Underwriting Associate, Commercial Construction P&C

Jobtailor; Oregon (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced Property & Casualty Underwriter in the United States to assess risk, process policies, and determine pricing. You will handle renewals, endorsements, and triage applications within authority, coordinating with brokers and internal partners.

The role emphasizes strong communication, coaching, and customer service skills, plus independent multitasking and proficiency in Microsoft Office and business software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Typically a minimum of three years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of Property and Casualty underwriting, including insurance products, policy processing procedures and documentation.
• Strong time management and analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently on multiple tasks.
• Strong capability to advise and coach others.
• Demonstrated customer service experience.
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of people daily in person, via telephone and email.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software.

Responsibilities

• Perform underwriting analysis and documentation to determine risk acceptability for renewal and new business within assigned authority.
• Handle endorsement requests within delegated authority and refer exceptions to the underwriter.
• Engage agencies to clarify endorsement intent or obtain missing information.
• Handle assigned renewal books and triage applications/specifications for underwriter review.
• Liaise within the branch and across CNA to resolve billing, collections, risk control, underwriting guidance and other issues.
• Document assigned files for completeness, compliance and quality.
• Execute advanced pricing strategies and document pricing rationale.
• Complete quote proposals and negotiate with external partners within assigned authority.
• Serve as first-line contact for producers/customers and identify upsell or account-rounding opportunities.
• Assist in marketing products and services through external partners and make field visits.
• Serve as a systems and workflows resource, trainer, problem solver and coach.
• Keep current on line-of-business strategy, state/territory issues, regulations and trends.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Underwriting Analysis

Policy Processing

Pricing Strategies

Negotiation

Customer Service

Multitasking

Coaching Ability

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Business-Related Software

Job description

Responsibilities

• Perform underwriting analysis and documentation to determine risk acceptability for renewal and new business within assigned authority
• Handle endorsement requests within delegated authority and refer exceptions to the underwriter
• Engage agencies to clarify endorsement intent or obtain missing information
• Handle assigned renewal books and triage applications/specifications for underwriter review
• Liaise within the branch and across CNA to resolve billing, collections, risk control, underwriting guidance and other issues
• Document assigned files for completeness, compliance and quality
• Execute advanced pricing strategies and document pricing rationale
• Complete quote proposals and negotiate with external partners within assigned authority
• Serve as first-line contact for producers/customers and identify upsell or account-rounding opportunities
• Assist in marketing products and services through external partners and make field visits
• Serve as a systems and workflows resource, trainer, problem solver and coach
• Keep current on line-of-business strategy, state/territory issues, regulations and trends
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Typically a minimum of three years of related work experience
• Knowledge of Property and Casualty underwriting, including insurance products, policy processing procedures and documentation
• Strong time management and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels of internal and external business partners
• Ability to work independently on multiple tasks
• Strong capability to advise and coach others
• Demonstrated customer service experience
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of people daily in person, via telephone and email
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Property and Casualty Underwriting, including risk analysis, policy processing, and documentation. Proficient in customer service, negotiation, and advanced pricing strategies while effectively managing multiple tasks and collaborating with internal and external partners.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Property And Casualty Underwriting
• Risk Analysis
• Customer Service Experience
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Analytical Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Underwriting Analysis
• Policy Processing
• Documentation
• Pricing Strategies
• Quote Proposals
• Endorsement Requests
• Risk Control
• Compliance
• Triage Applications
• Negotiation

Soft Skills

• Time Management
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills
• Coaching Ability
• Problem Solving

Industry Keywords

• Insurance Products
• Billing
• Collections
• Regulations
• Market Trends

Tools & Technologies

• Business-Related Software