charities of their choice up to $500 per year. In 2020, CopperPoint employees reported 3,500 volunteer hours.

CopperPoint offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits package including major medical, dental, and vision, and a wide range of competitive benefits programs, generous matching contributions to your 401(k) plan, generous paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and other education benefits, and business casual dress. CopperPoint is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry or citizenship status, genetic information, pregnancy status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law. CopperPoint maintains a drug-free workplace.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Insurance

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