Underwriting Assistant

Illinois Casualty Company; Rock Island (IL); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home

Stable income

Bonus program

401k plan

Health coverage

Work-life balance

Job summary

Illinois Casualty Company in Rock Island, IL seeks an Underwriting Assistant to support underwriting teams and agents in maintaining profitable business. This hybrid role blends onsite collaboration with work-from-home flexibility, handling requests, renewals, and endorsements within authority limits.

You will review policy forms, quotes, and renewal data, ensuring accuracy and timeliness while supporting brokers in growing the book of business.

Qualifications

• Two-year degree required, plus insurance industry administrative experience.
• Ability to read and understand policy forms and endorsements.
• Proficient in word processing, data entry, and spreadsheet applications.

Responsibilities

• Respond to inquiries from agents and policyholders regarding quotes, endorsements, renewals, and cancellations.
• Complete pre-renewals within designated timelines before policy expiration.
• Quote and issue endorsements with accurate changes.
• Evaluate renewal data against underwriting guidelines to ensure profitability and proper retention.

Skills

Policy forms & endorsements reading

Word processing & data entry

Deadline pressure management

Education

Two-year degree

Job description

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Underwriting Full Time Professional Hybrid - Onsite and Work From Home, Rock Island, IL, US

6 days ago Requisition ID: 1187

Salary Range: $23.00 To $28.00 Hourly

Full-time position with a growing insurance carrier where you will enjoy consistent income, real flexibility, and benefits designed to support your life, not just your job!

What sets us apart:

• Work from home options with true flexibility
• Stable, predictable income you can count on
• Short-term incentive bonuses - when the company wins, you win!
• 401k plan to build long-term financial security
• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
• Work-life balance where you can fully unplug

Illinois Casualty Company is growing, and we have an opportunity for an Underwriting Assistant to join one of the leading providers of insurance protection for the food and beverage industry.

The Underwriting Assistant supports an Underwriting team and assigned territory in the development of mutually beneficial relationships with agents/producers to ensure writing of profitable risks. This position processes requests from agents and policyholders, and processes renewals or endorsements within a designated authority level.

Essential Functions

• Responding to routine inquiries from agents and policyholders regarding quotes, endorsements, renewals, cancellations, and other inquiries
• Completing all assigned pre-renewals within a designated timeline prior to policy expiration
• Quoting and/or issuing endorsements ensuring accuracy of changes
• Evaluating renewal data in accordance with established underwriting guidelines; considering profitability and appropriate loss ratio for underwriting territory, effectively pricing, and maintaining a suitable retention ratio

Qualifications

• Two-year degree with a minimum 3+ years’ administrative training and insurance industry experience
• Proficiency in reading and understanding policy forms and endorsements
• Intermediate level proficiency in word processing, data entry, and spreadsheet application software
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines