Senior Executive Underwriter, Financial Institutions

About the role

We’re in the business of helping people achieve amazing things by protecting the things that matter most. And you can help us when you join our team of underwriters. They're at the center of everything we do and by joining us, you'll be on a team known throughout the industry for providing our customers with just the right amount of coverage they need to pursue their unique interests.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of Hartford Financial Lines local region, reporting directly to an underwriting director on the Financial Institutions Underwriting Team.
• Underwrite and actively pursue new business, servicing the needs of our brokerage partners on an account-by-account basis.
• Focus on management and professional liability products for public and private financial services institutions, including primary and excess directors & officers liability, errors & omissions liability, fiduciary liability and employment practices liability.

Requirements

• A customer-first mindset, putting our customers at the center of everything you do.
• A passion for making decisions through both analyzing data and employing critical thinking skills.
• A team spirit and desire to work collaboratively.
• A financial mindset to help make the best decisions.
• Ability to own your work and follow through on commitments.
• Ability to decipher and execute within a fluid and changing business environment.
• An understanding of how to build relationships and trust among diverse groups.
• The ability to advance their careers into technical OR leadership positions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• 5+ years of Financial Institutions management liability and professional liability underwriting experience.
• Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining solid relationships with all internal and external business partners.
• Self-motivated to sell and market to Distribution Partners in the field.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• An ability to think analytically about business problems, make recommendations and propose solutions.
• High energy self-starter, who is resilient and has an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Solid time, organizational, and desk management skills.
• Goal-oriented and delivers outcomes.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and compete to win.
• Superior technical knowledge and sound decision-making and analytical skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 10-15%.

Pay

The listed annualized base pay range is $128,800 - $205,200.

Schedule

This role will have a Hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of working in Chicago, IL office three days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).

About Us

We believe every day is a day to do right. And that belief has guided us for over 200 years. Showing up for people isn’t just what we do, it’s who we are. We’re devoted to finding innovative ways to serve our customers, communities and employees – continually asking ourselves what more we can do.

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