Underwriter, Workers' Compensation

Pie Insurance; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive cash compensation

Comprehensive health plans

Generous PTO

Future focused 401k match

Generous parental and caregiver leave

AI-assisted recruitment tools

Job summary

Pie Insurance is seeking a seasoned Underwriter to assess medium to complex risks, underwrite and bind new and renewal coverage. You will work with payroll partners, sales teams and customers to ensure favorable risk evaluation and profitable growth.

Travel up to 10% may be required. A strong background in workers’ compensation and knowledge of California market is preferred, with opportunities to advance as Pie grows.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of underwriting experience or equivalent.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of workers’ compensation class codes.
• Ability to sell our product while discerning risk characteristics in the direct-to-business market.
• Balance execution of processes with a high volume of transactions.
• Experience with Insurity, HubSpot and Salesforce preferred.
• Verifying businesses using Google, Yelp, LinkedIn, Facebook and similar sites.
• Experience underwriting payroll partner insurance is valuable.
• Strong expertise in California workers’ compensation market preferred.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and bind new and renewal coverage leveraging underwriting guidelines.
• Decide requests quickly using known risk exposures and guidelines.
• Build and maintain payroll partner relationships to drive profitable growth.
• Address payroll partner inquiries for documentation or support.
• Provide technical assistance to sales teams and customers on policy provisions and underwriting acceptability.
• Develop knowledge of forms, coverages, ratings, and manuals for the line underwritten.
• Participate in risk portfolio reviews and book management recommendations.
• Take on additional tasks as needed.

Skills

Underwriting

Risk assessment

Sales orientation

High-volume processing

Decision making

Education

High School diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Insurity

HubSpot

Salesforce

Job description

Pie’s mission is to empower small businesses to thrive by making commercial insurance affordable and as easy as pie. We leverage technology to transform how small businesses buy and experience commercial insurance.

Like our small business customers, we are a diverse team of builders, dreamers, and entrepreneurs who are driven by core values and operating principles that guide every decision we make.

Our Underwriters are on the front lines, interacting with our customers all day, every day. Every underwriting call, email and message has a profound impact on our business and our reputation. The average day in the life of a Pie Underwriter involves a high volume of daily transactions ranging from making underwriting decisions to issuing a certificate of insurance. We expect your role will evolve quickly as Pie grows.

How You’ll Do It

• Leverage workers’ compensation or commercial insurance underwriting expertise to assess medium to complex risks in order to underwrite and bind new and renewal coverage.
• Quickly and effectively decide each request through the use of Pie’s underwriting guidelines and known risk exposures and loss frequency and severity.
• Achieve profitable growth through appropriate risk evaluation while building and maintaining outstanding payroll partner customer relationships.
• Prioritize and resolve payroll partner customer inquiries for documentation or support.
• Provides technical assistance to the payroll partner sales team and customers regarding policy and endorsement provisions and underwriting acceptability for designated insurance coverages.
• Maintain strong industry knowledge on commercial insurance underwriting expertise and changes in market/account positions. Develop and maintain full knowledge of all forms, coverages, ratings, and manuals for the specific line being underwritten.
• Participate in review and evaluation of risk portfolio, making recommendations on book management issues.
• Take on other tasks, responsibilities and projects as needed.

Travel Requirements

• Some travel could be required in this position, up to 10% travel.

The Right Stuff

Educational Background:

• High School diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with some college coursework is preferred

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of underwriting experience or equivalent is required
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of workers’ compensation class codes
• Ability to sell our product while simultaneously discerning risk characteristics within the direct to business market.
• Ability to balance the outstanding execution of processes while handling a high volume of transactions
• Experience with Insurity, HubSpot and Salesforce preferred
• Verifying businesses using various resources and databases like Google, Yelp, LinkedIn, Facebook and similar sites
• Experience underwriting insurance for payroll partners is very valuable.
• Strong expertise in the California workers’ compensation market is preferred

The use of AI in Application Review: To support a fair, efficient, and consistent hiring process, we use AI-powered tools to assist in the initial screening of applications. These tools help us identify qualifications and prior work experiences that align with the requirements of the role. We may also use AI assistant video tools during interviews to support note-taking and candidate evaluation. All AI-powered outputs are still subject to human oversight and decision-making at multiple stages of the process. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and consent to Pie utilizing these AI technologies to assist in our evaluation process.

Base Compensation Range

$80,000—$100,000 USD

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive cash compensation
• Comprehensive health plans
• Generous PTO
• Future focused 401k match
• Generous parental and caregiver leave
• Our core values are more than just a poster on the wall; they’re tangibly reflected in our work

Making every part of working with us “Easy as Pie” - including our offer process. When we find someone we’d like as a Pie-oneer (a member of our team), we move quickly to put together a fair offer based on your skills, experience, location, and compensation expectations.

Each year Pie reviews company performance and may grant discretionary bonuses to eligible team members.

Location Information

Unless otherwise specified, this role is remote. Remote team members must live and work in the United States (territories excluded) and have access to reliable, high-speed internet.

Additional Information

Pie Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristic.

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