Field Underwriter

Gallagher

  • East Lansing, MI
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
Job Description:IntroductionAt Risk Placement Services, we're more than just a team – we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and tackling challenges head-on. Our culture fosters an environment where every idea counts, and every individual's contribution matters. Step into a world of excitement and innovation as we work with top-rated carriers to design robust coverage for our clients. Unleash your potential and join our spirited team, where you'll have the freedom to explore and the support to grow.We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
OverviewRisk Placement Services is one of the nation’s largest specialty insurance products distributors. We work with top-rated carriers to design comprehensive coverage for our clients. Our employees are fueled by a culture built around teamwork, creativity and responsiveness. RPS Regency has been a leader in the formation and administration of self insured group (SIG) funds for over 30 years and currently administers 8 Michigan specific SIG funds.As a Group Fund Field Underwriter, you’re on an underwriting team that manages both the workers’ compensation renewal and new business underwriting. This includes managing incoming applications from a network of independent insurance agents, researching business operations and determining eligibility within underwriting guidelines. The position involves traveling to meet with agents appointed to represent the SIG programs, presentations to prospective clients and attending trade Association events with industry partners.The position interacts regularly with SIG members, prospective members, sales producers, third party claim administrators, excess insurance carriers, loss control engineers and industry trade associations. A successful candidate in this role will excel in establishing strong relationships while utilizing data to properly apply various underwriting standards. The goal of this role is to maintain underwriting profitability while generating new business and growth opportunities.
How you'll make an impact
  • Apply proper processes and procedures for underwriting new and existing business
  • Develop relationships with sales producers through superior customer service and a high level of expertise specific to workers’ compensation
  • Monitor and respond to client needs related to loss control, claims management, payroll audits, underwriting and producer relations
  • Be accountable for company service and production goals
About You
  • Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently
  • Excellent communication in areas of presenting and conveying data
  • Analytical capabilities, including interpreting data and developing underwriting strategies
  • Strong level of accountability for ensuring processes are followed and deadlines met
  • Team oriented with willingness to serve various roles when needed
  • Strong customer service and focus on continuous improvement
  • Minimum 4 years working in commercial insurance; background in Work Comp a plus
  • Functional knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point
  • Ability to visit Agencies and attend related events, a minimum 30% of the time; in-state day trips
  • Additional insurance industry certifications and designations are a plus
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Compensation and benefitsWe offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
  • Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
  • Life and accident insurance
  • 401(K) and Roth options
  • Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
  • Educational expense reimbursement
  • Paid parental leave
Other benefits include:
  • Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
  • Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
  • Training programs
  • Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
  • Charitable matching gift program
  • And more...
We value inclusion and diversityto review our U.S. Eligibility RequirementsInclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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