Underwriter

North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance is seeking an Underwriter to support financial stability by educating, servicing, and protecting stakeholders. You will communicate effectively and apply decisive judgment in decision-making.

You will manage an alpha assignment of employer accounts, assess risk, determine rate classifications, verify payroll, analyze coverage needs, complete jurisdictional determinations, review experience rate calculations, and assist with transfers and consolidations.

Qualifications

• Requires four years of work experience in business administration services or an insurance-related field.
• College-level coursework in business administration, accounting, public administration, healthcare, economics, or closely related fields may substitute for the work experience requirements on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Assessing risks of exposure
• Determining proper rate classification assignment
• Verifying payroll to establish premiums
• Analyzing coverage requirements
• Completing jurisdictional determinations
• Reviewing experience rate calculations
• Assist with account transfers and consolidations

Education

Bachelor's degree or college coursework substitute

Job description

Summary Of Work

An Underwriter supports the department's purpose of providing financial stability through educating, servicing, and protecting our stakeholders. To be successful in this position, you need to be an effective communicator with a forward-thinking mindset ready to apply your decision‑making skills.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing an alpha assignment of employer accounts by:

• Assessing risks of exposure
• Determining proper rate classification assignment
• Verifying payroll to establish premiums
• Analyzing coverage requirements
• Completing jurisdictional determinations
• Reviewing experience rate calculations
• Assist with account transfers and consolidations

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires four years of work experience in business administration services or an insurance‑related field may include processing insurance policies or endorsements, claims adjusting, risk management, auditing, or accounting.
• College‑level coursework in business administration, accounting, public administration, healthcare, economics, or closely related fields may substitute for the work experience requirements on a year‑for‑year basis.

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