Assistant Underwriter - Surety

About the role

This position provides support to the Surety Underwriting Team, involving contact with underwriters, agents, and clients. The role assists in inputting new bond transactions, endorsements, and supporting surety underwriting information management, updating agency information, and providing general office administrative functions as needed.

Responsibilities

• Process Surety business through review and preparation of bonds submitted for billing, including data entry into the company system.
• Prepare and process new bonds, riders, renewals, cancellations, endorsements, and reinstatements as needed.
• Provide excellent service to internal and external customers, assisting agents and clients with inquiries and questions.
• Retrieve information using various systems to prepare and verify documents for accuracy.
• Assist with preparation, management, and tracking of job status inquiries for issued bonds.
• Save correspondence, bonds, and client documents to the system.
• Run Credit Reports for new and existing accounts.
• Set up and organize bond files for new submissions.
• File Bid results as necessary.
• Assist with review and audit of agent bond number logs.
• Assist with review and preparation of bond renewals.
• Apply independent judgment to complete complex or specialized assignments/tasks within defined policies and procedures.
• Process, coordinate, and/or validate data and documents to ensure quality and customer satisfaction.
• Provide administrative support as needed.
• Perform additional projects as requested.

Requirements

• Surety experience required.
• Professional Administrative Experience required.
• High School diploma required.

Skills

• Oral and written communication skills.
• Organizational and planning skills.
• Analytical and detail-oriented.
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of people daily, in person, via telephone, and email.
• Accuracy, thoroughness, and attention to detail are essential.
• Proficiency and experience using Microsoft Office Package (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Ability to independently multi-task and respond to changing business priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently in a collaborative environment.
• Outgoing, driven, high attention to detail, and results-focused mentality.
• Learns quickly and demonstrates an open attitude when facing new problems, processes, or procedures.
• Able to work effectively in a diverse team environment as well as independently.
• Able to complete tasks and assignments in a high-volume work environment.

Pay

The applicable base salary for this opportunity is $60,000 - $70,000. The base pay offered will be determined by factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. This opportunity may also be eligible for performance-based incentives.

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits.
• Tuition and professional certification assistance.
• 401k savings plan.
• Elective participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and child bonding leave.
• Other employee assistance programs.