Underwriting Trainee
Selective Insurance
About the Role
The Momentum Trainee program is a robust 9-month program designed to build a foundation of insurance expertise through classroom learning, business rotations, and on-the-job training. Upon completion, trainees transition to full-time roles in Underwriting. This specific role focuses on underwriting renewal business.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop proficiency in insurance theories and practices.
- Develop expertise in analyzing customer needs.
- Learn to negotiate price, coverage, and terms for renewals.
- Deliver and present renewal proposals to agency personnel.
- Build relationships with agents through agency visitation, phone conversations, and written correspondence.
- Collaborate with underwriting, claims, and marketing to learn business and processes.
- Demonstrate an aptitude for analyzing and interpreting underwriting information.
- Analyze data to determine coverage and line of business upsells.
- Participate in an assigned corporate group project.
- Learn to administer and monitor underwriting rules and guidelines, rating manual rules, insurance laws, and regulations.
- Review an agent’s book of business and understand techniques for providing service and guidance to agents.
- Support more experienced underwriters.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- May be required to travel to agent’s offices, attend Risk Management surveys, and participate in Premium Audit and Claim reviews.
- Must have a valid state-issued driver’s license in good standing.
- Demonstrated self-starter.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers/peers.
- Must show sound, balanced, and timely decision-making skills.
- Willing to travel frequently to our corporate headquarters in New Jersey.
Qualifications
- College degree preferred.
- Achieve AINS and AU insurance designation within 18 months of accepting the position.
Base Salary Range: USD $66,000.00 - USD $66,000.00 /Yr.