Christopher Hughes Email & Phone Number

Portland, Maine Area

• Manages all transitions for book of business, as well as review of new business and renewals under $20,000 within underwriting guidelines.• Works to ensure compliance and appropriate coverage for all policyholders utilizing knowledge and independent judgment to determine eligibility of risks within underwriting guidelines. • Communicate regularly with independent insurance agents and insurance regulators.• Underwrites applications for insurance coverage, evaluates reports from loss control consultants and other information to determine applicable coverage for their assigned book of business.• Evaluates the experience of a risk to determine appropriate tier and pricing.• Evaluates the loss potential due to catastrophe, severity, and/or frequency.• Assists agents with comments or questions about applications and the likelihood of acceptance by the company for risk selection and appropriate coverage.• Reviews requests for renewal, cancellation and endorsement and gathers additional documentation necessary for processing.

Portland, Maine Area

• Provided comprehensive support to the MEMIC underwriting team by gathering internal and external data, ensuring all account documentation was accurate and updated in the underwriting systems. • Quoted, modified and approved new and existing business within the established guidelines set forth by the MEMIC Underwriting Leadership Team.• Maintained database leads, maintained service standards with timely follow-up to agent requests and entered lead information into Access Database to support Underwriters.

Portland, Maine Area

• Performed weekly inventory assessments, managed product orders for 5 locations, and placed merchandise on storeroom floors and controlled back room stock levels.