Specialty Technical Assistant/Jr. Underwriting Assistant

Job Info

Experienced Technical Assistant/Jr. Underwriting Assistant supporting Westfield Specialty Insurance's growing E&S Casualty Team.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze incoming transactions and related information for completeness, accuracy, and quality.
• Excess Casualty new business submissions, renewal submissions, and endorsements processing including rating, policy construction, and assembly in a timely and accurate manner.
• Regularly reviews and adheres to department processing guidelines and procedures to ensure accuracy including recommended changes/enhancements.
• Manage underwriting relationships with timely responses relative to service inquiries.
• Maintain all correspondence activity with internal and external customers including daily diaries on pending transactions.
• Compliance with state rules and regulations relative to cancellations and reinstatements.
• Gathering and analyze underwriting information including experience reports, final audits, loss control reports, financial reports, loss runs, MVRs, and FEINs.
• Ability to manage internal report updates based on manager discretion.
• Participates in peer review and quality control for team(s) as needed.
• Special projects, including participation of Home Office projects, as needed.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

• Understanding of the Excess Casualty Product.
• Strong desk management, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong comfort level with developing rapport with business partners, underwriters, agents, and co-workers by phone, email, or in person.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and requests to complete work within required time constraints with a high volume of work.
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills and mathematical aptitude.
• Proficiency in using online reference manuals and multiple electronic systems.
• The ability to work in a team environment and handle multiple deadlines with ease.
• Self-starter that is energized by independent learning and research.
• Review and provide feedback on quality review of other team members to management based on required checklist.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience required.
• Proficient in MS Office, with exceptional skills in Microsoft Excel. ImageRight experience a plus.
• Ability to work onsite in our Alpharetta Office 4 days per week. (1 day work from home)