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Underwriter - Associate Trainee

Employer
United Fire Group
Location
Webster, Texas
Salary
Not Specified
Closing date
Jan 31, 2019

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Overview

UFG can offer you an award-winning workplace and a trustworthy, financially-stable company. While weve always known our commitment to employees and financial stewardship, it is good to have others recognize our dedicated efforts. UFG was named to the 2017 Top Workplaces list by The Des Moines Register, and was also included on Forbes "Americas Most Trustworthy Financial Companies list for the fourth year in a row. Additionally, UFG is a super-regional property and casualty insurer rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company.

Most important, UFG can offer you a work environment where you can easily see yourself in the big picture from day one. You become part of a successful team that works together to do great things. In addition, we believe in supporting our employees by providing a great benefits plan and allowing our people to develop flexible work hours that align with their personal schedule.

As an associate underwriter trainee you will be working at an awarded Top Workplace. Here is how you will spend your days: Conduct training to process insurance policy transactions such as quotes, applications and endorsements according to established guidelines. The on-the-job training incudes a variety of tutorials and classes that will help you along the way. You will learn to use your analytical skills to make sound risk selection and eventually manage a commercial underwriting territory typically under $5 million once training is close to completion. We will help hone your marketing skills to assist you in building strong relationships with agency personnel. And, we will teach you solid negotiating skills that will help you attain the positive results of premium growth and acceptable loss ratios. We believe in a team environment; you will have regular contact with fellow underwriters to discuss interpretation on coverage and risks. We welcome applicants in the Greater Houston and Dallas Areas.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct underwriting training in the following areas:
    • Order and review MVRs, D&B and credit reports
    • App and quote track new business to evaluate for proper coverage and premium
    • Evaluate change request. Approve, assign codes and process mail within underwriting guidelines. Conduct rating tasks as assigned.
    • Evaluate drivers for recommendations
  • Conduct agency management training in the following areas:
    • Answer agency inquiries regarding status of risks or information requests
    • Special projects as assigned
  • Once training is near completion or completed:
    • Evaluate coverages and risks
    • Price the risk and secure its proper class
    • Work with agents and CSRs to gather critical information and form strong relationships
Qualifications

  • Four-year college degree preferred or equivalent insurance experience with INS designation
  • An affinity for detailed accuracy
  • Ability to develop positive relationships with coworkers and agents

Company

Looking for a job is a difficult task, but finding a career can be even more difficult. Maybe you’re closer to finding your career than you think. I started at United Fire Group in 1984 as an underwriter in our home office. Throughout the years I have served in a variety of positions and undertook my fair share of difficult challenges, but I never doubted that I had found my career at United Fire. 

I have always believed that United Fire’s culture is one of its greatest strengths. Our culture translates into many business advantages, including good relationships, excellent customer service and a tenured, well-trained workforce. In fact, our employees average nearly 14 years at our company.

Since starting as a small automobile insurance company in 1946, United Fire has always used a combination of conservative management, progressive leadership and competitive products to find our success as a leading regional insurance carrier.

Throughout the years, as our company developed, so did the careers of our employees. Without our committed employees, we never would have become the publicly traded, multi-billion dollar company we are today.

Our relationships with fellow co-workers and agents are based on five key elements:

  1. Trust and respect;
  2. Superior service;
  3. Consistent and informed business decisions;
  4. Innovative new technology, used to enhance our relationships—not replace them;
  5. And, most importantly, the comfort that a real person will always answer the phone.

Jobs at United Fire, aren’t just jobs...they are careers. At United Fire Group, you have an opportunity to grow your career, and your success depends on what you want for your future. Your attitude, enhanced by your skills and abilities, all contribute to the success of not only you, but our company, too.

There are a lot of talented people at United Fire who have all created their careers behind its doors. If you are looking for more than a job, I encourage you to look at United Fire. You’ve taken the first step by searching our Careers section online. Now, take the next step and apply. You never know—your career could be closer than you think. I know mine was.

A former career seeker,

Randy Ramlo, President & CEO, United Fire Group

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