UA Associate - Direct Markets
About the job
- Bachelor’s degree and no prior experience in the Administrative, Customer Service, Financial Services, Risk Management, or Insurance area OR Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice, including Associate Degree and no prior experience in the Administrative, Customer Service, Financial Services, Risk Management, or Insurance area OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 2 or more years of experience in the Administrative, Customer Service, Financial Services, Risk Management, or Insurance area
- Knowledge of data collection and analysis
- Microsoft Office experience
- Reviews, evaluates, and summarizes risk exposures, controls, loss history, and financial condition to aid underwriting decisions around submission acceptance or declination
- Follows instructions from Underwriters in areas of policy rating, subjective pricing, policy construction, coverages & exclusions, mandatory forms, etc. to accurately quote and issue policies
- Provides account servicing support in collaboration with Underwriter and Manager, with responsibility for end-to-end servicing processes for new business, renewals, and endorsements for basic to moderately complex business and products
- Responds to written, verbal telephone inquiries appropriately and on time under close supervision by Underwriter and/or Manager. Working collaboratively with assigned underwriters
- Supports Underwriter with broker/agent/distributor/customer interactions by providing basic customer service skills
- Insurance industry knowledge
- Knowledge of processing, rating and policy management systems used in the insurance industry
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Superior skills in relationship building, active listening with customers and coworkers
- Customer service experience
- Enjoys working with details and providing accurate data in a timely manner
- Self-directed to meet deadlines
- Multi-tasking skills
- 5% Travel
About the company
Zurich Insurance Group is a global insurer that provides a range of insurance products for individuals, small businesses, mid-sized and large companies, and multinational corporations. It operates across property and casualty, life, health, and specialty lines, helping customers protect themselves, their assets, and their income from risk. Zurich underwrites risk by selling policies that specify covered events, premiums, policy terms, and claims processes; customers pay regular premiums, and Zurich pays claims or provides services when covered events occur, while also offering risk management support and guidance. The company's global reach—serving more than 75 million customers in over 200 countries and territories—sets it apart from many peers, along with a long history (founded in 1872 in Zurich, Switzerland), a large and diversified product portfolio, and a strong track record of delivering shareholder value. Zurich emphasizes a unified, purpose-driven approach under
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Zurich, Switzerland
Founded
1872
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Alex Wells took Zurich U.S. CEO on September 11, 2026, preserving momentum.
- Middle market delivered double-digit growth under Wells, signaling strong U.S. commercial execution.
- Beazley shareholders approved Zurich's £8.1 billion deal on April 22, 2026.
What critics are saying
- FINMA enforcement over Swiss life pricing threatens fines and forced product redesign.
- Beazley integration risks culture clashes, underwriting drift, and failed synergy capture by 2027.
- Radiant World-linked insured transactions could trigger sanctions, claims, or reputational contagion.
What makes Zurich Insurance unique
- Beazley closes October 2026, giving Zurich specialty scale across Lloyd's syndicates.
- WTW Radar global rollout strengthens Zurich's pricing engine across retail markets.
- LifeVault extends Zurich's brand from indemnity to estate-planning support.
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Zurich board of directors confirms appointment of new head of Zurich U.S. At the insurer Zurich, the board of directors has confirmed the appointment of Alex Wells as the new CEO of Zurich U.S. and member of the group executive committee. The appointment is effective immediately, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday evening. 22.09.2026 11:30 Wells thus succeeds Sierra Signorelli, who has left the company, as Zurich had already announced last week. In recent years, Wells had managed, among other things, the Middle Market customer segment with medium-sized corporate clients in Zurich's U.S. business.
Zurich and Cytora win 2026 Datos Impact award for Data innovation in Commercial Insurance. Recognition honors the AI-powered submission transformation that cut manual processing and triage time by 80% across 20+ global markets. September 22, 2026 09:00 ET | Source: Cytora Chicago, IL, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Cytora today announced that Zurich Commercial Insurance and Cytora have been named winners in the Data category of the 2026 Datos Impact Awards in Insurance Technology. The recognition honors the two organizations' joint program to deploy Cytora's Agentic AI platform across Zurich's global mid-market underwriting operations, achieving an 80% reduction in manual submission triage time and improving digitization accuracy from below 80% to 98% across more than 20 countries. The Datos Impact Awards in Insurance Technology is the largest peer-juried award program for insurer CIOs and their teams. Submissions are anonymously evaluated by members of the Datos Insights Insurance Technology Executive Council, a body of senior insurance technology leaders with direct experience managing complex, large-scale technology initiatives. The Data category recognizes projects fundamentally focused on accessing and using information to deliver measurable business outcomes across the insurance value chain. "Speed and accuracy in mid-market underwriting are not just operational goals - they are competitive ones, and this program has delivered on both," said Armin Schaefer, Head of Customer & Digital IT, Zurich Commercial Insurance. "Deploying a globally consistent, AI-powered intake across more than 20 markets in under 16 months is a milestone for our underwriting teams, and recognition from Datos confirms the real business impact this work has generated." "Zurich set out to solve one of commercial insurance's hardest operational problems - turning a fragmented, manual submission process into a globally consistent, decision-ready workflow at scale," said Juan de Castro, President, Cytora. "This recognition from Datos reflects what Zurich's underwriting and technology teams built: a program at industry-leading pace that is scaling globally while adapting to each market's local needs" About Cytora Cytora is the pioneer of agentic AI applied to commercial insurance workflows to digitize and automate risk workflows at unparalleled levels of performance, configurability and scalability across the enterprise. With Cytora, commercial insurers uplift their premiums, improve control over risk selection and transform service to brokers and clients.
Zurich and Cytora win 2026 Datos Impact award for Data innovation in Commercial Insurance. Recognition honors the AI-powered submission transformation that cut manual processing and triage time by 80% across 20+ global markets. Chicago, IL, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Cytora today announced that Zurich Commercial Insurance and Cytora have been named winners in the Data category of the 2026 Datos Impact Awards in Insurance Technology. The recognition honors the two organizations' joint program to deploy Cytora's Agentic AI platform across Zurich's global mid-market underwriting operations, achieving an 80% reduction in manual submission triage time and improving digitization accuracy from below 80% to 98% across more than 20 countries. The Datos Impact Awards in Insurance Technology is the largest peer-juried award program for insurer CIOs and their teams. Submissions are anonymously evaluated by members of the Datos Insights Insurance Technology Executive Council, a body of senior insurance technology leaders with direct experience managing complex, large-scale technology initiatives. The Data category recognizes projects fundamentally focused on accessing and using information to deliver measurable business outcomes across the insurance value chain. "Speed and accuracy in mid-market underwriting are not just operational goals - they are competitive ones, and this program has delivered on both," said Armin Schaefer, Head of Customer & Digital IT, Zurich Commercial Insurance. "Deploying a globally consistent, AI-powered intake across more than 20 markets in under 16 months is a milestone for our underwriting teams, and recognition from Datos confirms the real business impact this work has generated." "Zurich set out to solve one of commercial insurance's hardest operational problems - turning a fragmented, manual submission process into a globally consistent, decision-ready workflow at scale," said Juan de Castro, President, Cytora. "This recognition from Datos reflects what Zurich's underwriting and technology teams built: a program at industry-leading pace that is scaling globally while adapting to each market's local needs" About Cytora Cytora is the pioneer of agentic AI applied to commercial insurance workflows to digitize and automate risk workflows at unparalleled levels of performance, configurability and scalability across the enterprise. With Cytora, commercial insurers uplift their premiums, improve control over risk selection and transform service to brokers and clients. Lauren Malcolm Cytora 6784385093 [email protected] Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. Alabama Cultural Times do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.