Business Development Underwriter

Responsibilities

• Build and strengthen agency relationships through education, outreach, and strategic collaboration.
• Evaluate risks, set terms, and price policies within authority to meet profitability goals.
• Achieve targets for new business, rate changes, and underwriting quality.
• Deliver timely quotes, endorsements, audits, and policy issuance with precision and consistency.
• Review inspections, audits, and endorsements to ensure accurate coverage and premium adequacy.
• Support and coach junior underwriters to build team capability.
• Assess facultative reinsurance needs and manage cession processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and six plus years related insurance experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced professional insurance coursework (i.e., CPCU, ASLI, and AU) or completion of other insurance-related classes is preferred.
• Demonstrated success in commercial lines property casualty insurance businesses.
• Past experience working with independent agents is preferred.
• Surplus lines underwriting experience is highly preferred.
• Basic knowledge of computer programs in a Windows environment, including Word, Excel and E-mail is required.
• Prior experience working in a paperless environment, including familiarity with on-line underwriting tools is preferred (e.g. SAGE, Silver Plume, and Reference Connect).