Underwriter

Shelter Insurance Companies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Voluntary Vision insurance

Prescription Drug Insurance

Savings and Profit Sharing 401(k)

Paid Time Off for Sick and Personal, V

Vacation and Holidays

Vitality Wellness Program

Dress for Your Day

Flexible Scheduling

Job summary

Shelter Insurance Companies seeks an Underwriter responsible for evaluating Personal Lines and Commercial Lines risks, communicating decisions, and mentoring underwriters. This role supports customers and partners and involves field visits.

The position is part of Haulers Insurance Company, a Shelter subsidiary; starting pay ranges from $55,993 to $69,422 and includes a broad rewards package. Eligible for health, retirement plans, and PTO benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong oral, written, and customer-centric communication skills for explaining underwriting decisions and company policies.
• Ability to analyze risk, exercise judgment, make decisions, manage workload, meet deadlines, and collaborate effectively.
• Ability to operate computers, office equipment, internal systems, and external vendor websites and platforms.
• College-level industry or company coursework in general insurance, business, and communication is preferred.
• Exposure to Personal and Commercial Lines insurance, underwriting rules and rating manuals, and relevant laws is preferred.
• Undergraduate college degree or equivalent related experience is preferred.
• Ability to perform essential functions of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate Personal Lines and Commercial Lines business for risk acceptability, classification, rating, coverage, and retention. Communicate decisions, support customers and business partners, conduct field visits, and mentor underwriters.

Skills

Communication skills

Risk analysis

Computer proficiency

Insurance coursework

Personal & Commercial Lines exposure

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Ability to perform essential functions

Job description

A company built to serve you. It's your career, Shelter it!

Underwriter

$55,993 - $69,422 minimum starting pay

Job Level: Individual Contributor

This position is part of Haulers Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Shelter Mutual Insurance Companies.

Shelter maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in geographic location, education, training, skills, relevant work experience, business needs and market demands. Please remember that this range is the starting base pay only and does not consider other components that make up the total rewards package for the position.

What You Will Be Doing:

Evaluate Personal Lines and Commercial Lines business for risk acceptability, classification, rating, coverage, and retention. Communicate decisions, support customers and business partners, conduct field visits, and mentor underwriters.

What We're Looking For:

• Strong oral, written, and customer-centric communication skills for explaining underwriting decisions, Company policies, practices, and procedures while adhering to corporate privacy guidelines.
• Ability to analyze risk, exercise judgment, make decisions, manage workload, meet deadlines, collaborate effectively, and maintain productive relationships.
• Ability to operate computers, office equipment, internal systems, and external vendor websites and platforms.
• College-level industry or Company coursework in general insurance, business, and communication is preferred.
• Exposure to Personal and Commercial Lines insurance, underwriting rules and regulations, rating and rules manuals, federal and state laws, and Company policies and procedures is preferred.
• Undergraduate college degree or equivalent related experience is preferred.
• Ability to perform essential functions of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Shelter's uncompromising commitment to excellence doesn't stop with our customers. We recognize our employees are what make us a premier organization in the insurance industry. Shelter Employees enjoy such benefits as:

• Health, Dental, Voluntary Vision and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Savings and Profit Sharing 401(k)
• Paid Time Off for Sick and Personal Leave, Vacation and Holidays
• Vitality Wellness Program
• "Dress for Your Day" Dress Code
• Flexible Scheduling
• And much more!