Small Business Underwriter Trainee - Hybrid

About the role

We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.

Underwriting Trainee Opportunities

Gain Real World Experience
As a participant in the Small Business Underwriter On-boarding and Risk Education training program, you will gain critical experience to prepare you for a successful underwriting career at The Hartford.

AS AN ASSOCIATE UNDERWRITER YOU WILL:

• Work on our underwriting team supporting small business owners. The underwriter will handle all commercial lines, including Business Owner's Policy (BOP), Commercial Automobile, Workers' Compensation and Umbrella.
• Learn to accurately develop and price individual risks, analyze loss and risk information, and recognize "red flags" and file inconsistencies to write profitable commercial business.
• Possess a customer-first mindset, putting our customers at the center of everything you do.
• Partner with aligned territory sales rep to achieve profit and growth objectives.
• Learn to build and leverage relationships with key agents that allow The Hartford to obtain new accounts and drive optimal business results in a highly competitive marketplace.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree; prior Insurance experience preferred,
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• Ability to think analytically about business problems, make recommendations, and propose solutions.
• Possession of resilience and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Solid time, organizational, and desk management skills.
• Goal oriented with a strong desire to deliver outcomes in timely manner.
• Acts with a sense of urgency and is responsive to internal and external customer needs.
• Strong sales skills with the ability to negotiate and sell all messages including with those that may be difficult.
• Challenge the status quo to implement improvement and compete to win.
• Demonstrate satisfactory progress during the Training Program and achieve passing scores on all tests, case studies, and foundational underwriting assessments.
• Flexibility to travel approximately 10% of the time.

Location

The Small Business Underwriting team supports customers and agents countrywide so candidates must be available to work the below schedules:

• Charlotte, NC: 8:00AM – 5:00PM EST.
• Clinton, NY: 8:00AM – 5:00 PM EST.
• Hartford, CT: 8:00AM – 5:00 PM EST.
• San Antonio, TX: 10:00AM – 7:00 PM CST.
• Scottsdale, AZ: 9:00AM – 6:00PM MST.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is: $53,600 - $80,400.

About Us

We believe every day is a day to do right. And that belief has guided us for over 200 years. Showing up for people isn’t just what we do, it’s who we are. We’re devoted to finding innovative ways to serve our customers, communities and employees – continually asking ourselves what more we can do.