Commercial Underwriter

Job Title: Commercial Underwriter

Duties and Responsibilities:

• General Underwriting
• Endorsements/ Amendments on existing policies
• Perform broker productivity on all brokers with outsourced/ binder agreements
• Attending to all Broker queries within prescribed SLA's and turnaround times
• Action Renewals (monthly/ annually)
• Requesting Risk Surveys on new business and/or existing business upon renewal stage and consider all relevant Risk Requirements in order to make informed underwriting decisions
• Processing Corrective action based on claims history
• Process cancellations in accordance with internal operating procedures and time frames
• Endeavor to retain business wherever there is a risk of losing a client
• Providing quotes on existing policies upon a broker's request for the addition/removal of an item/asset
• Request VAR surveys
• Disciplined management of daily dairy system
• Managing own area of control
• Ensure that manual and electronic filing system is in place and maintained
• Processed documentation is filed appropriately
• Timely responses to email and telephonic messages
• Ensure that accurate record is kept of all new matters received in the dept.
• Maintaining professional behavior and work ethic at all times
• Ensuring that all deadlines are met and that SLA's and Standard Operating Procedures are adhered to
• Be punctual at all times