Underwriting Trainee

About the Role

CNA’s Underwriting Trainee Program offers a rewarding career path for individuals interested in working for a company that provides hands-on experience and unique opportunities. As an Underwriting Trainee, you will have access to professional skills development and productivity courses.

Program Curriculum

• Instruction in insurance basics; underwriting, professional, sales and marketing skills.
• Technical training within discipline(s) and deeper knowledge of the broader industry.
• A combination of on-the-job and virtual training.
• Exposure to multiple lines of business and industry segments through a formal mentoring program.
• Instructor-led training, testing, self-study courses, web-based training, and practical application.
• A working relationship with critical enterprise-wide support functions.
• An opportunity to interact with senior leadership.
• A comprehensive program to foster an excellent foundation aligning to your skillset in Commercial Industry Segments (small business, middle market, or construction) within the Underwriting Hub.
• A chance to work a diverse variety of accounts in different geographies, sizes, and complexity as you develop alongside others in your Trainee cohort in either Chicago or Radnor, PA (Philadelphia).

Key Responsibilities

• Work with other underwriting, risk control, and claim consultants to meet the evolving insurance needs of clients.
• Selecting and pricing risks that have profit potential.
• Evaluating a business by reviewing industry, business, and government data.
• Deciding whether to accept or decline a risk.
• Pricing, and maintaining a steady flow of new and renewal business.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Underwriting
• Commercial Industry Segments

Qualifications

This section does not contain explicit qualifications, but the role implies a need for individuals interested in the described responsibilities and program.