Advance Your Underwriting Career at Liberty Mutual - A Fortune 100 Company
Indiana Insurance, a part of the Liberty Mutual Group of Companies, has an out standing opportunity for an experienced Commercial Lines Underwriter.
Our underwriters focus on answering two fundamental questions. Should we write a policy for a particular customer? What is a fair price for the risk that we would incur by writing the policy? On the surface, these questions may seem straightforward, but as a Liberty Mutual underwriter, you will possess a curiosity that propels you to dig a little deeper for the answers. You will rely on your strong analytic, communication, and negotiation skills and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Underwriters are natural problem solvers who want to know our customers and how we can profitably accept the risks that our policies cover.
Are you looking for a Commercial Underwriting opportunity with a responsible company that has consistently outpaced the industry in year over year growth? We have an excellent underwriting opportunity available. As a Commercial Underwriter you will work to manage assigned agencies, select profitable risks and build a profitable portfolio of accounts. In addition to a wide range of benefits, as a direct employee, your insurance education and training are paid by us.
Location: The qualified candidate can work from our West Des Moines office or virtually from home in Nebraska.
Responsibilities:
Build & manage internal and external sales relationships.
Select profitable risks based upon individual account criteria and underwriting standards
Manage portfolio to control the overall mix of accounts, manage exposures & take prompt action when necessary
Develop new business and retain existing accounts
SKILLS REQUIRED
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree or equivalent preferred, continuing insurance education desired
Success driven individual who has demonstrated 3-10 years of success in a commercial underwriting role
Ability to analyze variables, such as type & amount of coverage, loss control, credit reports, and loss experience
Thorough knowledge of commercial insurance coverages, contracts & underwriting guidelines
Ability to interact successfully with customers to build & maintain good business relationships.
Negotiation and pricing skills
Hard work, honesty, integrity and unwavering business ethics
Benefits:
We recognize that talented people are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages and outstanding advancement opportunities. For this reason we offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan that includes the following:
401K and Company paid pension plan
Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Paid time-off
Pay-for-Performance
Discounts on automobile and homeowner';s insurance
Discount fitness memberships
Flexible spending accounts
Tuition reimbursement
Vision care coverage
Work/Life resources
Credit Union membership
Employee and Dependent life insurance
Disability insurance
Long-term care insurance
Overview:
We believe strongly that commercial success can be achieved in a manner consistent with principles and ideals that bind us together as one company, that set us apart from our competitors, and that in the end will allow us to say we have succeeded commercially by doing the right thing the right way.
We believe that the Company';s success is inextricably linked to our employees'; satisfaction and success: satisfaction that they work for an industry leader committed to improving safety, satisfaction that they work for a company that does the right thing, and satisfaction that the company will reward them for their contributions and provide opportunities for personal growth and success.
We believe our employees take pride in knowing that they help people live safer more secure lives everyday.
Responsibility. What';s your policy?
Boston-based Liberty
Mutual Group is a diversified global insurer and fifth largest
property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2008 direct
written premium. The Company also ranks 86th on the Fortune
500 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2008 revenue.
As of December 31, 2008, Liberty Mutual Group had $104.3 billion
in consolidated assets, $94.2 billion in consolidated liabilities
and $28.9 billion in annual consolidated revenue.
Liberty Mutual Group offers a wide range of insurance products
and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, workers
compensation, commercial multiple peril, commercial automobile,
general liability, global specialty, group disability, assumed
reinsurance, fire and surety.
Liberty Mutual Group (www.libertymutualgroup.com)
employs over 45,000 people in more than 900 offices throughout
the world.
