Underwriting Assistant

Buffalo, NY

Merchants Insurance Group, is a leading Property and Casualty Insurer in the Northeast, and is looking for an Underwriting Assistant for our Western Regional Underwriting team located in Buffalo, New York.  Merchants Insurance Group is proud to be named a “Fast Track” company for the 2^nd year in a row by Buffalo’s Business First and has recently been named as one of Ward's top performing insurance companies in the United States.  Ward's is the provider of benchmarking and best practices for the insurance industry.  They analyze staff levels, compensation, business practices and expenses for all areas of company operations.

The safety of our colleagues, both current and future, is Merchants Insurance Group’s highest priority. At this time, most of our colleagues are working remotely due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The candidate selected for this position will be trained remotely and must be able to work from home in a designated work area until such time as it is determined that colleagues will return to the office.

The Commercial Lines Underwriting Assistant will become part of a dedicated underwriting team focused on setting up new business, quotes, renewals and endorsements into our company policy writing system.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responds to inquiries from agents regarding policy ratings and billing status.
• Updates rating information, verifies policy information, and works with the underwriting team to meet service standards and company goals.
• Reviews loss control surveys to verify policy exposures for proper rating.
• Assists in the achievement of commercial lines loss ratio objectives for the assigned territory.
• Assists in the achievement of commercial lines production goals for the assigned territory.

Qualifications & Skills:

• High school diploma or equivalent work experience.
• 1 to 3 years insurance experience.
• Prior experience in insurance rating and knowledge of insurance terms.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Computer experience including Microsoft Word experience.
• ImageRight knowledge is a plus.

Merchants Insurance Group Benefits:

• Welcoming and positive work environment
• Competitive pay scale
• Generous paid time off package
• Full Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, 401(k) employer match amount is 100% up to 6% of your annual contributions. You are immediately 100% vested in the employer match dollars.
• Outstanding company bonus programs
• Tuition Reimbursement

And many more exciting company benefits!! Please visit our company website to apply online: www.merchantsgroup.com. EOE