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VIR Healthway
Seattle,WA

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Job Title: Market Facinf Underwriter Job Type: FT/Permanent
Job Location: Seattle, WA (other locations also available)
Job Description: Industry: Insurance Job Category: Miscellaneous - Other
The Middle Markets Underwriter is responsible for:
  • Serving as a customer industry advocate with a focus on improving the customer experience by understanding their risk and offering the best end to end solution for their insurance needs.
  • Using a disciplined approach to exposure evaluation, risk assessment and pricing
  • Using risk insights, data and models to drive informed decisions at point of sale
  • Identifying gaps and aligning our company's products and value proposition to offer a solution that provides the contract certainty the customer needs
  • Demonstrating strong analytical skills and executing as an innovative advisor
  • Underwriting, analyzing and generating new and renewal business
  • Market facing and production within the growing Middle Markets division
  • Administering and monitoring underwriting rules and guidelines, insurance laws and regulations and rating manual rules
  • Developing and maintaining agency and broker relationships
  • Working within broad limits and authorities on highly complex assignments
Mid-Senior Basic Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area. OR
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent and 6 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area OR
  • Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 1 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area OR
  • Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 4 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area AND
  • Knowledge of line/s of business and the legal and regulatory guidelines
  • Knowledge of time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
  • Experience with Microsoft Office
OR Senior Underwriter Basic Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area OR
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area OR
  • Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area OR
  • Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 8 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support are
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Ability to effectively assess risk
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Strong retail broker relationships within the region
  • Superior skills in relationship building, active listening, needs analysis, and win-win negotiating
  • Possess knowledge of time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong knowledge of underwriting philosophy, techniques, national/local filing regulations and guidelines
  • PC and related software skills
  • CPCU and ARM a plus

Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of commercial middle market underwriting expertise along with excellent marketing skills. They will also have current broker contacts in the region.
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VIR Healthway
Seattle,WA

Description

Job Title: Market Facinf Underwriter Job Type: FT/Permanent
Job Location: Seattle, WA (other locations also available)
Job Description: Industry: Insurance Job Category: Miscellaneous - Other
The Middle Markets Underwriter is responsible for:
  • Serving as a customer industry advocate with a focus on improving the customer experience by understanding their risk and offering the best end to end solution for their insurance needs.
  • Using a disciplined approach to exposure evaluation, risk assessment and pricing
  • Using risk insights, data and models to drive informed decisions at point of sale
  • Identifying gaps and aligning our company's products and value proposition to offer a solution that provides the contract certainty the customer needs
  • Demonstrating strong analytical skills and executing as an innovative advisor
  • Underwriting, analyzing and generating new and renewal business
  • Market facing and production within the growing Middle Markets division
  • Administering and monitoring underwriting rules and guidelines, insurance laws and regulations and rating manual rules
  • Developing and maintaining agency and broker relationships
  • Working within broad limits and authorities on highly complex assignments
Mid-Senior Basic Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area. OR
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent and 6 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area OR
  • Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 1 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area OR
  • Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 4 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area AND
  • Knowledge of line/s of business and the legal and regulatory guidelines
  • Knowledge of time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
  • Experience with Microsoft Office
OR Senior Underwriter Basic Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area OR
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area OR
  • Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area OR
  • Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 8 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support are
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Ability to effectively assess risk
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Strong retail broker relationships within the region
  • Superior skills in relationship building, active listening, needs analysis, and win-win negotiating
  • Possess knowledge of time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong knowledge of underwriting philosophy, techniques, national/local filing regulations and guidelines
  • PC and related software skills
  • CPCU and ARM a plus

Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of commercial middle market underwriting expertise along with excellent marketing skills. They will also have current broker contacts in the region.

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