Why the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)

TASB comes from humble beginnings — picture a one-person organization created in 1949 to advocate for excellence in public education on behalf of Texas school board members. Flash forward to today, and we have over 500 employees working together to provide 1,024 school districts with purposeful resources and services so they can focus on what matters most — excellent education for over 5 million Texas students.  

Our employees work alongside talented team members who are passionate about supporting public education and enjoy learning from new and different perspectives.  TASB believes the rich variety of expertise our employees collectively bring to the workplace makes our organization highly successful. And TASB’s passion for education and learning doesn’t end there. Our culture has always encouraged employees to grow and become their best selves, professionally and personally, through a variety of innovative and collaborative development opportunities. You’re likely beginning to see why we’d been regularly named by the Austin Business Journal as one of the Top Ten Best Places to Work!  

TASB offers competitive pay, rich benefits (including retirement matching of 2:1 up to 5% after one year, which means that if you contribute 5% to the plan, TASB will contribute 10%), family-friendly paid leave, onsite daycare, onsite gym, wellness program, tuition reimbursement, hybrid work options, and more.  

Every role at TASB thoughtfully complements our mission and its impact on school districts across Texas. These roles include work in TASB’s Risk Management Services division, which provides administrative services to the TASB Risk Management Fund – a multi-line self-insurance pool (or “risk pool”) of Texas schools. If you consider your work exceptional, have a passion for risk management or risk pools, and want to help drive our mission forward, keep reading!

About You

As an Underwriting Technician, you will leverage your excellent customer service skills to address member service inquiries for an assigned book of public school districts for property, auto, liability, workers’ compensation, cyber, and unemployment compensation coverage.  You are detail-oriented, manage your time effectively to meet deadlines, and work collaboratively to deliver an exceptional member experience. 

A Typical Day   

• Prepare coverage renewals and new business opportunities for underwriter review.  
• Provide requested Certificates of Coverage for members and evaluate requests for Additional Insured and Loss Payee endorsements.
• Collaborate and communicate with team members to provide comprehensive service to members
• If you’re still reading, we’d love to meet you!

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Meaningfully connect with members by providing knowledgeable and timely assistance with a variety of service needs including exposure updates, certificates of coverage, document requests, system access and navigation, and submission of required information
• Perform essential duties of role to enrich and add value to underwriting and coverage administration processes
• Bring communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills to support both internal and external customers

Skills or Requirements For Success

Education and Experience: 

• High School Education
• Previous experience in insurance or public-entity risk pooling preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Detail-oriented with excellent interpersonal, written/oral communication, and collaboration skills. 
• Excellent customer service skills. 
• Strong organizational, time-management, and/documentation abilities. 
• Able to work under tight time constraints meeting firm deadlines with limited direct supervision. 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office. 

The TASB Difference

• Enjoy competitive pay and rich benefit offerings. 
• Be a part of a collaborative environment where every contribution impacts Texas public schools.  
• Thrive in a culture that promotes bringing your whole self to work every day and emphasizes healthy boundaries and work-life balance.   
• Learn and grow individually and together through frequent professional development, wellness seminars, and more.  
• Work alongside transparent leaders with an open and consistent feedback approach. 
• Celebrate as a team with meaningful (and fun) events   throughout the year.  

Posting Notices

• The health and safety of our employees and members is our top priority.   
• The Association is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an individual based on any of the following personal characteristics protected by law: race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including in relation to marital status, pregnancy, pay, sexual orientation or gender identity), age, disability, genetics or veteran status.
• This position does not qualify for visa sponsorship.
• Any job offer is contingent upon receipt of satisfactory background check results.  

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