Underwriting Assistant - Marine Undewriting

MSIG USA; Warren Township (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

MSIG USA is seeking an underwriting support professional to assist in property coverage submissions and policy administration. You will collect, verify, and reconcile data for new and renewal accounts, enabling accurate quotes and timely endorsements.

In this role, you will analyze account information, enter financial data into systems, and collaborate with brokers and underwriters to maintain data quality and service excellence. A strong eye for detail is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting underwriting processes and submissions.
• Ability to collect, reconcile and verify submission data.
• Strong data analysis and data entry accuracy.
• Excellent communication with brokers and internal teams.
• Proactive problem solving to meet client needs.

Responsibilities

• Collect and reconcile new and renewal submission information to prepare policy/account files.
• Review and analyze account information for underwriting data; follow up with brokers.
• Enter financial and statistical data into systems for quotes, endorsements, and policies.
• Interpret data and set up accounts in systems with accuracy, often with underwriter guidance.
• Produce quotes and binders for new and renewal accounts under minimal supervision.
• Complete reinsurance tasks per underwriting guidelines and ensure data integrity.
• Provide excellent customer service to brokers, underwriters, and internal teams.
• Document all system files within due dates and prioritize multiple tasks.

Skills

Underwriting support

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Customer service

Data entry

Tools

Cat Modeling Template

Job description

MSIG USA continues to grow!

Company Overview:

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Summary/Job Purpose:

Responsible for supporting the underwriting process for property coverages.

Under minimal supervision provide technical underwriting and administrative support for assigned new and renewal accounts. Including but not limited to collecting data, account setup, rating, producing quotes and binders, issuing policies and endorsements. Proactively assist in ensuring the underwriting process is handled efficiently and accurately. Provide Underwriters with required reports and analysis.

Essential Functions:

• Collect and reconcile new and renewal submission information to prepare policy/account files for underwriter review with minimal direction in accordance with company underwriting guidelines and standards.
• Review and analyze account information for necessary underwriting data (exposures, loss information, driver information, financials, loss control reports, etc.). Communicates and follows up with broker for missing information.
• Review, analyze and accurately input financial and statistical information into the appropriate system(s) to provide timely and accurate quote (pricing), policy, reinsurance, endorsement processing. Maintain various databases to ensure all systems accurately reflect updated account information/documentation in accordance with company underwriting guidelines.
• Interpret data and set up accounts in appropriate system(s) ensuring accuracy, often working directly with the underwriter.
• With minimal guidance from Underwriter produce quotes and binders for new and renewal accounts/policies (i.e., identify/gather relevant account information to quote and/or bind the policy; identify proper forms and endorsements used for policy construction, etc.).
• Complete all aspects of reinsurance tasks per underwriting guidelines with minimal supervision.
• Review and analyze accounts for reinsurance placement, organize information and accurately input data into required system. Obtain required underwriting data from client. Manage all aspects of the risk account from submission to applicable document issuance.
• Perform quality control checks to ensure data accuracy and maximize the integrity, quality and usability of information which will minimize discrepancies encountered by other departments.
• Proactively problem solve to meet and exceed client/broker expectations with internal standards. Work on identifying process/system improvement concepts, and critical success factors for achieving high results in Operations.
• Provide excellent customer service in a timely and professional manner to internal and external customers including, but not limited to Underwriters; Operations; Agents and Brokers; to facilitate the processing of business with current and prospect accounts.
• Respond to brokers service requests for loss runs, endorsements, etc.; ensuring all appropriate documentation is received (i.e., signed statements of values; signed terrorism rejection forms; obtaining copies of underlying policies for umbrella and excess policies); troubleshoot transaction processing issues with the Operations Department. Research and assist in resolving inquiries generated from internal and external customers (i.e., policy/account status, rating, and billing issues, etc.).
• Participates in broker/agency visits, loss inspections, etc., per Underwriter’s recommendation.
• Orders and retrieves Risk Engineering reports as necessary based on underwriting criteria. Reviews inspection reports and summarizes/highlights key elements based on existing underwriting data; follow-up on recommendations to ensure compliance to MSIG risk management standards.
• Accurately enter data into Cat Modeling Template and submit to Cat Modeling Team. Analyze output for both catastrophe management as well as improve underwriting decisions. Provide the underwriter with base analysis (i.e., flood zone info, if included).
• With minimal supervision, process, and issue mid-term premium and non-premium bearing endorsement transactions within threshold. Refer all material change endorsement requests to appropriate Underwriter for sign-off and approval.
• Properly document all systems/account files within established due dates. Ability to effectively manage, organize and prioritize multiple tasks.