Job Description

For more than 90 years, The Church Insurance Companies (CIC) has focused on providing The Episcopal Church with broad, cost-effective property and casualty coverage, as well as unique risk management strategies and tools. This team takes a disciplined, financially sustainable, and hands-on approach.

The Underwriting Team is responsible for the collection, review and evaluation of risk exposure to loss, creating insurance coverage, terms and conditions to meet the needs of current and prospective policyholders. The Commercial Lines Assistant provides administrative and technical support to Commercial Lines Underwriters by performing various tasks to facilitate the underwriting function.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Request, gather, evaluate and document underwriting information from agency on insured or prospective insureds as needed
• Perform prep work on new and renewal business including evaluation of loss experience, highlighting details of exposure, follow-up on outstanding underwriting information and general assessment of coverage and pricing for underwriting review
• Order and analyze underwriting reports for review by underwriters
• Independently review and assess completed loss control/risk management reports
• Analyze and process endorsements requested based on authority level and completed within a prescribed timeframe Establish and foster a positive and collaborative working relationship with agency staff, billing and claims staff Complete special projects as needed.
• Effective performance of the essential functions of this position requires regular in-person, on-site interaction with colleagues, both for purposes of relationship building and meaningful collaboration.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to work individually or collaboratively as part of a team
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Demonstrated customer service skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Possess a high degree of accuracy, even under pressure
• Possess a high degree of initiative and inquisitiveness
• Moderate knowledge of excel

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Associates degree and/or combination of education & experience considered
• 2+years experience in insurance property & casualty industry preferred, related experience considered

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Extensive use of a computer keyboard is a demand of the position to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Currently, hybrid work environment, which requires working in CIC's office Tuesdays through Thursdays and flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Church Pension Group employees must maintain a professional, compassionate, and trustworthy work environment always. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable someone with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job within this environment.

Salary Range: $46,000 - $58,000

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Flexible Benefits available to eligible employees:

• Medical (including Vision)
• Dental

Core Benefits automatically provided to eligible employees:

• Employer funded defined benefit pension plan (five year vesting)
• Employee Life Insurance
• Spouse and Dependent Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Short-Term Disability (STD) coverage
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage (elected as either pre-tax or after-tax)
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Worker’s Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retiree health insurance (eligible after 10 years)
• Retiree life insurance

Elective Benefits available to eligible employees:

• 401(k) with matching contributions (immediate vesting)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Commuter Benefits
• New York’s 529 College Savings Program (NY State residents)

Educational Assistance Program available to eligible employees

Parental Leave available to eligible employees

Time Off available to eligible employees: Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holidays

CPG is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fair hiring practices and do not discriminate against job applicants or employees based on any protected characteristics. We also celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you are a CPG employee, please use your CPG email address when creating your profile to apply.