Role OverviewThe Team Leader role is a hybrid position working from our Spokane office on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. We will consider candidates residing outside of Spokane with at least 5 years of commercial underwriting experience in Oregon and Washington. The purpose of this position is to lead the underwriting and production efforts of a practice team of underwriters within an assigned practice.
What You Will Do
The Underwriting Team Leader provides technical direction to an underwriting team in the interpretation of Practice underwriting policies and procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, direct responsibility for new and existing business, acceptance, declination, workflow, department procedures, and proper application of corporate underwriting policies, procedures and compliance with Insurance regulations.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This position will also have individual production responsibilities involving large and more complex technical accounts as well as providing superior support to CIG top and or middle tier agents.
Requirements
- College degree (or equivalent experience)
- Seven to ten years of progressively challenging experience writing small to medium sized small business and middle market risks as an underwriter
- Minimum of two to three years in a leadership or supervisory role directing the efforts of a professional team to manage agency relationships and business production
- Completion of technical insurance coursework preferred, such as CPCU, AU, ARM, CRM or CIC
- Underwriting principles, procedures, rules and regulations
- Relevant knowledge of pertinent DOI Regulations and pending legislative issues
- Rating plans (ISO or similar) and commercial lines coverages
- Knowledge of social, economic and competitive aspects of assigned practice
- National and local business conditions and trends
- Underwriting and marketing philosophy and procedure
- Correct English usage, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary
- Basic mathematics and the application of formulas
Benefits
- Accrue twenty-one days of Paid Time Off during your first year
- Up to eighty-seven percent of benefits covered by CIG for you and your family members
- Medical, dental, vision plans
- One hundred percent covered plans
- Basic Life & AD&D
- Employee Assistance
- Leave Management
- Long Term Disability
- Short Term Disability (Outside of CA)
- Family Caregiver Support (Homethrive)
- Child Care Resources (Tootris)
- Business Travel Accident Protection
- Voluntary benefit offerings
- Short-term (CA only)
- Voluntary Life AD&D self, spouse and child plans
- Flexible Spending
- Health Savings (HSA)
- Hospital Indemnity
- Accidental Injury
- Critical Illness
- ARAG Legal Services
- Norton LifeLock
- Nine paid holidays, plus two floating holidays
- Above and Beyond Reward Recognition Program
- Kudos & Shout Out Points Program
- Quarterly Above and Beyond Bonus Program
- Annual Above and Beyond Bonus Program
- Competitive compensation
- Base compensation
- Salary Management Spot Bonuses
- Annual Incentive/Profit sharing program, potential payout annually based on company results.
- Discount partnerships
- Gym memberships, credit union, travel, shopping, restaurants, theme parks, and more
- Insurance Educational reimbursement and bonus programs
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Home and Auto Insurance Discount Program.
- Paid Volunteer Time – Through company planned community events and choose your own adventure PVT in giving back in ways that are meaningful to you!
- Retirement savings benefit (401k and Roth + match)
- Health & Financial Wellness
- Wellness platform, tools and events
- Health Savings Account – match
- Financial Wellness Resources
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