E&S 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

• Proven success in commercial P&C underwriting with 5+ years of experience; E&S and surplus lines expertise strongly preferred.
• Skilled in working with independent agents and managing agency relationships.
• Strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Proficient in Windows-based tools (Word, Excel, Email); experienced in paperless environments and online underwriting platforms (e.g., SAGE, Silver Plume, Reference Connect).
• Regular travel within the assigned territory—up to 50%—to support business needs, client engagement, and operational effectiveness.

Benefits

• Base Salary Range: $90,000 – $130,000
• Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus.
• Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Wellness, Paid Time Off, 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans.