Excess Casualty Underwriting Specialist

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and produce profitable business within the authority granted and consistent with company goals.
• Maintain agency relationships, develop new relationships and recognize without bias any need to cease a relationship and contribute where possible to the amicable accomplishment, as necessary.
• Adhere to company underwriting guidelines, processes and tools, an individual grant of authority, and appropriate regulatory and compliance requirements in the risk analysis and underwriting decision-making process.
• Examine information such as insurance applications, websites, inspection reports, loss information, financial data and third-party data in evaluating and making appropriate risk/reward decisions.
• Effectively express information and ideas clearly through spoken, written and electronic means.
• Demonstrate and effectively communicate an understanding of products and services.
• Provide prompt & courteous responses to both internal & external customers.
• Actively engage with distribution to market our capabilities, benefits, and features, and identify new opportunities.
• Focus on goals.
• Effectively leverage metrics and data to improve territory performance.
• Understand market/industry issues, trends, and competitors.
• Perform other tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree and at least eight years of relevant experience or the equivalent.
• Knowledge of Excess and Surplus is required.
• Must possess the ability to appropriately apply loss development and advanced loss analysis concepts to achieve optimal pricing of risk.
• Must possess the ability to creatively utilize coverage features, deductibles, or reinsurance on individual risks to achieve company objectives.
• Requires strong math aptitude, excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and negotiating skills.
• Must possess knowledge of various computer programs, internet-based programs, and PC literate in the use of spreadsheets.

Preferred Qualifications

• Wholesale surplus lines experience.
• CPCU, ARM, or AU industry designations.
• INS21, 22, and 23 or equivalent.