Job Description
An exciting opportunity exists to join the ProAssurance family of companies! Our mission is powerful and simple: We protect others. Choosing a place to apply your talents is an important decision for anyone. You have plenty of options. Why choose ProAssurance? At ProAssurance, we sell a pledge, and that pledge is delivered by our team members. We are seeking individuals who value integrity, leadership, relationships, and enthusiasm-and want to build their career with a great company where they can be their authentic self and feel valued, recognized, and rewarded for their contributions. ProAssurance specializes in healthcare professional liability, products liability for medical technology and life sciences, legal professional liability, and workers' compensation insurance. We are an industry-leading specialty insurer, with job opportunities in much of the contiguous United States. This position supports the podiatry and chiropractic segment of our medical professional liability line of business and is hybrid.
The primary responsibility of an Associate Underwriter "AU" is to assess risk and protect the company from financial loss by working closely with the underwriting, policy services, claims, sales and marketing, and regulatory departments.
The AU interacts with internal and external customers and plays a key role in ensuring that production and profitability goals are met and exceeded. The expectation is that the AU perform their duties in accordance with established customer service and do so within the framework of the rules, rates, and coverage forms filed and approved by law in the state of responsibility.
What you'll do: - 45% Assist underwriter in reviewing and issuing direct and agent written new business and renewal applications and make recommendations regarding classification and pricing based on insurability and profitability. This includes comparing year over year risk profile and loss history information and take necessary steps to ensure that each risk is appropriately classified and priced.
- 25% Generate and mail out renewal offers monthly.
- 15% Analyze and appropriately process policy endorsement requests from insureds and agents.
- 5% Attend team, department, and cross functional team meetings. Participate in discussions or education sessions with other teams or departments as needed. Review underwriting reports and reviews as requested by management.
- 5% Perform special projects as directed by management.
- 5% Work in partnership with Underwriting and Policy Services leadership and staff to foster efficient and accurate service to our agents and insureds.
What we're looking for: - Bachelor's degree in business, insurance, or related field preferred. A high school diploma or GED and a minimum of three years of professional experience is required for candidates without a bachelor's degree.
- Minimum one year experience within an insurance environment required.
- Prior professional liability underwriting experience desired.
- Understanding of insurance terminology, insurance, and underwriting principles preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Self-motivated and able to accomplish multiple tasks in a timely manner.
- Accomplished written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills required.
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We are committed to providing a dynamic and inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work and grow personally and professionally.
For that reason, we partner with The Predictive Index (PI) - an organization equally committed to improving the working lives of people, to help us hire the best talent by providing additional insight about one's work style.
The position you applied to requires completion of two assessments prior to being scheduled to interview with a hiring manager. A Talent Acquisition team member may review your application and contact you before the assessment is complete. These assessments are Behavioral and Cognitive (internal candidates will only receive the Behavioral assessment), and each assessment takes less than 12 minutes to complete.
After submitting your application, you will receive two emails from The Predictive Index inviting you to complete each of these assessments (please check your SPAM or Junk email folder if you do not see these emails in your inbox).
Position Salary Range $21.89 - $36.12
The salary range displayed represents the entirety of the pay grade for this position. Most candidates will start in the bottom half of the range. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have, your location and comparison to other team members already in this role. Build your career with us and enjoy access to a best-in-class benefits program. ProAssurance Corporation
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