Associate Underwriter

At Obie, we are shaking up landlord insurance, making it easily available for landlords and real estate investors both when and where they need it. With a focus on driving efficiency and innovation for our customers and within our team, we're on the search for new talent that can take Obie to the next level.

At Obie, you'll collaborate with a diverse team that embraces evidence-based decision making, learns from failure, accepts feedback, and is always prepared to make changes for the better. You'll be expected to operate with flexibility and leverage your curiosity to drive innovation while collaborating with colleagues across teams and areas of expertise. Our ideal teammates are kind, passionate, committed to excellence and eager to nerd out over the best ways to make Obie even better.

Our Chicago based employees are hybrid, and expected to be in office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Obie is looking for an innovative, bright, and hard-working individual to join our underwriting team to help build, optimize, and execute on our underwriting strategies as operations grow.

Those successful in this role will have knowledge in the insurance space with passions for leading by example, developing and coaching others, and creating new and different solutions while leveraging technology.  

Additionally, you'll be self-motivated and directed.  An ability to collaborate is a must, but you will be autonomous and expected to succeed without heavy direction.

What You'll Do:

• Execute daily underwriting tasks for new and renewal business, ensuring underwriting guidelines are maintained
• Handle underwriting  inquiries from internal and external agents
• Conduct post-loss underwriting to determine continued risk eligibility
• Review and maintain renewal eligibility
• Terminate ineligible risks
• Help support and create new processes to underwrite on a policy-level while leveraging technology; institute tools, processes, and frameworks to help scale underwriting operations
• Complete other duties as assigned

What You'll Bring:

• 2+ years of underwriting or insurance industry experience
• Impeccable attention to detail and thoroughness with assigned tasks
• Experience and comfort using a variety of software tools from Excel and G Suite, to policy management and customer relationship management software
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to assist with customer needs, problem solving, all while leaving a positive impression
• Fearlessness and adaptability in a fast-moving, ever changing environment and ability to work on multiple tasks at once
• Personal standard for excellence: Strong process orientation and interest in finding better ways to do things
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and manage time effectively
• Positive "can do" attitude and a desire to contribute to a growing, energetic work environment
• Bachelor's degree or commensurate experience

We want you at your best, and won't be giving you any gotcha-style questions - we aren't like that. We want to get to know you, hear about what you're interested in, and learn about what you hope to do in the future.

You should familiarize yourself with these resources before continuing:

a. Our company's blog to learn more about the space we're working in, where we write about landlord insurance.

b. Check out our Twitter and LinkedIn to get a glimpse of how people interact with our brand and product.

c. Some posts with and about us around the web (Inc 5000, Estate Innovation, Geek Estate Blog, Business Wire)

d. Podcast appearances: (The Ryan Hanley Show, REM #22) 

1. Meet us and learn about Obie

You'll first talk to Kara or Mary on a 30-minute call; you won't need to prepare anything in advance. The goal of this conversation is to get to know you and mutually explore if we might be a good fit for each other. You'll learn more about Obie and have a chance to ask any questions about our company, team, culture, and product.

2. Meet the hiring manager

You'll get to have a 45-minute video interview with the hiring manager for this role, Joel Place. This discussion will be more technical in nature to ensure you have the skills needed to be successful in the role. 

3. Project exercise

We will present you with a short exercise to complete, so please be thorough and use the resources available to you. More on this when you get there!

 

4. Meet the team

Since you'll be joining a close-knit team, we'll ask you to meet other people in the company so we can get to know each other a bit better.

Founded in 2017, Obie is paving a new path in insurance for landlords and real estate investors. Obie's goal is to fundamentally change how insurance is bought and sold  by building technology and insurance products that increase ease and accessibility for the 17 million residential real estate investors and landlords in the US. Obie offers a superior insurance experience, allowing real estate investors and landlords to obtain the right coverage where it's most convenient for them, whether that means using our digital quote tools, working with independent agents, or finding us through our integrations with industry partners.

With over 6,000 active policy holders, and over $20 billion in coverage secured, Obie has still barely scratched the surface of its growth potential. That growth is supported by $39 million secured in funding, positioning it perfectly to continue revolutionizing the industry.

Being in the insurance industry, we understand the importance of comprehensive benefits for you and your family. These are just some of the benefits and perks we provide:

Competitive salary

Flexible time off with an encouraged minimum time away to support a healthy work-life balance

12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave

Great health, dental and vision coverage

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts

Stock Options

401k match

Pet Insurance Reimbursement

Health and wellness benefit

Equipment budget - everything you need to do your best work

Professional development support

Summer hours