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Underwriter, US Environmental

Westfield Specialty Insurance · New York, NY · 1 wk ago
On-siteFinanceFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and develop the Environmental book of business which mainly consists of Contractors Pollution and Professional Liability (CPPL) business.
  • Underwriting experience with Owners Protective Professional Indemnity (OPPI), Site pollution and/or environmental casualty products is of value but not required.
  • Establish, develop, and expand broker and customer relationships.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, and make quick decisions while maintaining underwriting integrity.
  • Provide leadership and lead day-to-day underwriting activities for Environmental team to achieve the Company’s goals and ensure efficient and effective support for underwriting.
  • Maintain and improve upon environmental insurance guidelines and products.
  • Establish and maintain broker and client relationships, which includes travel for in-person meetings, conferences, and events.
  • Ability to determine the use of internally generated data and 3rd party data to improve the underwriter productivity of the group and the broker experience.
  • Interact closely and effectively with other product line underwriters and regional managers to execute cross-sell strategies.
  • Liaise with actuarial, claims, compliance, legal, communications and distribution teams to consistently be informed on the overall goals of the company.

Qualifications, Skills And Experience

  • Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Minimum of a combination of 1-3 years of professional and/or environmental underwriting experience.
  • Existing regional broker relationships and/or proven ability to develop same.
  • Strong underwriting acumen and attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Superior leadership, organizational and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks, promote teamwork and fact-based decision-making.
  • Experience in developing and executing a business plan to meet budget goals.
  • Willingness to travel and meet brokers, insureds, reinsures, employees and stakeholders in the business.
  • An energetic, entrepreneurial attitude.
  • Ability to work onsite in office a minimum of 4 days a week.

Pay

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Schedule

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Benefits

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