Underwriter III

Socket.dev; Omaha, New York (NE, NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Farm Family in Omaha, NE, seeks an Underwriter III for a 100% in-office role. You will review large books of business, evaluate complex risk scenarios, and educate agents on underwriting procedures and new products.

The role includes presenting webinars, coordinating with management and field staff, and leading independent projects within the department. A four-to-six-year underwriting background is required.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of underwriting experience.
• Supervisory/management experience not applicable.

Responsibilities

• Participates in rate-making meetings and shares regional items for vetting.
• Evaluates and assesses each component of a book of business and risk impact.
• Evaluates requests for appeals and departmental audits.
• Presents webinars for other underwriters, marketing, and agency groups.
• Coordinates with Manager, marketing, field staff, or liaison if agent performance needs addressing.
• Educates, coaches and trains agents on underwriting procedures, philosophy, and new products.
• Supports agents and field management as educator and coach for profitable growth.
• Assists changes in guidelines via teleconferences, webinars, and in-person presentations.
• Leads smaller projects with cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Underwriting knowledge

Coaching/mentoring

Public speaking

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred

P&C industry knowledge

AALU/AU/AINS certification

Designations in progress

Tools

PowerPoint

Web conferencing tools

Job description

Company

Farm Family Farm Family specializes in farm and ranch protection with a wide range of products including flexible farm packages, business owner policies, commercial package, workers compensation, commercial auto and select personal auto coverage. Farm Family is a leader in serving the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets and is pursuing growth across the U.S. The Farm Family entities are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Clearbrook Group Holdings Inc.

Job Description

Summary:

The Underwriter III reviews and underwrites large books of business, diverse accounts, and evaluates complex risk scenarios or situations.

This is a 100% in-office position. Candidates must be able to work on-site at a designated company office during standard business hours.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Participants in rate-making meetings and frequently brings regional specific items that are noteworthy to the group for vetting.

• Evaluates and assesses each component of a book of business and understanding the impact each risk has.

• Evaluates requests for appeals, and departmental audits.

• Presents presentations/webinars for other underwriters, marketing, and agency groups.

• Coordinates with Manager, marketing, field staff, or appropriate liaison if previous attempts to correct agent performance have gone unaddressed or have not been received well by agent.

• Educates, coaches and trains agents on underwriting procedures, philosophy, and new products.

• Provides support for the agents and field management as an educator and coach regarding how to develop a profitable book of business.

• Assists agents and field management on changes in guidelines and processes via teleconferences and webinars as well as in-person presentations.

• Leads and coordinates smaller independent projects outside of normal job duties which frequently involve working with others in within and outside of the department and be able to accomplish independently.

Qualifications / Experience Required:

• Four to six years of experience.

• Supervisory/management experience not applicable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required. Equivalent experience considered in place of collegiate studies.

• Some P&C industry and/or Farming or Commercial industry knowledge.

• AALU, AU, AINS certification.

• Applicable designation strongly preferred, or progress towards.

PLEASE NOTE:

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. At this time, we are not able to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar state or local law and you wish to discuss potential reasonable accommodations related to applying for employment with us, please contact our Benefits Department at 210-321-8400.

Benefits and Compensation

• competitive compensation package
• performance-based incentives
• health
• dental
• vision
• 401(k) with company match
• paid time off
• professional development opportunities

Core Values

At Clearbrook our Core Values are Integrity, Collaboration, Pursuit of Excellence and Forward Thinking. These values reflect who we are today and who we aspire to be - guiding how we work, how we lead and how we succeed.