Underwriter jobs in Oregon

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Underwriter I
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Portland, OR OTHER
  • Job Summary:

    Evaluates standard data to understand premium, claim, exposure, and population. Works with team to identify actionable data insights and irregularities. Learns to use and document models, tools, and assumptions that support business strategy analysis and risk management. Supports the implementation of quality and process improvement efforts. Learns to work in support of department initiatives, program, and enterprise goals. With guidance, assesses risk of accounts. Develops basic knowledge of the external business environment. With guidance, presents renewal recommendations to clients/organization. Based on guidance, collaborates internally to develop case/investment strategies. Assists in developing rates and account plans that mitigate risk. Reviewing information to support rate negotiations. Under supervision, ensures external understanding of underwriting approach. Helps address data needs and requests. Learns to build relationships with customers and channel partners. Under significant guidance, works with internal partners to bring financial solutions to customers. Learns to provide and leverage self/peer review of own work. Maintains compliance with relevant policies, guidelines, and procedures.

    Essential Responsibilities:

    • Pursues effective relationships with others by sharing information with coworkers and members. Listens to and addresses performance feedback. Pursues self-development; acknowledges strengths and weaknesses, and takes action. Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome.

    • Completes routine work assignments by following procedures and policies and using data, and resources with oversight and management. Collaborates with others to address business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information. Adheres to established priorities, deadlines, and expectations. Identifies and speaks up for improvement opportunities.

    • Supports the analysis and reporting of data by: evaluating standard data to understand premium, claim, exposure, and inform understanding of population risk, with guidance from the team; developing a basic understanding of how to evaluate credibility, utilization, and risk based on population size and prior predictive behavior of the pool/account; working with team to identify actionable insights and potential data irregularities based on guidance; learning to use models (e.g., rate models and benefit pricing tools) and data analytics tools that support the analysis of business strategy and financial/underwriting risk management; and consistently documenting models, tools, assumptions, and data elements for increasingly complex accounts, as required.

    • Completes case and underwriting work by: processing account activities (e.g., running reports, re-quotes, investments, sold rates) for customers and/or book of business under close supervision; in collaboration with internal departments, following established methodologies and protocols, with guidance, to develop rates that appropriately mitigate risk for the organization and optimize sustainable membership growth; assisting with the execution of an account plan that addresses threats and opportunities to ensure attainment of goals in collaboration with Sales and Account Management; gathering and reviewing information to support rate negotiations; and developing knowledge of how Underwriting plays a part in the co-creation of effective internal and external consultative solutions (e.g., case strategy, investment strategy, benefits strategy) with appropriate internal and external partners.

    • Contributes to case review and preparation by: conducting account risk assessment using competitive analyses, broker behavior, network cost profiles, legislative and regulatory impacts, revenue requirements, and contributions, with some guidance, especially when working on complex cases; utilizing data and standardized tools to present underwriting and renewal actions and recommendations (e.g., rate drivers, potential risk, glide path, membership impact, projections for future) to clients and/or the organization, with some guidance; developing a basic knowledge of the external business environment and how it applies to the line of business and/or region; and collaborating with Sales and Account Management to develop case/investment strategies and recommendations with appropriate documentation with guidance.

    • Supports team engagement with the external market by: under supervision, beginning to interact with external market to ensure understanding of the underwriting approach (e.g., rating methodology, rate drivers, reporting capabilities, and uniqueness from fee for service carriers); helping address data needs and requests reactively and proactively, as they arise; learning to build relationships with customers and channel partners that enable them to understand KPs value; and, with significant guidance, collaborating with account management and sales partners to bring strategic, financial solutions to customers, communicate product capabilities, explain funding arrangements, and negotiate conditions of offering and pricing within the limits of their authority.

    • Contributes to goals, initiatives, and program development efforts by: supporting the implementation of innovative new quality and process improvement efforts with detailed instructions; and learning to execute their work in support of department initiatives, program goals, and enterprise goals.

    • Ensures compliance of Underwriting work by: learning to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of work from peer reviews of own work and beginning to provide review of work; appropriately obtaining and documenting case approvals and any policy exceptions and investments; and maintaining awareness of and compliance with all relevant policies, guidelines, and procedures, applying them to their own work.
  • 29 Days Ago

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Associate underwriter
  • CopperPoint Insurance Company
  • Oswego, OR FULL_TIME
  • CopperPoint has an exciting opportunity for a hybrid or full-time remote (depending on candidate location) Supervisor, Associate Underwriters. The Supervisor, Associate Underwriters oversees the assoc...
  • 2 Days Ago

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Mortgage Underwriter
  • Oregon Community Credit Union
  • Eugene, OR FULL_TIME
  • Starting Pay Range: $29.20 - $36.60 per hour. Location: Eugene, OR - Remote work environment, must be based in Oregon. OCCU is here to enrich lives. We do this by hiring tenacious, humble, and big-hea...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Senior Underwriter
  • Markel Service Inc.
  • Oswego, OR FULL_TIME
  • Primary responsibilities include: 1) independently underwrite contract bonds adhering to Markel Surety’s underwriting philosophy, appropriately assessing the risk presented and properly managing that ...
  • 5 Days Ago

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Mortgage Underwriter -- Remote | WFH
  • Get It Recruit - Finance
  • Eugene, OR FULL_TIME
  • At the company, we're on a mission to enrich lives. We achieve this by welcoming dedicated individuals who embody our values of tenacity, humility, and compassion. If you're passionate about making a ...
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Mortgage Underwriter -- Remote | WFH
  • Get It Recruit - Real Estate
  • Eugene, OR FULL_TIME
  • Position Title: Mortgage UnderwriterStarting Pay Range: $29.20 - $36.60 per hour.Location: Eugene, OR - Remote work environment, must be based in Oregon.We are dedicated to enriching lives and are on ...
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Underwriter
  • Clark Insurance
  • Maitland, FL
  • Company: Torrent Description: Torrent Technologies seeks candidates for a Flood Underwriter opening based in Overland Pa...
  • 6/1/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriter
  • Gallagher
  • Denver, CO
  • About Us: At Risk Placement Services, we're more than just a team – we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and tackling...
  • 5/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriter Associate
  • Gallagher
  • Hinsdale, IL
  • About Us: At Risk Placement Services, we're more than just a team – we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and tackling...
  • 5/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriter I
  • Automobile Club of Southern California
  • Costa Mesa, CA
  • Underwriter I Teamwork. Integrity. Dedication. Together, we make a difference. If you are a career-minded, service-drive...
  • 5/17/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriter
  • Gallagher
  • Brewster, NY
  • About Us: At Risk Placement Services, we're more than just a team – we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and tackling...
  • 5/16/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriter
  • Gallagher
  • Whippany, NJ
  • About Us: At Risk Placement Services, we're more than just a team – we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and tackling...
  • 4/9/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Transportation Underwriter
  • Gallagher
  • Meriden, CT
  • About Us: At Risk Placement Services, we're more than just a team – we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and tackling...
  • 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriter Associate
  • Gallagher
  • Lexington, KY
  • About Us: At Risk Placement Services, we're more than just a team – we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and tackling...
  • 9/11/2023 12:00:00 AM

Oregon (/ˈɒrɪɡən/ (listen) ORR-ih-gən) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The parallel 42° north delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon is one of only four states of the continental United States to have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean. Oregon was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before Western traders, explorers, and settlers arrived. An autonomous government ...
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Income Estimation for Underwriter jobs
$59,956 to $81,401

Underwriter
Works closely with Account Managers, Lending Officers & Management to answer specific loan questions or verify condition and documentation request.
April 05, 2023
Review and evaluate loan documents to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company standards, federal and agency standards and guidelines, as well as any applicable state-specific and or local regulations, ordinances, etc.
March 12, 2023
Demonstrates continual learning by attending industry seminars, webinars and other training programs.
February 22, 2023
Provides primary communication and direction for all processing requirements including policy issuance instruction, endorsement requests, billing requirements and audit review.
February 11, 2023
Assists the Quality Control Department and the Post-Closing Department in obtaining missing documentation needed in order to render a loan saleable in the secondary market.
December 31, 2022
Evaluates new business submissions, renewals, and policy change requests for their book of business resulting in underwriting decisions within their authority or recommendations for decisions exceeding their authority.
November 24, 2022