Underwriting Support Specialist

ABOUT UE:

United Educators (UE) is a liability insurance company that serves K-12 schools, colleges,and universities across the United States. UE focuses on long-term partnershipsthat help educational institutions identify, avoid, and manage risks. Guided by our mission to support education, we provide customized coverage, relevant risk management resources, and claims support grounded in education-sectorexpertise. At UE, you will join a collaborative, mission-driven team committed to delivering flexible insurance solutions, responsive service,and meaningful value to the institutions we serve.

Overview: 

The Underwriting Support Specialist position offers growth opportunities for someone eager to take initiative and develop at a leading liability insurance company.

Support the Senior Director of Underwriting Operations with the ongoing transition of underwriting reports from WebFOCUS to Power BI. The role will focus on project coordination, testing, documentation, and user support.

Responsibilities: 

• Track the status of reports in development, outstanding issues, and progress toward resolution.
• Assist with testing reports, coordinating participation from other users, documenting results, and communicating findings and next steps to the Power BI team.
• Help gather and document requirements for enhancements to existing reports and development of new reports, including assisting with dashboard and visual design.
• Manage existing Power BI report documentation: draft enhanced documentation based on report functionality as well as draft updated documentation as new and enhanced reports are pushed to production. 
• Help validate report accuracy and consistency, develop data dictionaries, and clarify data definitions in collaboration with ADS, IT, and other partners.
• Assist with training underwriters and support staff on Power BI reports and dashboards, including developing reference materials as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or current enrollment towards a Bachelor’s degree
• Typically requires 0 to 2 years of relevant experience.
• 1 year of experience in property and casualty insurance desirable.

The below hourly range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

Hourly Range

$25—$25 USD

BENEFITS:

United Educators offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial well-being, work-life balance, and professional experience, including:

• Health & Wellness: Medical with prescription and telehealth benefits, HSA with employer contribution, dental, vision, employer-paid basic life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Retirement: 401(k) with an immediate 3% employer safe harbor contribution. After one year, employees are eligible for an additional 7% employer profit-sharing contribution and a 25% match on the first 5% of employee contributions. Employer contributions are immediately vested.
• Paid Time Off: 24 days of PTO annually during the first two years of employment, increasing to 30 days beginning in the third year, plus 11 paid holidays, including a floating holiday
• Additional Benefits: Performance-based bonus eligibility, hybrid work environment (typically 2-3 days in office per week following initial training), employee events and monthly lunches, and opportunities to participate in Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), the Social Committee, and IDEA
• Culture: An inclusive and supportive workplace focused on providing opportunities for employees to contribute, connect, and succeed