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Associate Underwriter

San Francisco, CAOnsiteFull Time$75,000–$90,000 /yrPosted 24 days ago

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Required skills

  • Associate Underwriter
  • book of business
  • underwriter supervision
  • specialty insurance
  • applications
  • binders
  • policies
  • endorsements
  • invoice
  • renewal applications

Nice to have

  • brokerage support
  • excess & surplus lines
  • sales & marketing

Role summary

Burns & Wilcox is seeking an Associate Underwriter to service a book of business under the supervision of an underwriter. This role offers the opportunity to learn the specialty insurance business and advance into an Underwriter position. Responsibilities include processing policies, screening renewals, assisting with new business development, and managing agent relationships. The ideal candidate will be technologically savvy and data-driven, with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Insurance experience in underwriting or brokerage support, particularly in excess & surplus lines, is preferred, as is sales & marketing experience.

When someone needs insurance coverage for the unique, the unusual, or the unconventional, they come to Burns & Wilcox. Our Associate Underwriters directly service a book of business under the supervision of an Underwriter, offering the opportunity to learn the specialty insurance business and career advancements into an Underwriter role. Interested? Join our team! 

Responsibilities

  • Service a book of business under the direct supervision of an underwriter
  • Log applications, prepare binders, and process policies and endorsements
  • Bind risk, post the invoice and process technical data
  • Screen renewal applications and send out renewal letters; perform some of the underwriting and prepare quotes for underwriter approval
  • Assist with new business development
  • Order and follow up on inspections and handle endorsement requests and referrals for the underwriter
  • Manage relationships with retail agents and follow up on any outstanding information needed to complete the underwriting file

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
  • Insurance experience in underwriting and/or brokerage support with excess & surplus lines preferred
  • Sales & marketing experience preferred
  • Be technologically savvy and data driven

Compensation Package

  • Competitive base compensation + bonus. Salary range $75,000-$90,000/Annually 

  • Employer paid continuing education courses and designations via access to Kaufman Institute

  • Health and welfare benefits including medical, vision and dental

  • 401K with employer match

  • Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

  • Access to Kaufman Wellness Program

About Our Company

Burns & Wilcox, the flagship organization of H.W. Kaufman Group, is North America’s leading wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager. Burns & Wilcox offers wide ranging and comprehensive solutions to serve retail insurance brokers and agents of all sizes, from the large houses to the more than 30,000 independent brokers and agents worldwide. Fueled by its freedom from Wall Street and private equity, Burns & Wilcox is a privately owned company whose standards of service, depth of market relationships and outstanding talent are unsurpassed in the specialty insurance sector.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The H.W. Kaufman Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other status or condition protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

In addition, Kaufman will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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