[Hiring] Senior Associate Underwriter @Nationwide

Role Description

If you’re passionate about helping people protect what matters most to them at a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, as well as innovating and simplifying processes and operations to provide the best customer value, then Nationwide’s Property and Casualty team could be the place for you! This posting is for multiple Senior Associate Underwriter openings within our Middle Market National Underwriting Center, and they can be filled in a remote/work-from-home (WFH) capacity or in one of our offices.

Success on our team requires a blend of customer service skill and analytical prowess. There’s no shying away from challenges here. Each account we work on is complex and interesting. Satisfaction comes from finding solutions that provide the best coverage and give our partner agents a way to differentiate themselves from the competition. If you are adaptable, responsive, love customers and really want to make a difference, we want to hear from you!

As a Senior Associate Underwriter, you’ll partner with Middle Market Territory Managers by servicing accounts for their assigned books of business. Servicing includes new business, renewals, and amendments with expanded authority. In addition, you will be responsible for a specific portion of the Territory Manager's book of business. We’ll count on you to apply fundamental underwriting concepts including:

• Risk selection and analysis
• Exposure and hazard identification and control
• Coverage implications
• Pricing documentation
• Loss analysis trend identification

You will also work in conjunction with Middle Market Territory Managers to strengthen agency relationships by providing prompt and expert service to partner agents working the most complex Middle Market accounts. We’ll count on you to own problems or issues as they arise and route calls and higher-level issues to appropriate individuals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Completion of INS, AU, or similar designations with progress toward CIC and/or CPCU is preferred.
• Typically, four years of commercial underwriting, service center, processing or related business experience preferred.
• Experience leading or working on complex projects and teams preferred.

Requirements

• General understanding of rating systems, Underwriting Strategy, and reporting analysis.
• Ability to leverage standardized workflows and state compliance guidelines.
• Able to analyze, synthesize and identify current or future problems and compare information to understand issues.
• Ability to identify cause and effect relationships and explore alternative solutions to support sound decision making.
• Verbal and written communication skills necessary to provide excellent service to internal and external partners.
• Effective organization and time management skills.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision
• Life insurance
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
• Nine paid holidays
• 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
• 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Company-paid pension plan
• Business casual attire