Underwriting Trainee, International

About the Role

CNA’s Underwriting Trainee Program offers a rewarding career path with hands-on experience and unique opportunities for individuals interested in working for CNA Insurance. This program provides professional skills development and productivity courses.

Key Responsibilities

• Instruction in insurance basics, underwriting, professional, sales, and marketing skills.
• Technical training within specific disciplines 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.
• Interaction with senior leadership.
• Work with other underwriting, risk control, and claim consultants to meet evolving client insurance needs.
• Selecting and pricing risks that have profit potential.
• Evaluating businesses by reviewing industry, business, and government data to decide whether to accept or decline risk.
• Pricing and maintaining a steady flow of new and renewal business.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA strongly preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Commitment to develop knowledge and understanding of underwriting.
• Strong sales aptitude.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to learn rapidly.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence, overcome obstacles, and develop positive business relationships.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
• This position will work on a hybrid schedule from our offices in Chicago, IL.
• In certain jurisdictions, the national base pay range for this job level is $35,000 to $65,000 annually.

Qualifications

No specific qualifications listed beyond the requirements and tech stack.