Associate Underwriter - Equine Mortality | Ocala, FL, USA
Associate Underwriter - Equine Mortality
Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.
At Great American, we value diversity and recognize the benefits gained when people from different cultures, backgrounds and experiences work collaboratively to achieve business results. We are intentionally focused on fostering an inclusive culture and know valuing diversity is an essential leadership quality. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered and enabled to perform at their best.
Great American's Equine Mortality Division is one of the world's leading providers of equine mortality insurance and related coverages. The division is staffed with experts in all breeds and disciplines such as racing, showing, cutting, dressage, hunter/jumper, driving, reining, saddleseat and pleasure riding.
Great American has one of the most comprehensive and unique product portfolios available for horse owners, as the coverages can also be stacked, making each policy customizable for the client's specific situation. For clients who elect Full Mortality coverage, Great American also offers Major Medical, Surgical and various other endorsements that can be useful in protecting our policyholders' investments.
https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/about-us/business-operations/division/equine-mortality
The Equine Mortality Division is looking for an Associate Underwriter to join their team. This individual will work from our office in Ocala, Fl. Training will be fully in person, with the opportunity to work a hybrid schedule after training is completed.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities
?? Applies rules and guidelines, insurance laws, and regulations. Reviews, documents, and/or underwrites new and renewal policy transactions within written authority.
?? May enter policy information on an assigned product, territory and / or agency in accordance with template rules.
?? Proofs / audits policy information on an assigned product, territory and/or agency(ies).
?? Reviews premium and loss data on an individual account as part of renewal underwriting, change underwriting, or mid-term underwriting.
?? Reviews insurance applications and other risk documentation. Reviews underwriting requirements and refers applications, endorsement requests, or other correspondence for further underwriting analysis when outside of written authority.
?? Gathers information on new and renewal business and change requests to support underwriter decision making.
?? Investigates discrepancies in the information gathered.
?? Orders, reviews, and takes appropriate action on required reports, endorsement requests, service requests, and general correspondence.
?? Analyzes individual risk pricing for new business submissions and renewals within written authority.
?? Monitors entry / processing to ensure data integrity and to avoid potential systemic issues.
?? Communicates with agents, brokers and customers to obtain information needed to underwrite risks and address issues. Researches and responds to questions from agents.
?? May provide support to underwriter(s).
?? Organizes the underwriting information to speed decision making on the part of the underwriter.
?? May include "template" policy review and actions such as endorsement within assigned authority level.
?? Provides information to Rating and to Processing that is needed to issue policies and endorsements on a timely basis. May issue, process or code transactions.
?? Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
Associate Degree or equivalent experience.
Business, Liberal Arts or a related discipline.
Generally, 0 to 2 years of related experience.
Business Unit:
Equine Mortality
Benefits:
Compensation varies by role, position level, and location. Individual pay is influenced by skills, education, training, certifications, experience, and the role's scope and complexity, along with business needs.
We offer a competitive Total Rewards package, including medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, paid parental leave/adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with company match. These benefits are available to eligible full-time and part-time employees.
Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process.
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