Senior Truck Underwriter (Non-Fleet)

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, assess, price, and recommend handling of accounts beyond the agent’s granted authority and, if necessary, present the account in collaboration to obtain for a specific account.
• Manage, evaluate, analyze, and assess a book of new and renewal business, in a fast-paced environment, making recommendations as to pricing, acceptability, coverage considerations, cancellations, non-renewals, etc., to maximize profitability.
• This involves interpreting, trending, and developing loss information from prior carriers, analyzing financial information, and preparing governmental and industry reports specifically for each account.
• Travel, as needed, to work with assigned agents to evaluate submission flow, evaluate account acceptability, and assure the overall profitability of each assigned agent or wholesaler.
• Calls, corresponds and meets with the assigned agency partners in a manner that maintains open communication for holistic agency management.
• Provides outstanding customer service.
• Builds effective working relationships with assigned agency personnel as well as internal company staff.
• Drives acceptable levels of new business opportunities through effective marketing to assigned agents.
• Effectively communicates with assigned agents the appropriate level of information to ensure understanding of company direction.

Qualifications

• Must Have:
• Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of experience in commercial Insurance.
• Equivalent is defined as nine years of relevant experience.
• Experience with marketing and managing agents in a given territory.
• Knowledge of the transportation/Class 8 trucking insurance Industry.
• Strong math aptitude, excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and negotiating skills.
• 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, PC literate and working with spreadsheets.
• To qualify, applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and must not require VISA sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment purposes.

Preferred

• CPCU, ARM, or AU industry designations.
• INS21, 22, and 23 or equivalent.