Underwriting Trainee, Ocean Marine

01460 Continental Casualty Company; Florida; Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

CNA’s Underwriting Trainee Program offers hands-on experience with professional skills development and a clear path toward underwriting roles. Trainees gain exposure to underwriting, risk assessment and mentoring across lines of business, with a hybrid schedule from Lake Mary, FL.

The program combines on-the-job and virtual training, leadership exposure, and industry fundamentals to prepare you for a rewarding insurance career at CNA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA strongly preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Commitment to develop knowledge and understanding of underwriting.
• Strong sales aptitude.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills, good verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to learn rapidly.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence, overcome obstacles, and develop positive business relationships.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Underwriters are responsible for selecting and pricing risks that have profit potential.
• Evaluate a business by reviewing industry, business, and government data, then deciding whether to accept or decline the risk.
• Pricing, as well as maintaining a steady flow of new and renewal business.

Skills

Sales aptitude

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

CNA’s Underwriting Trainee Program offers a rewarding career path for individuals interested in working for a company that provides hands‑on experience and unique opportunities. As an Underwriting Trainee, you will have access to professional skills development, productivity courses and much more.

Curriculum

• Instruction in insurance basics; underwriting, professional, sales and marketing skills.
• Technical training within discipline(s) and deeper knowledge of the broader industry.
• A combination of on-the-job and virtual training.
• Exposure to multiple lines of business and industry segments through a formal mentoring program.
• Instructor-led training, testing, self-study courses, Web-based training and practical application.
• A working relationship with critical enterprise-wide support functions.
• A unique opportunity to interact with senior leadership.

We offer an opportunity for you to work with other underwriting, risk control and claim consultants to meet the evolving insurance needs of our clients.

CNA’s underwriters are responsible for selecting and pricing risks that have profit potential. The process requires underwriters to evaluate a business by reviewing industry, business, and government data, then deciding whether to accept or decline the risk. The underwriter is also responsible for pricing, as well as maintaining a steady flow of new and renewal business.

Our effective career pathing programs, including our leadership tracks, offer you the opportunity to grow your career at CNA. This position will work on a hybrid schedule from our offices in Lake Mary, FL.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA strongly preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Commitment to develop knowledge and understanding of underwriting.
• Strong sales aptitude.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills, good verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to learn rapidly.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence, overcome obstacles, and develop positive business relationships.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

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About CNA

You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential. CNA seeks to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees that helps them — and their family members — achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals. For a detailed look at CNA’s benefits, check out our Candidate Guide.

At CNA, we are focused on success, individually and collectively. We pride ourselves on promoting a culture that challenges and engages people. We strive to connect people, departments and business areas, to function as a team, and to serve our customers and communities with professionalism and respect. Our dedication to employee engagement, continuous learning and the open exchange of ideas is the cornerstone of our business. These ideals, combined with our focus on the customer, enable us to explore new market opportunities and build on our success. Our values, culture and financial strength are what differentiates us from other employers and make CNA the place you want to work.

At CNA, we are committed to advancing a culture of inclusion – one that attracts talent from all walks of life, fosters respect and collaboration, and enables all of our colleagues to do their best work. At CNA, we have a long standing commitment to the diverse communities in which we live and work. We actively make a difference for the greater good through partnerships, sustainability, initiatives, and working together for a better tomorrow. Corporate Social Responsibility is not one person, or one department, it’s the entire enterprise coming together to make the world a better place.