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Underwriter

Employer
Florida Farm Bureau
Location
Gainesville, Florida
Salary
Competitive starting salary plus excellent benefits
Closing date
Dec 16, 2022

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Category
Underwriting
Job Type
Full Time
Career Level
Entry Level

Job Details

Summary: Reviews insurance applications, policy changes and renewals to evaluate, classify, set rates, accept, modify or reject coverage.  Ensures that Company underwriting guidelines and procedures are followed.  Is responsible for an assigned area/district.

Essential Functions:

  • Reviews and evaluates applications, policy changes and renewals to verify compliance with guidelines and acceptability and that reflect sound underwriting judgment.
  • Examines documents, forms, reports and maps to determine degree of risk and to make proper underwriting decisions.
  • Communicates with field representatives, agents and insureds to obtain further information, quote rates, explain company policies.
  • Reunderwrites existing policies as needed and assigns modifications or non-renewals.
  • Monitors loss ratios with in assigned area/district.
  • Initiates field audits, surveys and inspections and implements appropriate decisions.
  • Attends and participates in various meetings, conferences and seminars.
  • Maintains adequate work flow.
  • Verifies pictures for reinspection program, reviews property reinspections to verify insurability of property and if any policy changes need to be made
  • Assists in Loss Review Program, in updating underwriting manuals and procedures and training other underwriters.

Education/Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree, Majoring in Business or related field is preferred or
  • High School Diploma with 3-5 years related business/insurance work experience required

Skill/Ability

  • Proficient in English written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to build strong customer relationships, Friendly and service-oriented
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Demonstrated analytical skills and problem solving skills

Company

Florida Farm Bureau Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Group. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company began 50 years ago with a group of Farm Bureau leaders, who shared a vision for better member service and lower insurance rates. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty is a $2 billion company and is in the top if its class with an A.M. Best A- Superior rating- a designation achieved by only 17 percent of property and casualty insurers in the nation. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty has become a leader in the insurance industry through innovative services and competitive products for its policy holders and an extensive training program for its claims adjusters, underwriters, and independent agents.

Florida Farm Bureau Group consists of two domestic property and casualty insurance companies, Florida Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company and Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company. The group specializes in writing automobile, homeowners, dwelling fire, farm and business owner’s lines of insurance for members of the Florida Farm Bureau Federation.

The group ranks as one of the market leaders in private passenger auto and homeowners insurance business in the state of Florida. The group also offers three major package policies, including a country squire policy (fire and inland marine coverage on farm personal property, farm comprehensive personal liability, and an endorsement to a homeowners and dwelling package policy), a dwelling package policy, and a commercial lines package policy

Company info
Website
Telephone
3523741578
Location
5700 SW 34th Street
Gainesville
FL
32608
US

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