Remote Small Business Underwriter

Summary

Join Donegal Insurance Group as a Commercial Lines Underwriter in our Small Business Underwriting Team, supporting the Mountain States/Southwest region. This role requires strong communication, organizational, and computer skills to manage relationships, overcome objections, and complete new business referrals with quick response times.

Requirements

• 1 to 3 years of underwriting experience at a company or agency level; a minimum of 1 year of underwriting experience should be in the commercial lines sector of insurance
• Demonstration of self-development through attainment of professional insurance designations, CPCU, ARM, PLU, etc
• Bachelor’s Degree with a background in insurance or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Select, price and develop coverage terms for commercial lines accounts to achieve profitable underwriting results
• Review new business applications to evaluate degree of risk involved
• Accept or decline risks based on company’s underwriting policies
• Review application for completeness
• Contact agents for missing or incomplete information
• Using sound underwriting judgment and technical skills, and continued personal development to meet the company goals of quality and timeliness
• Assist agents on the processing of new business, renewals, policy changes and all other related transactions
• Interpret insurance coverage’s for agents and insureds; answer telephone inquiries from agents and insureds regarding coverages and pricing
• Maintain and establish good working relationship with agents and communicate underwriting decisions to agents and insureds
• Review and approval all policy changes submitted
• Assist other functions or departments with enhancing and developing existing products in order to enhance the underwriting process

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage : Available to you and your dependents. Coverage begins the first of the month after start date
• 401(k) with the first 3% matched at 100% : the next 6% is matched at 50%
• Paid Time Off : Paid vacation, sick days, paid holidays, & bereavement days
• Career Development : Including college partnership discounts and industry designation(s) reimbursements