What are the responsibilities and job description for the Underwriting Assistant position at Westfield Specialty?
Experienced Underwriting Assistant to support the Westfield Specialty Insurance Excess Casualty Team.
- Reviews individual accounts for exposure identification and acceptability of risk in accordance with company guidelines and standards.
- Sets up new business, renewal business applications for quoting, coordinates timely quote turnaround and reviews quote for accuracy.
- Supports renewals by ordering and analyzing reports, gathering information, and providing a checklist of what the underwriter needs to address at renewal.
- Coordinates renewal file information with the appropriate renewal underwriters and examiners.
- Verifies and validates data accuracy on submitted applications and documents, such as applicant information, policy information, and financial documents, to ensure that all required data is complete and accurate.
- Collaborates with the underwriting team to develop risk assessment strategies and protocols, which may include conducting market research, analyzing historical data, and identifying emerging risks.
- Prepares reports and presentations on underwriting processes, trends, and metrics for management and clients, which may include analyzing data and presenting findings in a clear and concise manner.
- Assists in the review and development of policy language and coverage requirements, analyzes market trends and identifies potential risks and opportunities.
- Facilitates communication between underwriters, brokers, agents, and policyholders to resolve issues and ensure timely processing of applications.
- Maintains and updates underwriting databases and systems to ensure data accuracy and accessibility, which may involve troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.
- Maintains an operating knowledge of Westfield Group standardized hardware, software programs, third-party software (MS Office), and processing procedures.
- Supports special projects and initiatives related to underwriting process improvement and automation, helps provide training and support to new underwriting assistants that are hired.
- Keeps current on issues and regulations, industry activity and trends, internal processes, and procedures, and shares this information with team members.
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in Insurance Underwriting Required.
- High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) and/or commensurate work experience.
Technical Skills
- Knowledge Of Underwriting Systems and Tools
- Insurance Industry Knowledge
- Business Acumen
- Insurance Regulatory Compliance
- Customer Service Management
- Underwriting Operations
- Insurance Policies
- Agency Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Information Systems
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