Renewals Underwriter II

The Renewals Underwriter II will provide renewal quoting production and meet renewal retention goals. You will initiate contact with partner agents to discuss and negotiate renewal policies. You will also determine eligibility for new coverage and policies, including quoting and selling.  As part of Pie’s Underwriting team you’ll be responsible for not only the day-to-day decision making, but also providing guidance and expertise for how our underwriting evolves, grows and scales as we press forward.

• Review individual risks within renewal processes, and determine pricing and coverage terms in conjunction with Pie's guidelines.
• Check for accuracy of information and verify premiums, proofread policies, handle clerical processing of policies throughout the policy term.
• Quickly and effectively decide each request through the use of Pie’s underwriting guidelines and known risk exposures and loss frequency and severity.
• Achieve profitable growth through appropriate risk evaluation. 
• Build and maintain outstanding customer relationships.
• Prioritize and resolve customer inquiries for documentation or support.
• Provides technical assistance to the sales team and customers regarding policy and endorsement provisions and underwriting acceptability for designated insurance coverage.
• Maintain strong industry knowledge on commercial insurance underwriting concepts and changes in market/account positions. 
• Develop and maintain full knowledge of all forms, coverage ratings and manuals for the specific lines of business being underwritten.
• Participate in review and evaluation of risk portfolio, make recommendations on book management issues.
• Provide regular feedback and suggestions for process improvement and assist with development of new processes.
• Participate in testing of new systems and system updates to ensure they are working as expected.
• Take on other tasks, responsibilities and projects as needed.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience with some college coursework is preferred.
• 3-5 years of commercial insurance experience required. 
• 1 year of renewal underwriting experience is required; 3 years of experience is preferred.
• Strong expertise in the California workers' compensation market is a huge plus.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of workers’ compensation class codes, loss mitigation strategies, and other underwriting concepts.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of commercial auto underwriting concepts including evaluation of multiple types of risks ranging from fleets of PPTs to Small Trucking.
• Ability to sell our product while simultaneously discerning risk characteristics within the direct to business market.
• Ability to balance the outstanding execution of processes while handling a high volume of transactions. Ability to balance competing priorities quickly and effectively.
• Experience using Insurity and Salesforce is highly preferred.
• Strong experience verifying businesses using external sites like OSHA and SAFER, Google, Yelp, LinkedIn, Facebook and other business information sites required. 
• Active P&C license, or ability to quickly obtain it, is preferred.
• Strong communication: possesses the ability to communicate clearly and convincingly, deliver effective presentations, and present own views in a direct and open manner. 
• Highly collaborative: demonstrates interpersonal and teamwork skills by considering the needs of others, developing and sustaining collaborative working relationships, prioritizing the needs of others.  
• Ability to quickly and successfully embrace change and adapt effectively in response.

The use of AI in Application Review: To support a fair, efficient, and consistent hiring process, we use AI-powered tools to assist in the initial screening of applications. These tools help us identify qualifications and prior work experiences that align with the requirements of the role. All AI-reviewed applications are still subject to human oversight and decision-making at multiple stages of the process. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and consent to it being reviewed using these AI technologies to assist in our evaluation process.