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Broker Assistant - Commercial
Burns & Wilcox
Houston, TX, United States
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Responsibilities
Want to be challenged every day? Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit! When someone needs insurance coverage for the unique, the unusual, or the unconventional, they come to Burns & Wilcox. Our Broker Assistants directly service a book of business under the supervision of a Broker, offering the opportunity to learn the specialty insurance business and career advancements into an Broker role. Interested? Join our team!
• Service a book of business under the direct supervision of a Broker
• Log applications, prepare binders, and process policies and endorsements
• Bind risk, post the invoice and process technical data
• Screen renewal applications and send out renewal letters; perform some of the underwriting and prepare quotes for Broker approval
• Assist with new business development
• Order and follow up on inspections and handle endorsement requests and referrals for the Broker
• Manage relationships with retail agents and follow up on any outstanding information needed to complete the underwriting file
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Insurance experience in underwriting and/or brokerage support with excess & surplus lines preferred
• Sales & marketing experience preferred
• Be technologically savvy and data driven
COMPENSATION PACKAGE:
• Competitive base compensation
• Health benefits & 401K with employer match
• Employer paid continuing education courses and designations
• Many opportunities for career advancement
This is an outstanding opportunity for candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit, drive for career advancement, and desire to develop relationships while growing a book of business.
About Our Company
Burns & Wilcox is the nation’s largest independent wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager. In 1969, the late Herbert W. Kaufman recognized an opportunity to fill a void in the industry by establishing Burns & Wilcox as a wholesale brokerage and underwriting organization that would provide brokers and agents with unique access to a variety of insurance markets and help place their specialty risks. Today under the leadership of Mr. Kaufman’s son, Alan Jay Kaufman, that entrepreneurial spirit is thriving as Burns & Wilcox offers comprehensive solutions for retail insurance agents of all sizes, from the large alphabet houses to the more than 30,000 brokers and agent partners worldwide.