Flood Underwriter

Are you looking to make an impactful difference in your work, yourself, and your community? Why settle for just a job when you can land a career? At ICW Group, we are hiring team members who are ready to use their skills, curiosity, and drive to be part of our  journey as we strive to transform the insurance  carrier space. We're proud to be in business for over 50 years, and its change agents like yourself that will help us continue to deliver our mission to create the best insurance experience possible.

Headquartered in San Diego with regional offices located throughout the United States, ICW Group has been named for ten consecutive years as a Top 50 performing P&C organization offering the stability of a large, profitable and growing company combined with a focus on all things people. It's our team members who make us an employer of choice and the vibrant company we are today. We strive to make both our  internal and external communities better everyday! Learn more about why you want to be here!

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The purpose of this job is to classify and price risks in order to profitably grow a specialty area of insurance. This position exists to evaluate risks and create coverage that satisfies both the company and its clients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Takes responsibility for profitable growth of a specialty area of insurance business.

• Accepts, modifies, or rejects risks based on a review of business in terms of loss experience, inspection reports, file information, web resources, policyholder tenure, and related policies.
• Classifies nature of risk in accordance with Company guidelines, standards, and compliance with state laws.
• Interprets policy contract language/forms and uses approved classification systems, rating plans and selection standards to determine eligibility, desirability, and proper classification/pricing.
• Informs management of weakness in coverage and/or products that are adversely impacting growth potential.
• Gathers pertinent competitive information to assist in developing recommendations to product development.

Evaluates routine business for risk acceptability; matching price to exposure, loss frequency and severity for profitability, and rating plans/modifications for renewal retention.

• Provides documentation for any exceptions to established guidelines and critical account information relating to the final Underwriting decision.
• Verifies coverage eligibility.
• Communicates effectively via phone calls and email to gather and analyze necessary information critical to the Underwriting process.
• Occasionally goes out on field visits to create new business opportunities and improve policy renewal retention.
• Maintains Underwriting quality standards.
• Develops a strong understanding of modeling systems.
• Analyzes modeling results to support Underwriting decisions.
• Places facultative reinsurance according to Company guidelines. 

Establishes collaborative relationships with agencies/producers to understand the external marketplace and underwrites within established performance standards.

• Effectively communicates decisions and resolves agent/customer concerns promptly.
• Provides technical assistance to internal and external customers regarding coverage interpretations, policy and endorsement provisions, and Underwriting acceptability for specialty area coverages.
• Develops collaborative working relationships with assigned agents providing excellent customer service.
• Visits each assigned broker a minimum of two times a year.
• Attends marketing events that may be organized by the Company.
• Provides feedback gathered from marketing activities to management through marketing call reports.
• Participates in Underwriting and production presentations when approved by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This role does not have supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. College-level courses up to and including a Bachelor’s degree preferred. Minimum 1-5 years of experience underwriting flood insurance. Demonstrated experience with automated Underwriting systems.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None required.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Know of and application of fundamental Underwriting concepts, practices, and procedures in area of specialization. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical instructions. Ability to search for and find programming information on the Internet and resolve complex programming challenges. Ability to breakdown complex ideas into simple concepts and present this information in small group meetings. Must be able to write programming documentation for technical and non-technical individuals. Demonstrated ability to present complex data/information to varied audiences. Proven organizational, analytical and time management skills. Demonstrated ability to negotiate, influence, and close deals. Excellent interpersonal skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

Office environment – no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands and employees are regularly required to sit, walk, stand, talk, and hear. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

This position operates in an office environment and requires the frequent use of a computer, telephone, copier, and other standard office equipment.

We are currently not offering employment sponsorship for this opportunity

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The current range for this position is

$68,481.25 - $115,489.01

This range is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses.  If hired at ICW Group, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors unique to each candidate, including experience, education and the location of the role and considers employees performing substantially similar work.

WHY JOIN ICW GROUP?
•    Challenging work and the ability to make a difference
•    You will have a voice and feel a sense of belonging
•    We offer a competitive benefits package, with generous medical, dental, and vision plans as well as 401K retirement plans and company match
•    Bonus potential for all positions
•    Paid Time Off with an accrual rate of 5.23 hours per pay period (equal to 17 days per year)
•    11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
•    Want to continue learning? We’ll support you 100%

ICW Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. ICW Group will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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