Market Facing Underwriter, Middle Markets or Senior

Job Description:

Industry: Insurance

Job Category: Miscellaneous - Other

The Middle Markets Underwriter is responsible for:

• Serving as a customer industry advocate with a focus on improving the customer experience by understanding their risk and offering the best end to end solution for their insurance needs.
• Using a disciplined approach to exposure evaluation, risk assessment and pricing
• Using risk insights, data and models to drive informed decisions at point of sale
• Identifying gaps and aligning our company's products and value proposition to offer a solution that provides the contract certainty the customer needs
• Demonstrating strong analytical skills and executing as an innovative advisor
• Underwriting, analyzing and generating new and renewal business
• Market facing and production within the growing Middle Markets division
• Administering and monitoring underwriting rules and guidelines, insurance laws and regulations and rating manual rules
• Developing and maintaining agency and broker relationships
• Working within broad limits and authorities on highly complex assignments

Mid-Senior Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area.
  OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 6 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area
  OR
• Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 1 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area
  OR
• Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 4 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area
  AND
• Knowledge of line/s of business and the legal and regulatory guidelines
• Knowledge of time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
• Experience with Microsoft Office

OR

Senior Underwriter Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area
  OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area
  OR
• Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area
  OR
• Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 8 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support are

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Ability to effectively assess risk
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong retail broker relationships within the region
• Superior skills in relationship building, active listening, needs analysis, and win-win negotiating
• Possess knowledge of time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong knowledge of underwriting philosophy, techniques, national/local filing regulations and guidelines
• PC and related software skills
• CPCU and ARM a plus

Screening Questions
Do you have 3 years or more underwriting commercial lines middle markets?

Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of commercial middle market underwriting expertise along with excellent marketing skills. They will also have current broker contacts in the region.

Why we're a great company
We are a large global carrier with a tremendous amount of growth potential and opportunity for learning and advancement.