Underwriter, Atlanta, GA

Jimcor Agency Inc.; Cumming (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Jimcor Agency Inc. in Georgia seeks a proactive insurance broker to generate opportunities, cultivate client relationships, and place business with brokerage carriers. You will review submissions, assemble information, and negotiate terms and pricing with a high sense of urgency.

You will market risks by line of coverage, prepare quotations, and support agents and policyholders through renewal and remarketing processes. Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Must have Producer’s License.
• 3+ years of insurance experience.
• Exposure to insurance brokerage activities.
• Basic computer familiarity.
• Strong written and spoken communications.
• High sense of urgency and results-driven.
• Negotiation and sales experience.
• Knowledge of insurance coverage forms and underwriting practices.
• Ability to work independently and complete tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop client relationships to generate submission opportunities and business flow.
• Review submission documents and prepare information such as loss pics, risk summaries and narratives.
• Select and market risk to markets to negotiate terms and pricing.
• Provide comparisons and illustrations to support client presentations.
• Prepare quotations and respond to inquiries from agents and policyholders.
• Support renewal and remarketing activities and endorsements.
• Conduct marketing visits to agents and industry events.
• Collaborate with team to ensure timely, accurate processing.

Skills

Negotiation

Sales skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Independent work

Education

Industry license or designation

Job description

This position is focused on generating opportunities, client relationships and brokerage placements of their area of coverage specialty. Creates relationships with existing and new brokerage carriers, to negotiate terms and pricing with a high sense of urgency. Interacts with Companies and Brokers via telephone, e-mail, in-person visits, networking and regular mail.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop client relationships to generate submission opportunities and a regular flow of business.
• Review submission documents received to prepare additional information including; loss pics/summaries, loss stratifications, risk summaries, narratives, online research and requesting additional information needed from the client.
• Select and market the risk, by line of coverage, to markets to negotiate terms & pricing.
• Provide comparisons and illustrations to compare options and support client presentation process.
• Utilizes knowledge of automated systems to develop information for new or renewal policies.
• Prepares quotations for agents and answers inquiries from agents, policyholder, or prospects.
• Reviews requests for cancellation, endorsements, etc.
• Reviews policies for renewal consideration and remarketing.
• Request additional documentation necessary for the processing of an application, endorsement or cancellation.
• Conduct marketing visits to agents and attend industry events.
• Work with support associates, assistants and central processing to assure work is completed in a timely manor and with accuracy. This may include mentorship and guidance of the team member working with you on risks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Must have Producer’s License.
• 3 plus years of insurance experience.
• Prior exposure to insurance brokerage type activities.
• Basic familiarity with computers.
• Good oral and written communications skills.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to pay attention to details.
• A high sense of urgency.
• Resourceful and controlled assertive behavior characteristics.
• Must have demonstrated negotiation & sales skills.
• Technical knowledge of insurance coverage forms and their application to exposure.
• Knowledge of departmental regulations and policies.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines and standard accepted underwriting practices.
• Strong interpersonal skills working with Staff and Company Underwriters
• Experience in standard underwriting practices and procedures.
• Associated classes or courses and/or industry license, or designation.