SR. Commercial Underwriter

Picture this... taking everything you've learned so far - in life, through your previous jobs - and applying it in a fast-paced, highly challenging career. Picture your career with Allied Insurance.

This Sr Commercial Underwriter is for the Sacramento, CA office. The position may be filled at the Commercial Underwriter level depending on the skills and qualifications of the selected candidate.

JOB SUMMARY:
Accepts, retains and prices commercial insurance risks in conformance with established underwriting policies, practices and standards. Provides specialized underwriting and underwriting training in at least three major lines.(*) Works within broad limits and authority on commercial underwriting assignments of high technical complexity and consideration. Provides guidance and assistance to lower level underwriters and other functional areas. *Major line of insurance is defined by one of the following: General Liability and Workers' Compensation; Commercial Fire, Boiler, and Machinery and Package; Commercial Auto and Garage; Crime/Fidelity and Surety, Inland Marine and Umbrella.
 
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The following duties cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of the job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Undergraduate studies in business administration or insurance. Participation in professional development coursework (e.g., IIA, CPCU) preferred.
Experience: Three years commercial underwriter experience. Knowledge: Commercial underwriting policies, practices and procedures. Rating plans and plan concepts. Treaty and facultative reinsurance. Commercial insurance processing and underwriting systems.
Skills/Competencies: Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in written form. Ability to evaluate and recommend solutions to work-related problems. Ability to analyze insurance risks to determine the degree of acceptability. Ability to operate PC and related software. Ability to advise agents and agency staff on commercial contracts, procedures and business practices.
Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values and Guiding Behaviors.

JOB CONDITIONS: 
Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Occasional travel, may require valid drivers license. Extended and/or non-standard work hours are needed (exempt).
 

For immediate consideration, please apply on our Web site at www.alliedinsurance.com Click on Search Jobs under the Careers section. Create a profile, click on detailed search, look for Req ID 12343, apply for position.

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Allied Insurance is based in Des Moines, Iowa. We operate in 28 states through a network of independent agents with regional offices based in Denver, CO; Des Moines, IA; Lincoln, NE; and Sacramento, CA. Allied has been a member of the Nationwide family of companies since 1998, and is responsible for Nationwide Insurance's independent agency system. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide is a Fortune 100 company and one of the country's largest multi-insurers and financial services organizations.

Allied values the diverse talents, skills and experiences of individual team members. We are committed to attracting and developing the best and brightest people from diverse backgrounds.