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Erie and Niagara Insurance Association
| Location Address: |
8800 Sheridan Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 |
| Mailing Address: |
PO Box 9062 Williamsville, NY 14231-9062 |
| Phone: |
716-632-5433 |
| Fax: |
716-632-0410 |
| HR Fax: |
716-632-2460 |
| Claims Fax: |
716-632-9621 |
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| Office Hours: |
8:15am – 4:30pm, Monday through Friday |
| After Hours and Weekends: |
866-587-9820 |
Career Opportunities
Erie and Niagara Insurance has been serving the insurance needs of families and businesses in New York State for more than 145 years.
We offer a competitive benefits package, including platinum health and dental plans, profit sharing, 401k with a company match, paid time off, pension, flexible schedules and more!
Qualified candidates may submit their confidential resume and cover letter with salary requirements to Human Resources.
Interested in joining our team? Explore the opportunities below:
Operational Accounting Manager
Purpose:
The Operational Accounting Manager is responsible for providing leadership, support and guidance to the operational accounting team. Ensures the team complies with the goals, objectives and standards of the company. Ensures recurring cash management operations are performed timely and accurately. Makes decisions exceeding staff’s authority and resolves escalated matters.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Operational
- Coordinate daily departmental operations, i.e., billing, accounts receivable and accounts payable, ensuring organizational quality and compliance standards are met.
- Support necessary accounting functions, including responsibility for Chart of Accounts and general ledger maintenance for Company, affiliate and subsidiary.
- Responsible for the billing functionality of the policy management system.
- Monitor billing workflows, identifies process improvement opportunities and implements efficient procedures to optimize billing operations.
- Review transaction listings/payable requests prepared by Accounts Payable Representative weekly to ensure accurate cash disbursement processing and recording in the general ledger.
- Primary facilitator of projects and special assignments in order to achieve corporate and departmental goals and initiatives.
Cash Management
- Perform daily interface of cleared checks on Company’s operating account. Review banking activity and resolve any errors or issues, as needed.
- Responsible for deposits to banks, as needed, on a regular basis.
- Track bank fee detail on a monthly basis.
- Perform bank reconciliations on a monthly basis for Company’s, affiliate’s, and subsidiary’s operating accounts.
- Report on available cash on a daily basis to Treasurer and President. Facilitate investment activity details to custodian, as needed.
Reporting and Compliance
- Responsible for timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual investment accounting and reporting of the Company and affiliate.
- Responsible for the preparation of investment schedules that are reviewed at quarterly Board of Directors’ meetings.
- Perform all tasks associated with maintaining various accounting financial software.
- Provide assistance with the annual financial statement audits for all companies and the NYS Department of Financial Services examinations for the Company and affiliate.
- Provide assistance with quarterly and annual financial filings to the NYS Department of Financial Services to ensure timely filings. Process quarterly Federal and State tax remittance, as applicable, for all companies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field with minimum 7 years experience in the accounting field
- Demonstrated ability to manage and develop staff
- General Ledger experience in accrual accounting required
- Working knowledge of billing operations and systems
- Ability to use initiative and sound judgment to make decisions to establish guidelines
- Highly proficient computer skills in a Windows based environment with demonstrated experience and ability in Microsoft Excel and Word
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Able to manage multiple tasks and responsibilities daily
Pay range for this position is $70,000 - $90,000 annually depending on experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. The expected salary range for this position is displayed in accordance with the New York State Pay Transparency Law.
Commercial Lines Underwriting Specialist
Erie and Niagara Insurance Association is seeking a full-time Commercial Lines Underwriting Specialist for their office in Williamsville, NY.
The Commercial Lines Underwriting Specialist provides leadership, support and guidance to the underwriting team. Maintains a high level of working knowledge of the commercial line of business and is responsible for providing product support.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Keeps abreast of trends and changes in the marketplace. Assists in implementing changes to product offerings and pricing of programs as needed.
- Selects, trains, and develops staff. Responsible for year-end reviews, including salary adjustment recommendations; initiates necessary corrective action as needed.
- Assists in establishing underwriting guidelines, including authority levels.
- Participates in account/policy workflow assignments as needed to maintain acceptable inventory standards.
- Builds a rapport with agency personnel offering friendly, courteous, and professional customer service.
- Responsible for placement of reinsurance within assigned authority level.
- Reviews and approves higher value and more complex risks, following the underwriting authority level.
- Reviews, processes, approves or refers policy cancellation or reinstatement requests within assigned authority level.
- Reviews and approves PML calculations and mapping for placement within assigned authority level.
- Approves conditional and formal notices within assigned authority level.
- Approves or refers policy renewals based on assigned authority level.
- Addresses phone call inquiries and written communication from insureds and initiates necessary action.
- Approves backdated endorsements within assigned authority level.
- Assists and/or conducts onsite/offsite/overnight agency product training sessions, as well as work related seminars/conferences.
- Assists Director of Underwriting in the design and implementation of projects and special assignments in order to further departmental goals and initiatives.
- Plays an integral role in development, testing, compiling results and implementation of department rating and form updates.
- Executes underwriting quality control monitoring for adherence to the assigned underwriting authority level.
- Monitors open inventory and recommend appropriate action when needed.
- Assists in insurance department correspondence.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by Director of Underwriting.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree is preferred
- Ten years of related underwriting experience is required
- INS designation, or other equivalent industry designation is required
- CPCU or CIC Designation is strongly recommended
- Ability to use initiative and sound judgment to make decisions within established guidelines
- Demonstrates broad knowledge of coverage for select lines of business written by the department
- Demonstrates knowledge of insurance industry terminology and laws as it pertains to assigned area
- Proficient computer skills in a windows based environment
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form
- Ability to assist and direct staff
Pay range for this position is $85,000 - $105,000 annually depending on experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. The expected salary range for this position is displayed in accordance with the New York State Pay Transparency Law.
Underwriter Assistant (Growth Potential!)
Erie and Niagara is seeking a full-time Underwriter Assistant for our Personal Lines department. This is a great opportunity to join an established WNY company with opportunities for advancement.
Responsibilities:
Position is responsible for assisting in underwriting activities within the scope of authority:
- Builds a rapport with Agency Personnel offering friendly, courteous, and professional customer service
- Effectively answers underwriting questions on new and existing business and provide quotes for risks that are within established underwriting guidelines – respond promptly with proper documentation. Calls outside established underwriting guidelines are transferred to Underwriter
- Assists in underwriting activities within the scope of authority
- Reviews, approves, processes or refers policy endorsement requests
- Reviews, approves, processes or refers policy cancellation or reinstatement requests
- Reviews all necessary information for policy renewals to determine acceptability for continued coverage
- Renews, non-renews, modifies or refers policy renewals
- Decision to order inspections as per department guidelines
- Provides written communication to agents
- Policy nonrenewal, modifications and recommendations
- Provides written communication to insureds
- Requests information from agents as directed by Underwriters
- Maintains diary on pending items to ensure that they are handled in a timely manner
- Prepares and processes policy quotations as directed by Underwriters or within the scope of assigned authority
- Researches information to be utilized in the underwriting decision process; Gathers information on risks
- Sends memos for information and pending timely response
- Organizes new files and forward to Underwriters
- Approves backdated endorsements within assigned authority level
- Assists in the testing of department rating updates as assigned by Underwriting Specialist
- Assists in development, testing, and implementation of department rating and Form updates within assigned authority level
- Compiles results for management review
- Addresses phone calls and/or written communication from insureds and initiates any necessary action
- May participate and/or assist in onsite agency product training sessions
- Reviews reports as directed by underwriting management
- Performs other related duties as assigned by underwriting management
Qualifications:
- Associates Degree is preferred
- Two years of demonstrated customer service experience is preferred
- Ability to use sound judgment and make decisions within established underwriting guidelines
- Willingness to pursue INS designation
- Ability to use initiative and sound judgment to make decisions within established underwriting guidelines
- Proficient computer skills in a windows based environment
- Must work well both independently and in a team environment
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and responsibilities daily
- Ability to set and meet deadlines as necessary
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment
Pay range for this position is $18.00-22.00/hour depending on experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. The expected salary range for this position is displayed in accordance with the New York State Pay Transparency Law.
Erie and Niagara Insurance Association is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.