Distinguished Programs is hiring a
Commercial Underwriter

Summary

Join Distinguished Programs as a Commercial Lines Underwriter on the Real Estate Umbrella Program team. Work remotely with an energetic team committed to growth and building a best-in-class system. Specialize in serving real estate clients such as Condo, Apartments, Retail, Office, and Light Industrial. Responsible for new business underwriting, pipeline management, risk selection, pricing, and ensuring insurance files are well documented.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of commercial insurance underwriting experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Commercial Real Estate knowledge and experience preferred
• Property and Casualty insurance license required (6 months preparation time permitted)

Responsibilities

• Communicate professionally and effectively with our broker customers and sales staff on new business opportunities within authority
• Support the Product Manager with administration and monitoring of underwriting processes, guidelines and applications
• Evaluate submissions to ensure proper risk selection, premium and coverage
• Adhere to rating rules with proper file documentation
• Gather competitor information, market intelligence, and understand trends to identify opportunities for improvements to products and pricing
• Provide and create solutions for a broad range of inquiries from brokers and team members
• Monitor data entry and processing to ensure data integrity
• Communicates with insurance brokers to obtain information needed to underwrite risks, respond to questions and address issues
• Develop relationships with both external and internal customers
• Promote teamwork and organizational success, while accepting accountability and ownership, celebrating successes and learning from past mistakes
• Deliver an exceptional customer experience with every interaction, in all modes of communication
• Identify opportunities to improve underwriting efficiencies
• Successfully complete Peer/Self Audits every month
• Work independently within deadlines while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with stakeholders
• Participate in other company projects and new initiatives

Benefits

• Summer Fridays (Leave at 2:00PM all Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day)
• Great healthcare coverage including Medical, Vision, and Dental
• 401k with 4% company match. Immediately 100% vested
• Life, disability and supplemental insurance
• Growth and development opportunities
• Wellness Benefits including an Employee Assistance Program, Telemedicine, and Peloton App Digital Membership for 1 year (or if you have Peloton equipment, receive a 4-month waiver)
• Work/Life Balance with generous time off policy including PTO and paid holidays, Summer Hours, Dependent Daycare flexible spending account, paid parental leave, a commuter account, and a sabbatical every 7 years