Life Sciences Underwriting Assistant (Early Talent) - Medmarc

An exciting opportunity exists to join the ProAssurance family of companies!

Our mission is powerful and simple: We protect others. Choosing a place to apply your talents is an important decision for anyone. You have plenty of options. Why choose ProAssurance?

At ProAssurance, we sell a pledge, and that pledge is delivered by our team members. We are seeking individuals who value integrity, leadership, relationships, and enthusiasm—and want to build their career with a great company where they can be their authentic self and feel valued, recognized, and rewarded for their contributions. ProAssurance specializes in healthcare professional liability, products liability for medical technology and life sciences, legal professional liability, and workers' compensation insurance. We are an industry-leading specialty insurer operating in all 50 states, with in-office, hybrid, and remote job opportunities around the country.

This position supports of life sciences product liability line of business and is fully remote, based in the Pacific Time Zone. To maximize career growth opportunities, candidates should be located near a major airport.

An interest in an insurance career and/or prior insurance experience is strongly preferred. This is an hourly position.

Job Summary:

The Life Sciences Underwriting Assistant will provide administrative support to insurance underwriters and will assist efforts to transact daily business and provide services to our brokers and insureds. This entry-level position would be ideal for a candidate who is interested in pursuing a career as an underwriter in the insurance industry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 30% - Develop and maintain relationships with insurance brokers to address business needs, obtain information, and respond to inquiries in a timely, courteous, and professional manner.
• 30% - Handle policy transactions, including new and renewal business submission setup, broker of record changes, policy issuance, cancellation notices, and file closeouts, using Medmarc’s proprietary policy administration software.
• 15% - Edit policy language at the direction of an underwriter and analyze and verify policy language to ensure quality of the finished work product.
• 10% - Work with IT to identify and troubleshoot system errors and workflow problems.
• 5% - Communicate with team members regarding questions of payments and premium audits and provide follow up to the producer or insured, as necessary.
• 5% - Coordinate with team members regarding broker licensing and other state insurance regulatory requirements.
• 5% - Provide general office support as needed, including assistance with meeting planning, deliveries, and mail, and answering and routing telephone calls.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, risk management, or a related field is preferred. A high school diploma and a minimum of two years of insurance industry experience is required for candidates without a bachelor’s degree.
• Customer service skills, including a pleasant and professional office and phone demeanor.
• Must be detail oriented and have strong analytical skills in order to gather data and interpret information when data is incomplete or disorganized.
• Ability to communicate well in writing and verbally with internal and external customers.
• Attention to detail in processing and assembling policy information.
• Able to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Computer literacy/proficiency in MS Office and the ability to learn new applications.
• Work independently or as part of a team.
• Requires occasional travel, not to exceed 4%.

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We are committed to providing a dynamic and inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work and grow personally and professionally.

For that reason, we partner with The Predictive Index (PI) – an organization equally committed to improving the working lives of people, to help us hire the best talent by providing additional insight about one’s work style. 

The position you applied to requires completion of two assessments prior to being scheduled to interview with a hiring manager. Completion of the assessments is not required in order for your application to be reviewed and to speak with a Talent Acquisition team member. These assessments are Behavioral and Cognitive (internal candidates will only receive the Behavioral assessment), and each assessment takes less than 12 minutes to complete.

After submitting your application, you will receive two emails from The Predictive Index inviting you to complete each of these assessments (please check your SPAM or Junk email folder if you do not see these emails in your inbox).

Position Salary Range

The salary range displayed represents the entirety of the pay grade for this position. Most candidates will start in the bottom half of the range. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have, your location and comparison to other team members already in this role.

Build your career with us and enjoy access to a best-in-class benefits program.