Underwriter 2 - Grade 23

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This title exists in State Insurance Fund and has approximately 48 positions.

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Salary Information for Underwriter Trainee 1
Title Grade Hiring Rate/yr Job Rate/yr
Underwriter Trainee 1 13 $49,363 $63,169
Underwriter Trainee 2 14 $52,198 $66,634
Underwriter 1 18 $65,001 $82,656
Underwriter 2 23 $84,156 $106,454
Underwriter 3 25 $93,530 $117,875

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Job Duties

As an Underwriter 2, you would oversee a staff of Underwriters 1 who assess, define and price for the insurance risk assumed by the State Insurance Fund, and perform technical services in underwriting of workers' compensation insurance. You would review selected policies with respect to quality, accuracy, and compliance with laws, rules and regulations; ensure that the State Insurance Fund's rate structure and policy forms are employed to write all levels of risk; manage high premium risk; and critical, potentially costly and/or sensitive policyholder problems.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination to be considered for appointment to this position.  

For qualified employees of New York State on or before the date of the examination, you must be a qualified employee of the New York State Insurance Fund and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as follows:

Either A. three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Underwriter 1;

Or B. three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Underwriter 1 (Disability Benefits).

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

38-599

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. Job postings on StateJobsNY will contain the most up-to-date qualifications.

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for email notification so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Mobility Options

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through transfers opportunities or other examinations.

For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322.

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