Associate Underwriter

H.W. Kaufman Group

San Francisco, CAFull time
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Pay
$75K to $90K
a year
Location
San Francisco, CA
Job type
Full time
Posted
Oct 15
4 days ago
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About the company

H.W. Kaufman Group

Financial services · 1,001 to 5,000 employees

Burns & Wilcox, the flagship organization of H.W. Kaufman Group, is North America’s leading wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager. Burns & Wilcox offers wide ranging and comprehensive solutions to serve retail insurance brokers and agents of all sizes, from the large houses to the more than 30,000 independent brokers and agents worldwide. Fueled by its freedom from Wall Street and private equity, Burns & Wilcox is a privately owned company whose standards of service, depth of market relationships and outstanding talent are unsurpassed in the specialty insurance sector.

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What you'll do

  • Service a book of business, process applications and policies, screen renewals, prepare quotes for underwriter approval, and assist with new business development.
  • Manage agent relationships and follow up on inspections, endorsements, referrals, and outstanding underwriting information.

What you need

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
  • Insurance experience in underwriting and/or brokerage support with excess & surplus lines preferred
  • Sales & marketing experience preferred
  • Be technologically savvy and data driven
  • Competitive base compensation + bonus. Salary range $75,000-$90,000/Annually
  • Employer paid continuing education courses and designations via access to Kaufman Institute
  • Health and welfare benefits including medical, vision and dental
  • 401K with employer match
  • Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
  • Access to Kaufman Wellness Program
  • Education: a bachelor's degree

Key skills

UnderwritingBrokerage supportExcess & surplus linesSales & marketingTechnologically savvyData driven

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Perks

  • Continuing education courses
  • Health and welfare benefits
  • Medical
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • 401K with employer match
  • Paid vacation

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Associate Underwriter Location US-CA-San Francisco Category Underwriting Job Type Regular Full-Time Company Burns & Wilcox ID 2026-9329 When someone needs insurance coverage for the unique, the unusual, or the unconventional, they come to Burns & Wilcox. Our Associate Underwriters directly service a book of business under the supervision of an Underwriter, offering the opportunity to learn the specialty insurance business and career advancements into an Underwriter role. Interested? Join our team! Responsibilities Service a book of business under the direct supervision of an underwriter Log applications, prepare binders, and process policies and endorsements Bind risk, post the invoice and process technical data Screen renewal applications and send out renewal letters; perform some of the underwriting and prepare quotes for underwriter approval Assist with new business development Order and follow up on inspections and handle endorsement requests and referrals for the underwriter Manage relationships with retail agents and follow up on any outstanding information needed to complete the underwriting file Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience Insurance experience in underwriting and/or brokerage support with excess & surplus lines preferred Sales & marketing experience preferred Be technologically savvy and data driven Compensation Package Competitive base compensation + bonus. Salary range $75,000-$90,000/Annually Employer paid continuing education courses and designations via access to Kaufman Institute Health and welfare benefits including medical, vision and dental 401K with employer match Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays Access to Kaufman Wellness Program About Our Company Burns & Wilcox, the flagship organization of H.W. Kaufman Group, is North America’s leading wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager. Burns & Wilcox offers wide ranging and comprehensive solutions to serve retail insurance brokers and agents of all sizes, from the large houses to the more than 30,000 independent brokers and agents worldwide. Fueled by its freedom from Wall Street and private equity, Burns & Wilcox is a privately owned company whose standards of service, depth of market relationships and outstanding talent are unsurpassed in the specialty insurance sector. Equal Opportunity Employer The H.W. Kaufman Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other status or condition protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. In addition, Kaufman 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. #LI-CN1 Options Apply for this job online Apply Share Email this job to a friend Refer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Application FAQs Software Powered by ICIMS www.icims.com

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