Entry Level Personal Lines Underwriter

Auto-Owners Insurance - Lima, OH

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Lima, OH

Accommodation

About the position

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs. Auto-Owners Insurance, a top-rated insurance carrier, is seeking a motivated underwriting trainee to join our team. This job performs and applies insurance coverage, rules and guidelines to execute the underwriting decision-making process according to Company underwriting philosophy. This job includes training and development through completion of the Company's underwriter training program for the assigned line of insurance. In this role, you will learn various insurance coverages and contracts along with company philosophy and procedures, in order to make informed underwriting decisions. You will be responsible for reading, interpreting, and reacting to documents such as policies, manuals, forms, and endorsements to understand their meaning and use. Additionally, you will assemble information, develop opinions, and clearly express decisions using sound reasoning and judgment. Analyzing loss experience, financial conditions, and physical characteristics of risks will also be a key part of your responsibilities. You will acquire a working knowledge of supporting sections of the underwriting department and effectively communicate with independent agents and other associates through verbal and/or written means. Participation in and successful completion of the Company underwriter training program is essential for this position.

Responsibilities

• Learn various insurance coverages and contracts along with company philosophy and procedures to make underwriting decisions.
• Read, interpret, and react to documents such as policies, manuals, forms, and endorsements to understand their meaning and use.
• Assemble information, develop opinions, and clearly express decisions using sound reasoning and judgment.
• Analyze loss experience, financial conditions, and physical characteristics of risks.
• Acquire a working knowledge of supporting sections of the underwriting department.
• Effectively communicate with independent agents and other associates through verbal and/or written means.
• Participate in and successfully complete the Company underwriter training program.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or direct equivalent experience with property/casualty underwriting.
• Ability to organize data, multi-task, and make decisions independently.
• Above average communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to write reports and compose correspondence.
• Ability to resolve complex issues.
• Continually develop product knowledge through participation in approved educational programs.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Matched 401(k)
• Fully-funded pension plan (once vested)
• Bonus programs
• Generous paid time off including holidays, vacation days, personal time, and sick leave
• Friendly work environment
• Structured training program
• Employee mentoring