[Hiring] Small Business Underwriter Trainee @The Hartford

Role Description

This role involves supporting small business owners as an Associate Underwriter. You will be part of a team known for providing customers with the right amount of coverage they need.

• Work on our underwriting team supporting small business owners.
• Handle all commercial lines, including Business Owner's Policy (BOP), Commercial Automobile, Workers' Compensation, and Umbrella.
• Learn to accurately develop and price individual risks, analyze loss and risk information, and recognize "red flags" and file inconsistencies to write profitable commercial business.
• Partner with aligned territory sales rep to achieve profit and growth objectives.
• Build and leverage relationships with key agents to obtain new accounts and drive optimal business results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and Insurance experience.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to think analytically about business problems, make recommendations, and propose solutions.
• Possession of resilience and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Demonstration of solid time, organizational, and desk management skills.
• Goal oriented with a strong desire to deliver outcomes in a timely manner.
• Acts with a sense of urgency and is responsive to internal and external customer needs.
• Strong sales skills with the ability to negotiate and sell all messages, including those that may be difficult.
• Challenge the status quo to implement improvement and compete to win.
• Demonstrates satisfactory progress during the Training Program and achieves passing scores on all tests, case studies, and foundational underwriting assessments.
• Flexibility to travel approximately 10% of the time.

Requirements

• A customer-first mindset, putting customers at the center of everything you do.
• A passion for making decisions by analyzing data and employing critical thinking skills.
• A team spirit and desire to work collaboratively.
• A financial mindset to help make the best decisions.
• Ability to own your work and follow through on commitments.
• Ability to decipher and execute within a fluid and changing business environment.
• An understanding of how to build relationships and trust among diverse groups.
• The ability to advance your career into technical or leadership positions.

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement with the expectation of coming into an office as business needs dictate.
• Compensation includes a base pay range of $53,600 - $80,400, with potential for bonuses and other rewards.