Channon Dorr
Firestone,Colorado
Summary
Top-notch underwriter with solid experience in commercial accounts. Assesses and evaluates risks with keen eye for coverage and pricing. Strong negotiation skills and dedicated to staying up-to-date with the market. Thrive in companies that value collaboration, and innovation.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Underwriter 2
Velocity Risk
01.2022 - Current
- Taking ownership of portfolio, assigned underwriter for 23 offices with a book goal of $17 million for 2022
- Risk selection-assessing risk, determining the premium, policy terms and conditions, with a focus both on new business and renewals
- Develop and build broker relationships demonstrated by a consistent level of responsiveness with a focus on supporting broker objectives
- Portfolio management by helping to analyze book of business, collaborate on areas for diversification for improved growth and profit
- Documentation on each file, able to document files in a way that reflects a solid thought process and decision making through comprehensive account reviews, sign off on referrals and comply with underwriting guidelines
- Management experience-three direct reports this year to take referrals and mentor
- Familiarity with ISO and manuscript forms, AIR and RMS modeling, Slack, Salesforce and Microsoft Teams, Cape, NearMap, Prometrix and RiskMeter
Underwriter 1
ICAT
07.2021 - 12.2021
- Lead of several 'Meet Your Underwriter' to introduce new agents to the platform
- Thorough knowledge of personal lines insurance coverage and underwriting guidelines
- Train and educate agency staff on company products, services, processes and underwriting appetite
- Work with marketing on external facing marketing material and incentives to enhance broker participation.
Underwriting Service Manger 2/1
ICAT
05.2015 - 07.2021
- Ended 2020 with a consistent 80% retention on renewals and 80% for new business accounts
- Supported the creation of webinar presentations for new and existing brokers on ICAT coverage and the website platform
- Traveled to the East Coast to introduce ICAT Online to new brokers
- Trained over 20 new employees and verified accuracy of coworker's work through audits
- Created a training manual 'Tips and Tricks' for new hires
- Participated cross functionally between departments to assist on website enhancements including SOV Upload and Auto-Bind Renewals.
Education
Communications and Economics
University of Colorado, Boulder
Skills
- Policy Quoting and Pricing
- Application Review
- Loss Protection
- Risk Assessment
- Coverage Determination
- Terms Negotiation
- Portfolio Management
Timeline
Underwriter 2
Velocity Risk
01.2022 - Current
Underwriter 1
ICAT
07.2021 - 12.2021
Underwriting Service Manger 2/1
ICAT
05.2015 - 07.2021
Communications and Economics
University of Colorado, Boulder
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