Commercial Lines Underwriter

Bedford Underwriters is looking for a skilled commercial underwriter to join our team in Glendale, WI. This individual will manage their own client base with the support of an underwriting assistant, alongside a team of four other commercial underwriters and support staff. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 – 5 years of relevant commercial underwriting experience, but tangential and relevant experience can be considered as well. This would be a hybrid position, with remote working available on a to-be-scheduled basis. 
 
Job Duties:
  - Analyze new business opportunities, screening for appropriate underwriting criteria as needed through regular phone and email correspondence with retail insurance agents.
  - Prepare new business quotations with binding authority markets; requires thorough understanding of individual company underwriting manuals, procedures and programs. 
  - Demonstrated knowledge of property & casualty underwriting
  - Prepare submission cover letters for brokerage markets; manage additional communication to obtain new business quotes.
  - Field appropriate retail agent questions, concerns and manage full new business life cycle, from submission, to quote, to binding. 
  - Manage a full book of renewal business while working on opportunities to place new business with existing and new retail agent customers. 
  - Communicate new market opportunities to retail insurance agents, assisting in trainings, webinars, and sales visits when appropriate. 
  - Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the current insurance marketplace & industry trends
  - Handle endorsement requests on current policies, including communication with the retail agent. and communication with company representatives as needed, with the support of an underwriting assistant.
  - Prepare and send binders of insurance as necessary, with the support of an underwriting assistant.
 
Qualifications:
  - Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited university 
  - A minimum of 3 – 5 years of experience working in the insurance field within a similar capacity, or equivalent experience
  - Insurance license and/or CPCU, CIC or other comparable designations desired
  - Detail-oriented mind-set and organized way of working
  - Excellent writing and communication skills
  - Comfortability working and communicating with clients via phone and email
  - Ability to communicate easily and work seamlessly in a partial remote working environment; This position will be based at our office location in Glendale, WI
  - Experience with data entry and comfortability with detailed file management.
 
Base Salary: Position starting at $70,000 annual salary & benefits (Health Insurance, Dental Insurance and 401K available)

*Please note, starting salary below is an estimated range, commiserate with experience. Additional sign on bonuses, commission structures, etc could be entertained for the right candidate. 

To Submit an Application:  
Please contact us using the form below to email a job application including both a resume, cover letter.

 
 
Submit an Application

Bedford Underwriters is looking for a skilled commercial underwriter to join our team in Glendale, WI. This individual will manage their own client base with the support of an underwriting assistant, alongside a team of four other commercial underwriters and support staff. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 – 5 years of relevant commercial underwriting experience, but tangential and relevant experience can be considered as well. This would be a hybrid position, with remote working available on a to-be-scheduled basis. 
 
Job Duties:
  - Analyze new business opportunities, screening for appropriate underwriting criteria as needed through regular phone and email correspondence with retail insurance agents.
  - Prepare new business quotations with binding authority markets; requires thorough understanding of individual company underwriting manuals, procedures and programs. 
  - Demonstrated knowledge of property & casualty underwriting
  - Prepare submission cover letters for brokerage markets; manage additional communication to obtain new business quotes.
  - Field appropriate retail agent questions, concerns and manage full new business life cycle, from submission, to quote, to binding. 
  - Manage a full book of renewal business while working on opportunities to place new business with existing and new retail agent customers. 
  - Communicate new market opportunities to retail insurance agents, assisting in trainings, webinars, and sales visits when appropriate. 
  - Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the current insurance marketplace & industry trends
  - Handle endorsement requests on current policies, including communication with the retail agent. and communication with company representatives as needed, with the support of an underwriting assistant.
  - Prepare and send binders of insurance as necessary, with the support of an underwriting assistant.
 
Qualifications:
  - Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited university 
  - A minimum of 3 – 5 years of experience working in the insurance field within a similar capacity, or equivalent experience
  - Insurance license and/or CPCU, CIC or other comparable designations desired
  - Detail-oriented mind-set and organized way of working
  - Excellent writing and communication skills
  - Comfortability working and communicating with clients via phone and email
  - Ability to communicate easily and work seamlessly in a partial remote working environment; This position will be based at our office location in Glendale, WI
  - Experience with data entry and comfortability with detailed file management.
 
Base Salary: Position starting at $70,000 annual salary & benefits (Health Insurance, Dental Insurance and 401K available)

*Please note, starting salary below is an estimated range, commiserate with experience. Additional sign on bonuses, commission structures, etc could be entertained for the right candidate. 

To Submit an Application:  
Please contact us using the form below to email a job application including both a resume, cover letter.

 
 
Submit an Application