Underwriting Assistant - Remote

Crum & Forster Company Overview:

Crum & Forster (C&F) Crum & Forster (C&F), with a proud history dating to 1822, provides specialty and standard commercial lines insurance products through our admitted and surplus lines insurance companies. C&F enjoys a financial strength rating of "A" (Excellent) by AM Best and is proud of our superior customer service platform. Our claims and risk engineering services are recognized as among the best in the industry.

Our most valuable asset is our people: more than 2000 employees in locations throughout the United States. The company is increasingly winning recognition as a great place to work, earning several workplace and wellness awards, including the October 2022 Great Place to Work® Award for our employee-first focus and our steadfast commitment to diversity, equity and Inclusion.

C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, a global, billion dollar organization. For more information about Crum & Forster, please visit our website: www.cfins.com.

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Function: The Underwriting Assistant supports various underwriting and operations processes, including communication with outside agents, as well as internal departments in support of the underwriting process for current and prospective clients.

What you will do:

• Ensure policy transaction are rated, booked, invoiced and issued accurately and meet the corporate time service standards.

• Work with system support to test releases when the verification of successful programming involves a review of the production environment.
• Review renewals and update account information and exposure changes on a timely basis to allow the underwriter adequate time to prepare timely delivery of conditional and non-renewal notices to the appropriate parties.
• Communicate with producer to obtain information needed to complete transactions.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Assist the Underwriter by identifying new business submissions that fail to meet class and acceptability guidelines.
• Communicate with Accounting and Reinsurance departments to answer policy questions and resolve issues.
• Screen transactions to determine proper processing.
• Assist underwriter in following up for subjectivities.
• Refer transactions to underwriters that require their approval, complete transactions directly if within delegated authority limits.
• Ensure underwriting files are orderly and complete by electronically printing document into the imaging system, page mark and label the documents appropriately, adhering to the corporate protocols.
• Contribute to service excellence by answering producer questions regarding policy status and insurance inquires.

What you will bring to C&F:

• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Proficient with internal software applications needed to succeed with job duties.
• Possesses strong communication and analytical skills.
• Proficient computer skills and use of Microsoft Office Program (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

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What C&F will bring to you:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent benefits that go beyond health, dental & vision. Our programs are focused on your whole family’s wellness, including your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching
• A dynamic, ambitious, fun and exciting work environment
• Generous 401K employer match
• A core C&F tenet is owning your career development, so we provide a wealth of ways for you to keep learning, including tuition reimbursement, industry-related certifications and professional training to keep you progressing on your chosen path.
• We believe you do well by doing good and want to encourage a spirit of social and community responsibility, matching donation program, volunteer opportunities, and an employee-driven corporate giving program that lets you participate and support your community.
• Competitive compensation package

At C&F you will BELONG

We value inclusivity and diversity. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and welcome everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you require special accommodation, please let us know.