Underwriting Assistant jobs in Maryland

Job Purpose: Support Surety Underwriters in broker management and all aspects of contract and bond creation and maintenance. Serves as mentor to Surety Underwriting Partners.

*Hybrid in Baltimore office, fully remote workers considered*

**Bilingual in French preferred**

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain profiles for facilities and related bonds
• Liaison between underwriters and bond services team relative to bond registration, riders, cancellations, pricing and new bond creation
• Assists Surety Producer Services Coordinator with management of broker of record process
• Issuance of bond and facility renewal reporting
• Broker Relationship management
• Mentoring of Surety Underwriting Partners as the Bond Services team evolves into a more technical resource
• Maintenance of prospect and client files on the V drive
• Management of bond approval process
• Bond Documentation Management
• Develops fluency in rate calculations to support underwriters and brokers
• Creation and Maintenance of rate fillings
• Assist with fronting transactions
• Engagement with the larger Allianz-Trade organization to support the visibility of Surety within Allianz-Trade
• Works with Group to identify, resolve and test solutions for defects in AVALIS
• Takes responsibility for relationship management of major surety relationships which includes billing and problem resolution.
• Interacts with other business units around the world to support international fronting requirements.
• Analyzes bonds to determine validity and raises issues with broker partners as needed
• Analyzes and confirms classifications for bonds based on SFAA requirements

Key Experience:

• Proven success in a surety related role
• Established record of successfully managing multiple customer accounts
• Strong broker relationships

Key Requirements:

• At least three years of experience working in a surety function
• Undergraduate degree preferred
• Strong computer literacy, with proficiency in Core Microsoft Programs,
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in a multi task environment
• Mentorship mentality
• Fluent in French a plus but not required

Key Skills:

• Ability to work in fast paced, service driven environment
• Exceptional internal & external customer service
• Established surety experience
• Excellent trouble shooting skills
• Strong written & verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated & Team player
• Ability to function in an evolving role
• Adept in a mentoring role