Environmental Underwriter Trainee

About this role

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best.


This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

The Environmental Division of the Great American Insurance Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of environmental insurance products to a broad array of industries.  All products can be customized to address the specific risks and exposures of the client.  Environmental Insurance - Great American Insurance Group

We are looking for an Underwriter Trainee to join our Exton, PA, Boston, MA, or New York City office. Great American’s culture is built on connection, shared learning, and strong relationships. This is a hybrid role that combines in-office and remote work. Employees are expected to maintain a meaningful on-site presence to support collaboration, relationship building, and business success.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities • Participates in activities related to risk selection/rejection, pricing, retention, growth, and profitability per divisional objectives.

• Review, summarize, and interpret environmental reports, including Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, Phase I Site Investigations, and other technical documents.

• Works with the underwriting team to learn how to price business, analyze coverage and how to develop and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external customers.

• Learns to assess risk quality and compliance within company guidelines and to initiate appropriate loss prevention actions.

• Learns to use independent judgment and initiative to support business goals.

• Participates in visiting agents, brokers, and producers with a more senior underwriter and learns to retain existing accounts, build and maintain business relationships, and develop new opportunities in support of divisional objectives.

• Learns to interpret, explain, and market products and services.

• Learns to apply underwriting rules and guidelines, rating manual rules, and insurance laws and regulations. 

• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Job Requirements • Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Engineering or a related discipline, ideally with an environmental focus.

• Generally, 0-2 years of insurance or environmental consulting experience is preferred.

• Strong MS Office skills and must be good with technology.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• The ideal candidate will be a recent science or engineering graduate or an early-career environmental professional.

Business Unit: Environmental

Salary Range: $60,000.00 -$75,000.00

Benefits: We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees*. Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits.   Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs. Your recruiter will provide details about benefits and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process. Learn more at http://www.gaig.com/careers .   *Excludes seasonal employees and interns.

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