Underwriting Assistant

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc.; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Employee Assistance Plan

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Wellness program

Job summary

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. is seeking a detail‑oriented professional to provide support to Underwriters and underwriting technicians.

You will help evaluate risks, develop proposals, approve endorsements, and process binds, cancellations, and non-renewals while ensuring timely underwriting approvals. You will also gather loss control data, develop account summaries, and contribute to reporting, presentations, and special projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 2+ years of related transportation underwriting experience preferred. Will consider equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrate excellent communication, marketing skills and superior customer service
• Detail oriented with the ability to work in a team environment and be flexible to daily changing needs and job duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to Underwriters to determine acceptability, quality and profitability of new and existing business per underwriting guidelines.
• Assist developing insurance proposals, approve endorsements, process binds, cancellations, non-renewals and obtain required underwriting approvals where needed.
• Request and follow up on loss control visits.
• Develop account summaries by analyzing and aggregating loss runs, MVRs and external sources such as FMCSA and other pertinent information.
• Perform report preparation, presentations, and special projects as needed.
• Communicate and collaborate with team members to broaden knowledge of pricing and product lines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Math skills

Time management

Organization

Communication

Customer service

Self-motivated

Teamwork

Computer skills

Marketing skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

2+ years underwriting experience

Job description

Provide Underwriters with account summaries in order to evaluate risks as well as provide support to Underwriting Technicians with endorsement activity and policy issuance.

Key Accountabilities/Deliverables:

• Provide support to Underwriters in order to determine the acceptability, quality and profitability of new and existing business based on company underwriting guidelines and objectives.

• Assist developing insurance proposals, approve endorsements, process binds, cancellations, non- renewals and obtain required underwriting approvals where needed.

• Request and follow up on loss control visits.

• Develop account summaries by analyzing and aggregating loss runs, MVR’s and external websites such as FMSCA as well as any other pertinent information.

• Performs related duties as required or as requested to include report preparation, presentations, and special projects.

• Effectively communicate and collaborate with other members of the team to broaden knowledge of the product line and/or technical knowledge of pricing.

• Other duties as assigned.

Technical Knowledge and Understanding:

• Strong math skills.

• Good organization and effective time management.

• Self-motivated and independent.

• Strong Computer Skills.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university or 2+ years of related transportation underwriting experience and/or training preferred. Will consider equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Demonstrate excellent communication, marketing skills and superior customer service

• Detail oriented with the ability to work in a team environment and be flexible to daily changing needs and job duties.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over work authorization sponsorship now or in the future for this position.

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At Core Specialty, you will receive a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development and advancement. We offer medical, dental, vision, and life insurances; short and long-term disability; a Company-match of 100% of a 6% contribution 401(k) plan; an Employee Assistance Plan; Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Health Reimbursement Account, and a wellness program