Western National Insurance Group is a private mutual insurance company with over 120 years of experience in property-and-casualty insurance. They are seeking an Underwriting Associate Trainee to assist underwriters with policy processing and technical support throughout the underwriting lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Assists underwriters in the daily underwriting and processing of new and renewal business and endorsements
- Uses established practices, processes, and procedures to renew and write new policies based on underwriting authority
- Reviews new and renewal business application documents and gathers additional information as needed to accurately underwrite policies
- Makes decisions and recommendations for varied situations, applying judgment to interpret related information, policies, and procedures
- Executes policies within established authority level or recommends solutions when outside of authority level
- Communicates with assigned agencies and underwriters
Skills
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail
- Ability to follow established processes and procedures
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Intermediate experience with Word and Excel required
- Ability to work onsite at our corporate office in Seattle, WA
- Recent or upcoming college graduate with a Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent work experience
Benefits
- Medical insurance plan options and other standard employee benefits, including dental insurance, vision benefits, life insurance, disability insurance, and more!
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) Plan (participants are eligible for 100% matching on the first 6% of their contributions)
- Wellbeing Program, including onsite fitness studio
- Paid Time Off – including holiday, vacation, and volunteer
- 100% company-paid tuition reimbursement for approved job-relevant coursework and access to The Institutes (Risk and insurance education)
- Paid parental leave
- Bonus opportunities
Company Overview
Western National Insurance provides insurance products and services to individuals and businesses. It was founded in 1900, and is headquartered in Edina, Missouri, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://wnins.com.
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