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September 17, 2024
CapSpecialty
Hartford
FULL TIME
Assistant Underwriter - Surety
Assistant Underwriter
This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office at our Hartford, CT office location. We are looking to fill two openings at this position.
At Cap Specialty, we are a specialty underwriting company being driven by well-informed, entrepreneurial and proactive employees. Come join our exciting company where you can really make an impact, and each individual's unique skills and talents are recognized and valued. You will find an accessible leadership team that welcomes opinions and ideas. We owe much of our success to our collaborative environment and set of three guiding principles rooted in customer-centricity, employee excellence and corporate culture.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages – including an innovative open vacation plan, generous paid sick and parental leave, fully vested matching 401k, company-paid group term life insurance and short- & long-term disability plans, professional and educational growth opportunities, flexible and casual work environment, and recognition for exceptional performance. Please see our full list of Total Rewards here.
Cap Specialty is seeking an Assistant Underwriter on the Surety & Fidelity team who will be responsible for all aspects of assisting in the underwriting process including gathering, screening, analyzing and evaluating information on new and existing accounts. Make underwriting decisions within their letter of authority. Make recommendations to Underwriters for accounts outside of authority and provide superior customer service to Cap Specialty partners.
Duties/Responsibilities:
None.
Core Competencies:
Cap Specialty is a leading provider of specialty insurance and bonds for small- to mid-sized businesses in the U.S., offering casualty, professional liability, surety and fidelity products in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. By working with select partners through a limited distribution model, Cap Specialty's creative, hard-working team provides personalized service and cultivates mutually successful partnerships to deliver positive results. Cap Specialty is an operating subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, and its carriers have an A ("Excellent") rating from A.M. Best, writing both admitted and non-admitted policies. For more information, please visit Cap Specialty.com.
Apply today!
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office at our Hartford, CT office location. We are looking to fill two openings at this position.
At Cap Specialty, we are a specialty underwriting company being driven by well-informed, entrepreneurial and proactive employees. Come join our exciting company where you can really make an impact, and each individual's unique skills and talents are recognized and valued. You will find an accessible leadership team that welcomes opinions and ideas. We owe much of our success to our collaborative environment and set of three guiding principles rooted in customer-centricity, employee excellence and corporate culture.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages – including an innovative open vacation plan, generous paid sick and parental leave, fully vested matching 401k, company-paid group term life insurance and short- & long-term disability plans, professional and educational growth opportunities, flexible and casual work environment, and recognition for exceptional performance. Please see our full list of Total Rewards here.
Cap Specialty is seeking an Assistant Underwriter on the Surety & Fidelity team who will be responsible for all aspects of assisting in the underwriting process including gathering, screening, analyzing and evaluating information on new and existing accounts. Make underwriting decisions within their letter of authority. Make recommendations to Underwriters for accounts outside of authority and provide superior customer service to Cap Specialty partners.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Achieve a quality book of business by underwriting new business and renewals within authority to ensure the risk meets underwriting guidelines and all required materials and documents are present before submitting to an underwriter.
- Be a conduit for image-system workflow process, delegating account needs to entire department according to authority levels required. Ensure timely responses to agents by managing and prioritizing account needs. Support agents by responding to inquiries, assisting with technical and underwriting issues, and providing effective problem solving. Ensure superior customer service by marketing products and being available to deliver support and service for agents and account needs.
- Contribute to team effort and work closely with the VBO to meet the company service and quality standards by accomplishing related results and duties as needed.
- Perform other duties as needed that pertains to the specific line of business.
None.
Core Competencies:
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing, multi-task, problem solve, pay attention to detail and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of basic industry concepts and word processing software programs and spreadsheet software.
- Ability to work independently, while working as a part of a team.
- Knowledge of financial statements and ability to analyze financial information.
- Associate's degree, or equivalent
- 1-2 years of surety industry experience in an administrative, underwriting support role.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- May be required to lift up to 10 lbs. at times.
- May require business travel up to 15%.
Cap Specialty is a leading provider of specialty insurance and bonds for small- to mid-sized businesses in the U.S., offering casualty, professional liability, surety and fidelity products in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. By working with select partners through a limited distribution model, Cap Specialty's creative, hard-working team provides personalized service and cultivates mutually successful partnerships to deliver positive results. Cap Specialty is an operating subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, and its carriers have an A ("Excellent") rating from A.M. Best, writing both admitted and non-admitted policies. For more information, please visit Cap Specialty.com.
Apply today!
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