Assistant Underwriter - NICO Fleet Auto

Company:

Want to work for a company with unparalleled financial strength and stability that offers "large company" benefits with an exciting, friendly, and "small company" atmosphere? Our companies, as members of the Berkshire Hathaway group of Insurance Companies, provides opportunities for professionals interested in just that.

A Brief Overview

Assists underwriters by entering information into rating software, prepares accounts, reviews, and processes endorsements and/or handles renewal underwriting activity. May serve as quality assurance technician. Communicates with agents for missing information, signed documentation and clarification of various items on behalf of the underwriters.

What will you do?

• UNDERWRITING ACTIVITY: Identifies and/or reviews proper classification of risk, potentially entering the risk into the rating software. Examines and evaluates inspection reports, MVR's, loss data, audits, and other available information to determine degree of risk to make changes within authority level or recommendations to Underwriters. Reviews and processes requests for endorsements. Sets up and processes renewal policies. Communicates with Underwriters and Agents to provide quotes and instructions, obtain supplemental underwriting information and signed forms or provide assistance as needed.
• INFORMATION VERIFICATION: Requests updated information from agents such as driver's lists, stated values, building values, building ages, construction types, and other risk exposures. Reviews received information for inconsistencies in the data and makes changes within authority level or provides recommendations to the underwriter for changes. Identifies and/or reviews proper classification of risk and may enter risk into rating software.
• AGENCY COMMUNICATION: Communicates with agents and brokers via email or phone with information requests or verifications as necessary. May take inbound calls from agents requesting information on existing submissions and handles the agent request or routes the request on to the appropriate underwriter.

Education

High school diploma or GED and two years college or equivalent work experience.

Experience

One or more years work experience.

Required Knowledge

• Basic math, rating
• Personal computer related software such as Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.)

Preferred Knowledge

• PC hardware/software capabilities and limitations
• Insurance terminology
• Policy coverages, endorsements, etc.
• Company and department practices and procedures
• Insurance related courses such as CPCU, IIA, or AU
• Company guidelines on acceptability and profitability for applications/accounts/policies

Required Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Computer proficiency
• Work independently
• Work well with others
• Organize time and resources and handle multiple priorities
• Respond well to demands on time and resources
• Plan, prioritize, and meet deadlines
• Research, evaluate alternatives, reach decisions, and make recommendations
• Work with detail with accuracy

We want you to be involved! We offer Employee Resource Groups for volunteering, connecting with others, social gatherings, and professional development. We also regularly seek employees input through companywide surveys.

We care about your health and wellbeing! Our Wellness program is integrated into the Company culture with an online wellness portal that offers a year-round, one-stop-shop to manage and track all areas of health, our Omaha office boasts a complimentary state-of-the-art onsite fitness center, and a robust wellness program.

Benefits, Perks and more! We offer retirement and savings plan with immediate enrollment with 100% employer match up to 5%, Medical, Dental and Vision for regular, full-time employees and eligible dependents, a dedicated Learning & Development program for employees to grow personally and professionally, 100% upfront Educational Reimbursement program, subsidized downtown parking, competitive time off policies including parental leave, an Employee Assistance program and much more!