Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Swyfft is an established specialty program administrator focused on commercial habitational insurance. The Underwriting Assistant will provide administrative and operational support to the commercial underwriting team, ensuring new business, renewals, and all post-bind policy transactions are processed accurately and efficiently.
Responsibilities
- Prepare policy documentation for binding and issuance
- Communicate with agents and underwriters regarding missing information, documentation, or notice-related questions
- Track outstanding items and manage priorities to meet regulatory and underwriting deadlines
- Assist with endorsements, cancellations, and non-renewals
- Ensure accurate entry of underwriting and policy data upon binding
- Maintain accurate electronic underwriting files
- Support audits, carrier reviews, and compliance requests
- Prepare, issue, and track regulatory Oden notices, including but not limited to: Non-renewal notices, Conditional renewal notices, Cancellation notices. Ensure all notices are issued in accordance with state specific timing and content
- Collect required documentation and support the filing of Surplus Lines taxes and fees, when applicable, in accordance with state regulatory requirements and internal procedure
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience required
- 1–3 years of experience in commercial insurance support, underwriting assistant, or policy processing
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, MS Teams), insurance-related systems
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven, compliance-focused environment
- Interest in career growth within underwriting
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity required
- Designated quiet work from home space
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Short and Long Term Disability (Company Paid)
- Voluntary Long-Term Disability
- Employee Life & AD&D (Company Paid)
- Voluntary Employee, Spouse, and Child Life & AD&D
- Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit FSA, and Healthcare Savings Account (HSA)
- 401K with a generous matching contribution and no vesting schedule
- 20 days of PTO annually (prorated based on hire date)
- Company Paid Holidays and 2 “Choose Your Own Holidays”
Company Overview
A simpler way to do home insurance. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.swyfft.com/.
Apply Now