Small Business Underwriter Trainee- West Coast Remote - January 2026
Lake Oswego, OR
Full-time
Remote
$53K/yr - $79K/yr
New Grad
The Hartford is an insurance company that focuses on helping people protect what matters. They are seeking a Small Business Underwriter Trainee to participate in a 14-week hybrid training program that prepares individuals for a successful underwriting career, supporting small business owners and collaborating with sales teams.
Work on our underwriting team supporting small business owners. The underwriter will handle all commercial lines, including Business Owner's Policy (BOP), Commercial Automobile, Workers' Compensation and Umbrella.
Learn to accurately develop and price individual risks, analyze loss and risk information, and recognize "red flags" and file inconsistencies to write profitable commercial business.
Partner with aligned territory sales rep to achieve profit and growth objectives.
Learn to build and leverage relationships with key agents that allow The Hartford to obtain new accounts and drive optimal business results in a highly competitive marketplace.
Qualification
Required
Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and Insurance experience.
Excellent written and interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
Ability to think analytically about business problems, make recommendations, and propose solutions.
Possession of resilience and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Demonstration of solid time, organizational, and desk management skills.
Goal oriented with a strong desire to deliver outcomes in timely manner.
Acts with a sense of urgency and is responsive to internal and external customer needs.
Strong sales skills with the ability to negotiate and sell all messages including with those that may be difficult.
Challenge the status quo to implement improvement and compete to win.
Demonstrates satisfactory progress during the Training Program and achieve passing scores on all tests, case studies, and foundational underwriting assessments.
Flexibility to travel approximately 10% of the time.
Preferred
Benefits
Short-term or annual bonuses
Long-term incentives
On-the-spot recognition
The Hartford is an industry leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds.
