Senior Insurance Underwriting Production Specialist, Excess & Surplus Lines

About the role

Join us as a Senior Insurance Underwriting Production Specialist, Excess & Surplus Lines to play your part in transforming the way we help customers manage risk. This role offers opportunities to grow your skills and experience as a valued member of the team.

Responsibilities

• Independently select, monitor, and price new and renewal business according to Company guidelines per Underwriter’s level of authority as outlined in individual “Authority Letter”.
• Market our products and services and travel accompanied to assigned agents as required.
• Communicate with agents regarding rating, underwriting and policy issuance issues.
• Aid in the training of support staff within the team as well as within the Department.
• Aid, implement, or coordinate special projects and timetables such as revised forms, new coverages/classes, research, and Underwriting Guide revisions.
• Aid in planning, coordinating, and implementing in-house education training or other company functions.
• Maintain, update, and develop our underwriting guide.
• Work with the Head of Western World, the National Director, and the regional underwriting teams to identify coverage needs, and develop forms and guidelines to address those needs.
• Work with the Western World claims teams to identify emerging trends, and address those issues via T&C changes as applicable.
• Ensure consistency of coverage positions across the various sub-segments of our portfolio.
• Work with regional underwriting teams to identify coverage training needs and assist in implementation as applicable.

Requirements

Broad based insurance industry experience with specialization in contract bind. 5+ years of insurance operational management experience. Knowledge of market segmentation, portfolio management, acquisition and distribution. Technical underwriting skills including ability to analyze exposures and develop adequate pricing on new and renewal accounts. Process and system skills. Strategic orientation, managing vision and purpose, developing organizational capability. Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing with agents, internal staff, and management. Able to travel independently on company’s behalf to market our products and services. Ability to collaborate with others and thrive within a team environment.

Qualifications

For positions based in Parsippany NJ, the base salary range is $73,900-$103,500 and the position is eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan. However, the final base salary offered to a candidate may be higher or lower than the range depending on the candidate's specific work location and other potential factors.

Benefits

In addition, we're proud to offer a range of competitive benefits, a summary of which can be viewed here: US Benefits Overview. In addition, we're proud to offer a range of competitive benefits, a summary of which can be viewed here: Benefits Overview.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $73,900-$103,500, with the possibility of a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan. Final base salary will depend on the candidate's specific work location and other factors.

Schedule

This role requires occasional travel to market our products and services to agents.