Payroll Services Underwriter (Remote)

CopperPoint has an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Services Underwriter II. The Payroll Services Underwriter actively seeks and secures opportunities to distribute commercial insurance products through assigned distribution channels including developing and maintaining agency partnerships. This position supports short and long-term business strategies to effectively achieve profit and growth objectives through sound underwriting. This position is responsible for planning and execution of various initiatives, with support as needed from the VP and Director to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. The underwriter also supports the director with agency planning, goal planning, and quality reviews.

Job Responsibilities:

• Builds strategic relationships to drive new business, profitability, and other business objectives.
• Analyzes commercial lines accounts to make sound decisions based on individual risk characteristics, exposure analysis, hazard recognition, and controls.
• Leads Agency engagement activities for appropriately assigned Agencies; regularly meeting with, and communicating strategies and goals, while identifying opportunities with each assigned Agency in their distribution channel
• Conducts agenda-driven producer meetings, addressing existing deliverables and commitments (company and producer), reviewing existing pipelines, and identifying new opportunities.
• Effectively monitors producer engagement across the team
• Create and run weekly production calls with the team
• Monitor teams’ results relative to plan and commitments
• Educates assigned Agency Partners on the portfolio while implementing target strategies aligned with the Agency Business Model
• Identifies areas of improvement, and collaborates with the director to implement changes.
• Monitors production and quality of assigned Agency partners
• Manages Partnership Plans to maximize the growth profit of the portfolio.
• Attains a thorough knowledge of the geographic territory assigned about production sources, competitor activity, and economic and geographic peculiarities.
• Adheres to individual authority levels.
• Assists team with over-authority referrals and collaborations.
• Prices business according to company underwriting and pricing guidelines.
• Must balance effective pricing and risk selection that produces profit and growth while maintaining successful producer relations.
• Present new proposals to agency personnel.
• Maintains the highest level of customer service internally and externally.

Qualifications/Competencies:

• BS/BA college degree preferred. The knowledge and skill levels acquired through undergraduate-level studies, especially in the areas of business administration, finance, or marketing.
• Preferred – 2-4 years of P & C insurance industry experience with increasing responsibility.
• Strong insurance, business, and financial acumen.
• Ability to demonstrate effective influence abilities both with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively build relationships with agents and brokers.
• Strong knowledge of insurance principles, rates, rules, forms, procedures, regulations, coverages, and business processes.
• Analyze complex administrative or business problems, evaluate alternatives, and make appropriate recommendations.

Salary Range:

• $70,000.00 – $90,000.00 annually
• Compensation may vary depending on skills, experience, education, and geographical location.
• In addition to base salary, compensation may include an annual discretionary bonus.

Founded in 1925, CopperPoint Insurance Companies is a leading provider of workers’ compensation and commercial insurance solutions. With an expanded Line of insurance products and a growing ten-state footprint in the western United States, CopperPoint embodies stability for policyholders in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Holding Company is the corporate parent of Arizona-based CopperPoint Insurance Companies, Alaska National Insurance Company, and other CopperPoint Insurance Entities.

CopperPoint’s culture of compassion extends to the community through employee volunteerism, corporate matching, Board service, program sponsorships, and in-kind contributions. We empower employees by providing 12 hours of paid volunteer time annually and matching their personal contributions to the charities of their choice up to $500 per year. In 2020, CopperPoint employees reported 3,500 volunteer hours.

CopperPoint offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits package including major medical, dental, and vision and a wide range of competitive benefits programs, generous matching contributions to your 401(k) plan, generous paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and other education benefits and business casual dress. CopperPoint is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry or citizenship status, genetic information, pregnancy status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law. CopperPoint maintains a drug-free workplace.