Senior Underwriter (Life Insurance)

Underwriter I in Phoenix, AZ, Texas, or Nevada. In this role, you'll support short- and long-term business strategies by making sound underwriting decisions and partnering with your Business Development representative to drive profitable growth across your assigned territory. You'll apply advanced technical underwriting expertise to evaluate risk, strengthen agency relationships, and achieve profit and growth objectives while also mentoring, coaching, and developing less experienced underwriters to support a collaborative, high-performing team.

Analyzes middle market workers compensation accounts to make sound decisions based on individual risk characteristics, exposure analysis, hazard recognition and controls.

Must balance effective pricing and risk selection that produces profit and growth while maintaining successful producer relations.

Communicates with agency personnel on underwriting issues including declinations, cancellations, exposure concerns, and loss control survey results.

Maintains the highest level of customer service internally and externally.

Serves as a resource to others in the resolution of complex problems and issues.

Responsible for training and mentoring less experienced underwriting team members.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.

The knowledge and skill levels acquired through undergraduate level studies especially in the areas of business administration, finance.

5+ years of commercial insurance experience required in addition to Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Advanced knowledge of insurance principles, rates, rules, forms, procedures, regulations, coverages, and business processes required.

Advanced knowledge and/or experience with commercial lines underwriting.

In addition to base salary, compensation may include an annual discretionary bonus.

Employees and their families are eligible to participate in CopperPoint Insurance Companies benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, a health savings account, a flexible spending account, and a 401k plan.

We provide some benefits at no cost to the employee (Basic Life Insurance and AD&D at two times an employee’s annual salary, Short- and Long-term Disability coverage, and Employee Assistant Plan).

Employees will accrue 0.0846 hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) per paid hour, which may total 22 days a year. In addition, employees will also receive 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry or citizenship status, genetic information, pregnancy status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law. J-18808-Ljbffr CopperPoint Insurance Companies