Commercial Underwriter at American Coastal Insurance Corp. – St. Petersburg, Florida

Summary: This underwriting position works closely with Underwriting leadership, Product Management, and Claims departments to ensure programs and processes align with the corporate strategy. The Commercial Underwriter is capable of underwriting business with limited support and has thorough knowledge of applicable laws, regulations and governance.

Note: This is a hybrid position that would require attendance at our St. Petersburg, FL office.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conducts new business and renewal underwriting to ensure acceptability of risks and to improve the performance of the book of business.
• Maintains relationships with brokers in furtherance of profitable underwriting-eligible risks.
• Contributes to the development, implementation, and monitoring of all underwriting rules, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborates with Product Management on underwriting guidelines and quick reference guides.
• Participates in cross-departmental projects, including audits and user acceptance testing.
• Fosters a culture of innovation, transparency, and accountability within the department and between department and others in the organization.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job description.

This job description summarizes typical functions of the job and is not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties related to the position.

Education/Licensure: Bachelor's degree preferred. Professional designation/coursework (AIM, AINS, AU, AIC, ARM or CPCU) preferred.

Experience: One (1) to Four (4) years of experience in Commercial residential property underwriting.

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of the Education and Experience requirements listed above.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication proficiency.
• Ability to:
  • Align resources and processes to ensure strategic priorities yield measurable and stainable results.
  • Anticipate obstacles and define alternative strategies.
  • Partner with other functional areas to accomplish objectives.
  • Gather information, identify trends, and apply findings to operations.
  • Interpret and apply policies and identify and recommend changes as appropriate.
  • Support organizational initiatives and culture throughout the Company.
• Proven experience in:
  • status reporting, and issue/risk management, with emphasis on organizational skills, attention to detail, communication, and collaboration.
  • applying analytical and problem-solving skills when participating in or managing audits of varying sizes and complexities.
  • successfully navigating a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Strong interpersonal expertise, including use of tact, patience, courtesy, and collaboration.
• Demonstrable computer application skills including Microsoft Office Suite of programs and the ability to learn various internal and/or proprietary software packages.
• Microsoft Excel experience: intermediate skill level.
• Strong understanding of insurance products, financials, policy systems and service requirements.
• Effective use of office machinery such as photocopiers, printers, and scanners.

Physical Requirements

• Travel may be required.
• Position typically requires reaching, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Sedentary Work: The duties most often are considered Sedentary Work include exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.