Public Entity Underwriting Associate

Role Description

As an Underwriter on our Public Entity Practice team, you will play a key role in evaluating and underwriting new and renewal multi-line public entity business while building strong relationships with brokers, risk managers, and internal business partners.

You will work closely with your manager and mentor, analyzing complex risks, developing competitive and profitable quotations, and contributing to the continued growth of our Public Entity portfolio.

This collaborative role offers the opportunity to deepen your underwriting expertise while partnering with Claims, Business Development, and Excess Workers' Compensation teams to deliver creative solutions and exceptional service to our customers.

You will evaluate underwriting submissions, review financial and loss information, determine appropriate retention levels, pricing, and policy terms, and negotiate acceptable coverage solutions.

You'll also help identify new business opportunities, strengthen broker relationships through cross-selling initiatives, and represent Safety National at industry events while supporting the achievement of departmental production and profitability goals.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Risk Management, Insurance, Finance, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent insurance industry experience will also be considered.
• Required Qualifications: Experience evaluating commercial insurance risks and applying sound underwriting principles. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial statements, loss experience, claims information, and exposure data. Presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future.
• Ability to assess pricing, retention levels, policy terms, and coverage structures for complex accounts. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively negotiate and build relationships with brokers, clients, and internal business partners. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Risk Management, Insurance, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional insurance designations such as AINS, CIC, AU, or similar.
• Experience underwriting public entity business, self-insured groups, or large retention casualty accounts.
• Knowledge of public entity exposures, risk management practices, and the excess casualty marketplace.
• Experience collaborating with claims, business development, and underwriting teams to develop comprehensive insurance solutions.
• Experience identifying new business opportunities and managing broker relationships.

Protect the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of Information and Technology Assets

As part of your responsibilities, you will be expected to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and technology assets against unauthorized disclosure, destruction and/or alteration, in accordance with Safety National policies, standards, and procedures.

Total Rewards

Highlights of our exceptional benefits include generous health, dental, and vision coverage, health savings accounts, a 401(k)-retirement savings match and an annual profit sharing contribution.

We proudly offer family forming benefits for adoption, fertility, and surrogacy, generous paid time off and paid holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave, a hybrid work environment, and company-paid life insurance and disability.

To support employees in their career journeys, we provide professional growth and development opportunities in addition to employee recognition and well-being programs.