L&I Industrial Insurance Underwriter

Overview

Our Mission:
Keep Washington Safe and Working! Our Values:
Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability.

The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety, health, and security of Washington's workers. We help employers meet safety and health standards and inspect workplaces when alerted to hazards. As administrators of the state's workers' compensation system, we provide medical and limited wage-replacement coverage to workers who suffer job-related injuries and illness. Our rules and enforcement programs also help ensure workers are paid what they are owed, that children s and teens' work hours are limited, and that consumers are protected from unsound business practices.

Insurance Services is the largest division within the agency and administers one of the premier workers’ compensation organizations in the nation serving over 3.8 million employees working for 260,000 employers. The Employer Services program within the Insurance Services Division is responsible for establishing and maintaining industrial insurance accounts for over 180,000+ employers and 2.5 million employees doing business throughout the state of Washington.

The program provides a wide array of services to employers in the State Fund from helping new businesses get workers’ compensation coverage to specialized underwriting. The Industrial Insurance Underwriter 4 (IIU4) position is located within the Employer Services Division of Insurance Services. The job of an Industrial Insurance Underwriter is complex. We are seeking candidates who are passionate about providing exceptional customer service.

As an Industrial Insurance Underwriter you will independently underwrite and manage state fund workers’ compensation policies with a variety of complexities based on industry hazards. This position provides expert consultative and technical support to employers, third party representatives, and other divisions within the agency. You will interpret laws and regulations, provide policy and procedural clarification and correct problems. This work supports the agency’s mission and the state’s economic wellbeing by protecting the safety of Washington workers and providing benefits to injured workers, and by insuring employers against uncertainty and liability.