Specialty Underwriter
Westfield Insurance · Berkeley Heights, NJ · 1 wk ago
HybridFull-time
The Senior Underwriter, Reinsurance, will be part of the Westfield A&H Underwriting team, reporting to the Chief Underwriting Officer A&H.
Responsibilities
- Underwrite Stop-Loss, Excess Reinsurance, and other specialty products.
- Analyze and manage new and renewal business, contributing to overall strategy and profitability.
- Work directly with brokers to price and design quotes for individual accounts and business produced through MGA/MGUs.
- Manage relationships and profitability of program business written through assigned Managing General Underwriters.
- Propose effective underwriting strategies across various product lines.
- Present new and renewal opportunities to the Peer Review team (Underwriting, Actuarial, Claims).
- Contribute to the development and execution of underwriting strategies.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with business partners (Brokers, TPAs, vendors, etc.).
- Manage specific assigned relationships with brokers and customers, including in-person engagement when needed.
- Participate in new product development as part of the A&H team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- 8-10 years of professional experience in the Accident & Health (A&H) business with demonstrated knowledge of Stop Loss and Excess Reinsurance.
- Strong current technical knowledge of Employer Stop Loss.
- Established broker relationships.
- Program management experience.