What are the responsibilities and job description for the Underwriter III - Food & Agriculture position at USI Holdings Corporation?
General Description : Assess medium to large risks of a complex nature, develop, and negotiate premiums. Manage relationships with brokers and carriers. Provide appropriate insurance products to clients. Generate profit in accordance with company goals.
Responsibilities :
- Underwrite and analyze new and renewal accounts for the most complex assignments.
- Serve as a subject matter expert to review insurance coverages and policies.
- Assess the risk to determine the appropriate price, coverage, and terms and conditions. Bring policy to completion with recommending and binding coverage, invoicing, and policy issuance.
- Identify the need, order, and evaluate additional risk assessment information.
- Underwrite within defined broad limits and authority.
- Establish underwriting policy and procedures. Provide reports to management.
- Develop and maintain working relationships with agencies. Communicate effectively through broker negotiations to ensure new business flow and profitable production.
- Responsible for training and coaching other underwriting team members as needed.
- Communicate with agents to obtain supplemental underwriting information.
- Analyze and rate endorsement requests.
- May require some travel for educational development or client relationship building.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Physical Demands :
Work is performed in a climate-controlled office environment with minimal noise and limited to no exposure to chemicals or toxins. Employees operate office equipment including telephone - headset, computer, computer monitors, keyboard, mouse, copier, scanner, and mail machine. Physical tasks of job include walking, sitting, standing, bending, and typing.
Analysis of Physical Demands :
USI is committed to providing a full-suite of competitive benefits for our growing population and its diverse needs. We offer a wide range of health, welfare and financial benefits including medical, wellness, dental and vision, 401(k), flexible spending and health savings accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance and other unique employer-sponsored and voluntary programs. USI also offers a generous paid time off policy, paid family leave benefit as well as paid holiday time.
Job ID : 29475
