[Hiring] Underwriting Counsel @Dream Finders Homes

Role Description

Responsible for interaction with agents; research, analysis of risk, and making decisions on insurability of titles; and for the creation and presentation of educational and underwriting materials.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Make sound underwriting risk decisions (in service to customers, supervisor, coworkers)
• Respond, in a timely fashion, to underwriting inquiries from customers (in service to customers, supervisor, coworkers)
• Provide analysis and guidance on relevant federal and state statutes and regulations, court rulings, opinion letters (in service coworkers, customers, supervisor)
• Prepare bulletins, alerts, memoranda, and other agent communications (in service to customers, coworkers)
• Develop and update underwriting materials and resources (in service to customers, supervisor, coworkers)
• Develop and present educational materials for employees and agents (in service to coworkers, customers)
• Participate in the agent underwriting review process (in service to customers, supervisor, coworkers)
• Support Agency with recruitment and retention of agents (in service to coworkers, customers, supervisor)
• Support Claims Department with state law analysis and state practices (in service to coworkers)
• Participate on cross-functional teams (in service to coworkers, supervisor)
• Research, analyze, and interpret statutes, regulations, opinions, court rulings, professional legal and compliance publications
• Identify problems, establish transactional facts, apply legal principles and underwriting guidelines to reach a timely decision

Qualifications

• J.D. Degree from accredited college or university; three to four years related experience and/or training in title insurance or real estate industry preferred.
• Read, analyze and interpret business, professional, technical or governmental documents.
• Write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers and the public.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite and internet research.
• Bar License.

Requirements

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The noise level in the workplace is typically moderate.
• This position is a remote position.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to stand and walk.
• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.