Underwriter Trainee (Workers Compensation)

Location: Bay Area, California; hybrid work with initial onsite training and a minimum of three days per work week in the San Francisco, CA office after successful completion of training.

Starting hourly wage: $34.6154.

Company

hirify.global is a national insurance group providing insurance products across the United States.

What you will do

• Complete the underwriting training curriculum covering workers compensation law, rating and pricing regulations, negotiation techniques, and service standards.
• Review new and renewal insurance applications, verify information for pricing, and coordinate with Underwriting Support Specialists and agency partners.
• Analyze policyholders and prospective accounts to determine quotations, indications, or declinations within established authority levels.
• Communicate pricing and policy information to brokers, producers, internal partners, and external clients while supporting agency relationships and client retention.
• Coordinate the binding of agreed policies, prepare Loss Control requests, escalate issues, and meet response deadlines.
• Accompany Underwriters and Marketing Managers on agency visits and complete assigned projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Ability to write detailed reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals, and present information to management and public groups.
• Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, and practical mathematical concepts including percentages, ratios, fractions, and proportions.
• Ability to apply common-sense reasoning, follow written, oral, or diagram instructions, and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite and ability to quickly master proprietary and vendor software applications.
• Strong verbal and written communication, collaboration, customer service, judgment, and decision-making skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with initial onsite training and regular San Francisco office attendance.
• Collaborative and approachable workplace that values diversity, authenticity, customer focus, curiosity, and integrity.
• Work is performed under direct supervision as well as autonomously according to company policies and applicable laws.
• Opportunity to build industry knowledge and progressively handle more accounts and complex underwriting work.