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Associate UnderwriterHowden • San Diego, California, USA
Associate Underwriter

Associate Underwriter

Howden • San Diego, California, USA
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At DUAL North America our core values dictate how we live and work. We are a group with independence and people at its heart and we are a home for talent with a unique culture : the biggest small company in the world.

The focus on being a People First business has always been at the very heart of the Group; Our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture and one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. And finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the Group has been and will continue to be key.

DUAL North America Inc. is seeking a

Associate Underwriter

Associate Underwriter Flood

  • Classification : Exempt / Full-Time
  • Reports to : Underwriter Flood or above
  • Travel : 0-10%
  • Salary :

Role overview

DUAL North America is seeking an Associate Underwriter for the Flood Division.

At DUAL Associate Underwriters play a key supportive role through the risk underwriting process and expansion of broker this role you will assist with account quoting and binding prepare and distribute various types of communications and provide quality customer service through the underwriting life cycle.

Supporting a team of underwriters within the Flood division you will assist underwriters in evaluating flood risk exposures gathering site-specific data and facilitating accurate quoting and binding for flood insurance policies.

Role responsibilities

  • Process submissions by providing account triage for Underwriters
  • Provide backup support for Underwriters when traveling in the market
  • Gather and compile information required to quote and / or bind an account
  • Generate edit and send out a variety of correspondence on behalf of the Underwriters such as declination letters quote follow ups and subjectivity reminders
  • Demonstrate basic understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk underwriting characteristics
  • Learn market dynamics competitive landscape and product differences (attend weekly underwriting meetings if applicable ask questions) need to understand what business is selling (understanding why deals are lost and adjusting accordingly)
  • Provide customer service and underwriting support to help achieve new and renewal premium goals
  • Build relationships with producers with supervision from more senior underwriters
  • Fill in for other team members to ensure business continuity during peak periods and / or when team members are unavailable
  • Assist Underwriters as requested
  • Complete other related clerical and administrative duties as assigned
  • Underwriting Authority :

  • Working towards Underwriting Authority but does not have it yet
  • Quote issuance as approved by senior underwriter
  • Binder issuance as approved by senior underwriter
  • Policy Issuance review
  • Conduct inspection review and analysis resulting in appropriate issue identification and process post inspection changes as necessary
  • Key requirements

  • Bachelors degree in risk management finance business or a related field preferred
  • 01 year underwriter or insurance experience
  • Foundational knowledge of insurance principles
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint)
  • Ability to follow policies and procedures
  • Complete assigned tasks correctly on time and able to learn quickly
  • Self-motivated and demonstrating attention to detail
  • Be able to work independently for extended periods
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as general business understanding
  • Travel up to 10% with an Underwriter to shadow and participate in interactions between Underwriters and brokers
  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time with occasional movement in the office to access cabinets and equipment
  • If you do not meet all the qualifications for this role we still encourage you to apply as we are always looking for diverse talent to join our growing team
  • About DUAL

    Working across 21 countries DUAL has built a reputation as a specialist underwriting group and the market of choice for insurance intermediaries around the world. Thats how we have become one of the worlds largest international underwriting agencies (or MGAs) with US$3.5bn of GWP.

    DUAL North America is the leading underwriting organization in the US offering commercial property casualty financial lines and personal property insurance products underwritten through several specialized subsidiaries. Since 2013 we have grown to over 650 employees in 14 offices across the US and we are continuing to grow.

    DUAL is part of Howden an international insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. The group was founded in 1994 and now has divisions in broking and underwriting operates in 55 territories and employs over 19000 people handling US$42bn of premium on behalf of clients.

    What do we offer in return

    A career that you define.

    Yes we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including medical dental vision a wide variety of wellbeing offers competitive salary unlimited PTO 401k with company match paid volunteer days and more.

    What you might not expect is a job where everyone has a voice where volunteering in the community is part of the day job and where everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace but in the industry and in the wider community.

    Our culture : people first

    Our core values dictate how we live and work. Were a group with independence and people at its heart and were a home for talent with a unique culture : the biggest small company in the world.

    The focus on being a people-first business has always been at the very heart of the group; Our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture and one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. And finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the group has been and will continue to be key.

    Diversity and inclusion

    At DUAL we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues candidates clients and business partners with equality fairness and respect regardless of their age disability race religion or belief gender sexual orientation marital status or family circumstances.

    Get in touch

    If youre interested in this opportunity please send your CV to us at or apply on our careers page

    What we offer :

    A career that you define. Yes we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including medical dental vision a wide variety of wellbeing offers competitive salary unlimited PTO 401k with company match paid volunteer days and more.

    We provide an environment where new ideas are encouraged and celebrated where people who want to have a real hand in our success thrive. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace but in the industry and in the wider community.

    EEO Statement :

    We consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues candidates clients and business partners with equality fairness and respect. DUAL North America provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training. DUAL will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

    Required Experience :

    IC

    Key Skills

    Loan Processing,Computer Skills,Fraud,Math,Banking,Pricing,Analysis Skills,Fair Housing Regulations,Underwriting,Financial Analysis,negotiation,Phone Etiquette

    Employment Type : Full-Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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