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Personal Lines Underwriter

Insurance Underwriters
Description
Review personal insurance applications to assess risk for auto, homeowners, renters, and umbrella policies, determining eligibility, pricing, and coverage terms to maintain profitable, compliant portfolios.
  • • Decline or non-renew unacceptable personal lines risks within authority.
  • • Communicate with agents, applicants, and inspection vendors to obtain information, quote terms, and explain underwriting guidelines.
  • • Evaluate catastrophe and aggregation exposure by territory (e.g., wind, hail, wildfire, flood) and adjust terms or capacity as needed.
  • • Adjust coverage limits, deductibles, and endorsements or apply surcharges/credits to place substandard risks appropriately.
  • • Review company systems to identify existing policies for the household or location and prevent over-insurance or stacking.
  • • Recommend or authorize facultative reinsurance or other risk transfer for high-value homes or large umbrella limits when appropriate.
  • • Analyze MVRs, CLUE/loss histories, credit-based insurance scores, inspections, and property characteristics to determine risk quality.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
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