Consultant, Brokerage Excess UW (E&S/Specialty) - New Business

About the role

We’re seeking a Consultant, Brokerage – Excess Casualty with hands-on underwriting experience and a strong understanding of the wholesale distribution landscape. Existing relationships with wholesalers in the West Coast and Central regions (TX, AZ, CA) are a strong plus and will allow you to make an immediate impact!

Responsibilities

• Researches and develops new classes of business as directed.
• Reviews individual risks with assigned brokers and either declines or accepts business based upon information necessary to make the decision.
• Achieves team/individual production and loss ratio goals with assigned brokers through sound broker management and marketing.
• Oversees or handles policy maintenance items and other mid-term requests.
• Fosters positive business relationships with brokers, through frequent contact.
• Resolves technical questions of the greatest complexity.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Excess Casualty underwriting.
• Strong broker/wholesaler relationships, particularly in TX, AZ, and CA.
• A collaborative mindset and consultative approach to complex placements.
• The ability to drive results in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Eight years CL underwriting experience handling large or complex accounts, excess & surplus lines experience preferred.
• Completion of general insurance courses such as CPCU, CIC, AU, ARM, CPIW, CWIS, or ASLI is preferred.
• Knowledge of complex CL underwriting policies, practices and procedures, insurance law and underwriting/marketing principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of Standard Bureau Rating plans and concepts such as catastrophe management.
• Knowledge of Alternative rating methods and plans and pricing theory.
• Knowledge of Treaty & Facultative reinsurance.
• Knowledge of regulatory issues, the wholesale broker system, market conditions and company operations.

Skills

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of facultative reinsurance and places reinsurance per department guidelines based upon the appropriate use of all reinsurance facilities used by the department, including various treaty, semiautomatic and facultative reinsurance.
• Maintains good working relationship with reinsurers.
• Proactively develops technical and business knowledge through internal and external venues.
• Teaches classes to build technical underwriting knowledge to brokers, SSU students and other underwriters.
• Mentors new and existing underwriting talent.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage.
• Paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more.

Pay

$104,000.00 - $194,000.00

Schedule

Exempt (Not Eligible)