The Associate Underwriter supports underwriting and policy administration activities for complex casualty insurance programs. This role focuses on Workers’ Compensation, Commercial Auto, and General Liability, with exposure to loss-sensitive and loss-rated structures.
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Business Administration, Math, or in a related discipline. At least 3-5 years of experience in commercial insurance, underwriting support, or rating. Experience with casualty lines (WC, Auto, GL) preferred. Familiarity with NCCI, WCIRB, and/or ISO (a plus).
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong understanding of casualty insurance coverages, endorsements, and underwriting concepts
- Experience working with Insurity Policy Decisions, DuckCreek, Guidewire or similar insurance underwriting and policy administration platforms (preferred)
- Knowledge of ISO rating methodologies, underwriting guidelines, and policy administration workflows
- Ability to review and interpret carrier requirements, coverage restrictions, and policy language
- Experience processing policy transactions including renewals, endorsements, audits, cancellations, reinstatements, and issuance support
- Experience utilizing Insurity systems or equivalent underwriting and policy administration platforms
- Experience working with captive insurance companies, fronting carriers, MGAs or alternative risk structures (preferred)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong skills in Microsoft Office, especially using Excel and Word, and other on-line computer systems
- Organization, planning and prioritization skills
- Strong analytical, problem solving and judgment skills
- Strong customer service orientation
- Commitment to company values
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support underwriting through management of policy-level transactions across casualty lines of business
- Process and coordinate renewals, endorsements, policy changes, audits, cancellations, reinstatements, and issuance activities
- Review policies, endorsements, and underwriting documentation for accuracy and compliance with underwriting guidelines and carrier requirements
- Assist with pricing, rating, and underwriting analysis using ISO and carrier methodologies
- Analyze underwriting, claims, and financial data to support captive program performance evaluations
- Support profitability analysis and portfolio reporting for captive insurance programs
- Prepare quotes, binders, and policy documentation
- Coordinate with carrier partners on risk selection and pricing inputs
- Communicate with brokers and internal teams to gather information and move accounts forward
- Assist with loss studies, renewal analysis, and other underwriting support projects
- Maintain strong service standards and support client and carrier relationships
PRIORITIES:
Casualty underwriting support and policy administration, coverage/endorsement analysis, cross-functional communication and collaboration.
