Associate Underwriter, E&S Commercial Auto

Howden, A Chart Industries Company

Associate Underwriter supporting risk underwriting process and broker relationships in Commercial Auto Division. Assist with account underwriting, quoting, and provide quality customer service.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeCalifornia, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $60,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Process submissions by providing account triage for Underwriters.
Provide backup support for Underwriters when traveling in the market.
Gather and compile information required to quote and/or bind an account through communication and/or correspondence with producers.
Generate, edit, and send out a variety of correspondence on behalf of the Underwriters such as declination letters, quote follow ups and subjectivity reminders.
Demonstrate basic understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk underwriting characteristics.
Learn market dynamics, competitive landscape, and product differences (attend weekly underwriting meetings if applicable, ask questions) – need to understand what business is selling (understanding why deals are lost and adjusting accordingly).
Provide customer service and underwriting support to help achieve new and renewal premium goals.
Build relationships with producers with supervision from more senior underwriters.
Fill in for other team members to ensure business continuity during peak periods and/or when team members are unavailable.
Assist Underwriters as requested.
Complete other related clerical and administrative duties as assigned.
Complete other various projects and tasks as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in risk management, finance, business or a related field preferred.
0-2 years experience as an associate underwriter, underwriter, or relevant insurance experience.
Foundational knowledge of insurance principles.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
Ability to follow policies and procedures.
Complete assigned tasks correctly, on time and able to learn quickly.
Self-motivated and demonstrating attention to detail.
Be able to work independently for extended periods.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as general business understanding.
Travel up to 10% with an underwriter to shadow and participate in interactions between Underwriters and brokers.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
a wide variety of wellbeing offers
competitive salary
unlimited PTO
401k with company match
paid volunteer days

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical underwriting principlesrisk underwriting characteristicsinsurance principles

Soft Skills

customer servicerelationship buildingattention to detailself-motivatedability to follow policies and proceduresexcellent written communicationexcellent verbal communicationability to learn quicklyindependent work