Underwriting Assistant

Description

Summary:

The Underwriting Assistant administers the daily operations related to the procurement and cancellation of professional liability insurance for CHRISTUS Health's employed physicians and employed physician programs, including assistance in gathering and analyzing data, preparing documentation, and ensuring guidance with underwriting guidelines for professional liability insurance. The position also assists the Risk Finance department and the CHRISTUS Underwriting Committee with collection, organization, and transmittal of information from and to health care centers and facilities, corporate office and support centers, state agencies, insurance brokers and insurers concerning all lines of commercial property and casualty coverage, and CHRISTUS Health's self-insurance programs. In addition to underwriting assistance, this role also assists in reviewing the accuracy of insurance premium and other risk finance provider invoices and preparing invoices for payment. The position requires a detail-oriented person who is dependable and flexible, who can communicate and work with physicians, physician office managers, health care facility and other organizational representatives, insurance company underwriters, and brokers.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Assists the CHRISTUS Underwriting Committee in evaluating and processing insurance applications.
• Gathers and analyzes data, prepares documentation, and ensures compliance with underwriting guidelines.
• Reviews new applications to confirm that information is appropriate.
• Reviews all risks for new and renewal applications.
• May recommend acceptance or declination of risks according to established guidelines.
• Files and creates reports, appeals, processes, files, correspondence, or contacts as assigned.
• Recommends methods for promotion of policies or improvements to processes.
• Contacts insurers, physician practice managers, department directors and risk management personnel to obtain appropriate professional liability coverage for new hires, close out coverage, procure extended reporting coverage, and annually renew coverage for certain employed physician programs.
• Develops and maintains employed physician program and individual insurance policies and correspondence for all years; reviews broker and insurer billings, policies & endorsements for accuracy; and coordinates development and dissemination of annual insurance program coverage information to health care center representatives.
• Serves as an information source to address employed physician coverage issues, and interacts regularly with insurance brokers, insurance underwriters and state agency representatives on behalf of CHRISTUS Health.
• Assists in collection of underwriting data for all lines of commercial property, casualty and excess insurance coverage.
• Assists in procurement and annual renewal of Louisiana and New Mexico Patient Compensation fund coverage for health care entities and selected physicians and paraprofessionals.
• Administers certificates of insurance for CPIP (CHRISTUS Provider Insurance Program) program.
• Serves as first point of contact to providers for requests for certificates of insurance and provides appropriate responses.
• Assists Risk Finance Department with risk finance and loss prevention activities as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• High School Diploma required.

Experience

• 1+ years of professional related experience required.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• None required.

Work Schedule:

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday

Work Type:

Full Time