Executive Underwriter - Primary Casualty

Our ambition is to unlock a more sustainable and prosperous tomorrow by helping businesses navigate the world’s risks. In the Americas, we’ll live up to that ambition by delivering value far beyond the insurance policies we provide. We’re confronting our clients’ risk management challenges by finding solutions that further their strategic goals and help them build more sustainable, thriving businesses.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Executive Underwriter to join an established underwriting team in a rapidly growing and dynamic segment. The individual will be responsible for servicing a renewal book and producing new business through exceptional underwriting practices throughout North America.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite the unit’s most complex new and renewal business within assigned remit.
• Drive profitable premium and rate goals, working with actuarial and claims to successfully deliver results consistent with the financial plan.
• Work closely with brokers and agents to understand the specific needs of their clients and ensure that the insurance policies offered are tailored to meet those needs.
• Provide guidance and support to junior underwriters.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment in the analysis and evaluation of risk.
• Participate in roundtable discussions on risk assessment.
• Negotiate with producers within the limits of delegated authority and in accordance with established underwriting standards to achieve profit objectives.
• Build and enhance relationships with assigned brokers and clients to identify and establish new distribution relationships.
• Maintain expertise with the products, services, priorities, and target markets to more effectively enable clients to uncover hidden risks.
• Promote the company's expertise by participating in industry conferences and events while regularly conducting and taking leadership roles in client and broker meetings to educate on evolving risk.
• Maintain compliance with all internal and external underwriting guidelines and legal requirements.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in primary casualty underwriting and an understanding of insurance principles and regulations.
• Ability to travel a minimum of 15% of the time.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to perform accurate mathematical calculations.
• Outstanding collaborative skills in a fast-paced team-centric environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

• Competitive retirement savings plan.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Wide range of learning opportunities to hone professional skills and support career development.
• Inclusive benefits that evolve with your needs, covering health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and financial security.
• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability, and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits.
• AXA Hearts in Action volunteering and charitable giving programs, including Matching Gifts, Volunteering Leave, and the annual Global Day of Giving.

Pay

The U.S. base salary range for this position is USD 95,000 – 186,500. Actual pay will be determined based upon the individual’s skills, experience, and location.