Commercial Lines Underwriter (Midwest Region)

Summary: Under general supervision and with independent judgment review insurance applications to evaluate each risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate insurance applications, renewals and endorsements within defined authority, approve, modify or decline risks.
• Determine and authorize reinsurance, if necessary.
• Communicate with agents and internal staff to collect necessary information to perform risk assessment.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with agents and internal staff; assists and responds to inquiries by telephone, correspondence, agency visits, and vistsis to insured operation.
• Maintain profitable business in territory through proper selection, pricing, and monitoring of business.
• May provide leadership to junior staff through guidance and training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or four to six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Designations and Licenses:

Related functional training such as Associate in Underwriting (AU), or other insurance education certificates preferred

A minimum requirement for this position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.