Job Description

Company Details

Union Standard Insurance Group offers commercial property and casualty products and services through independent agents in Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. We maintain a strong local presence in each of our markets, keeping underwriting and support close to the customer.Now more than ever, financial strength is critical to a successful, long term insurance relationship. Union Standard is a member company of W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, whose insurance company subsidiaries are rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company.

Responsibilities

Join our team as a Middle Market Underwriter evaluating acceptability of individual risks and determining terms, conditions and pricing to achieve company profit and growth objectives. Work with agents/brokers to develop productive and profitable relationships and to ensure compliance with company underwriting guidelines.

Be a part of a high energy team with an entrepreneurial spirited company and have a meaningful impact in our organization!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Underwrites new business by reviewing the application for acceptability, requesting additional information, if necessary, and accepting or rejecting risks in conformance with company guidelines.
* Underwrites within authority set forth by Commercial Lines Vice President and within confines of company's reinsurance treaties and corresponds with agency to collect additional information.
* Underwrites renewal business by reviewing insured's file, producing agency's experience, nature and frequency of losses, loss control surveys, motor vehicle reports, and prior carrier loss experience.
* Assists Commercial Lines Vice President in development of new products, pricing, or coverage's needed.
* Develops productive and profitable relationships with agents.
* Maintains an established loss ratio.
* Meets established production goals and delivers timely service.
* Serves as the staff liaison for the assigned line in disseminating line updates and developing staff.
* Travels within the assigned territory to facilitate customer development and relationship through agency visitation and prospect calls.
* Pursues a program of continuing education by participating in industry sponsored and company sponsored educational courses.
* Assists in training of other personnel as directed.

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in insurance or related field.
* Five (5) years' minimum Commercial Lines(Workers Compensation, Auto, General Liability, and/or Property) underwriting experience or equivalent industry experience.
* Relationships within the state preferred.