What are the responsibilities and job description for the Small Business Insurance Underwriting Assistant position at Varney Agency?
Description
Position Overview
The Small Business Assistant provides administrative and clerical support to the Small Business Insurance Underwriter, helping ensure smooth, efficient underwriting operations. This role plays a key part in supporting submission intake, maintaining accurate records, coordinating communication with agents, and keeping underwriting workflows moving. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and eager to elevate their career and take on more complex, rewarding work.
Key Responsibilities
Position Overview
The Small Business Assistant provides administrative and clerical support to the Small Business Insurance Underwriter, helping ensure smooth, efficient underwriting operations. This role plays a key part in supporting submission intake, maintaining accurate records, coordinating communication with agents, and keeping underwriting workflows moving. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and eager to elevate their career and take on more complex, rewarding work.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist the Underwriter with intake, processing, and organization of new business submissions and renewals
- Prepare and maintain underwriting files, documentation, and correspondence
- Request, track, and follow up on missing information from agents or internal teams
- Enter and update policy, submission, and account information in underwriting and agency systems
- Support renewal workflows, endorsements, and policy changes
- Schedule meetings and help coordinate communication between underwriting, sales, and service teams
- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of records and data
- Assist with general administrative tasks to support underwriting efficiency
- Competitive salary based on experience including full benefits package
- Paid time off and holidays
- Supportive, small-team environment
- Ongoing opportunity to expand your knowledge and skill set, along with a clear path for potential advancement within the organization
- 1 years of administrative or clerical experience, preferably in insurance, underwriting, or financial services
- Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and comfort learning insurance systems
- Prior exposure to insurance terminology or commercial lines is a plus, but not required