Underwriting Assistant - Energy Casualty

Lancashire Insurance Group; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Insurance U.S. in Connecticut is seeking an Underwriting Assistant to provide underwriting and administrative support for the Energy Casualty team. You will help with data collection, account setup, quotes, binders, policy endorsements, and issuing policies.

Daily duties include data entry, quality checks, broker correspondence, and ad hoc operational tasks. The role requires 3–5 years of casualty experience, strong attention to detail, teamwork, and excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• Insurance industry experience (3–5 years minimum in Casualty).
• Self-motivated with willingness to develop underwriting knowledge.
• High accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Strong communication and customer service to external clients.
• Degree level qualification.

Responsibilities

• Work with and support the assigned Underwriter to review account submission data and obtain missing information from brokers.
• Confirm policy issuance instructions for quotes, binders, policies, endorsements, notices, etc., and complete coding/issuance.
• Perform data entry and quality control checks of policy information into in-house systems.
• Generate broker correspondence related to processing and follow-up requests.
• Perform ad hoc operational duties to support Underwriting teams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Customer service

Communication

Underwriting knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Who We Are

Lancashire Insurance U.S. (LUS) is part of the Lancashire Insurance Group. The group is a provider of global specialty insurance and reinsurance products offering risk transfer solutions to brokers and clients.

Department: Underwriting Operations

Location: Connecticut

Description

Who We Are

Lancashire Insurance U.S. (LUS) is part of the Lancashire Insurance Group. The group is a provider of global specialty insurance and reinsurance products offering risk transfer solutions to brokers and clients.

Lancashire has operations in London, Bermuda, Australia, and the United States and we are fully focused on establishing long-term and mutually beneficial relationships with our customers.

In the U.S. our focus is on short-tail, specialty (re)insurance risks within the following general segments: Energy Casualty, General Casualty and Excess & Surplus Lines Property.

Our expertise and specialized products are underpinned by our agility and strong corporate culture that ensures we always offer the best possible service.

Lancashire U.S. offers comprehensive cover for US middle market clients. We offer tailored risk solutions on a Primary and Excess basis and distribution is placed through appointed commercial wholesale brokers nationwide.

Purpose & Specific Responsibilities

Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to provide underwriting and administrative support for assigned accounts. Including but not limited to collecting data, account setup, producing quotes and binders, issuing policies and endorsements to the Energy Casualty team. The Underwriting Assistant will assist Underwriters with day-to-day processing tasks and provide underwriting and administrative support to Underwriters as required.

Specific Responsibilities

• Working with and supporting the assigned Underwriter to review account submission data and work with broker partners to obtain missing information.
• Working in tandem with Underwriting to confirm policy issuance instructions for quotes, binders, policies, endorsements, notices, etc. and effectively complete coding/issuance.
• Perform data entry and quality control checks of insurance policy information into in-house systems to agreed, defined standards of accuracy and timeliness.
• Generate broker correspondence in electronic format (e-mail) related to transaction processing and informational follow up requests.
• Perform ad hoc operational duties to support the Underwriting teams.

Essential Skills & Requirements

• Insurance industry experience is required (3-5 years minimum of Casualty experience)
• Self-motivated and willing to develop underwriting knowledge and skills.
• Demonstrate high levels of accuracy and have good attention to detail.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Good communication skills with focus on delivering strong customer service to external clients.
• Degree level qualification.

The Lancashire Way

Straight-talking

We feel empowered to share thoughts and ideas, because everyone’s voice matters.

Collaborative

We work together towards common goals, share knowledge and support each other.

Hard-working

We all have a stake in the company’s success and are proactive in contributing to our goals and vision.

Responsible

We focus on achieving tangible results with consistent standards across the Group.

Positive

We engage with brokers, clients, communities, stakeholders and colleagues professionally and passionately as proud ambassadors of Lancashire.