Underwriting Specialist OR Executive Underwriter - Middle Market
Zurich North America · Greenwood Village, CO · 1 mo ago
Hybrid$83k–$181k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key content:
- Intro: Over the past five years, Zurich North America has built a world-class Middle Market operation... We are looking to add to our team in Denver, CO. While this position is based out of the Denver (Greenwood Village) office, you will have the flexibility to work on a hybrid basis. You will partner with your manager to set a flexible work schedule that supports you, our customers, and our brokers and agents in the region. This role requires visibility in the marketplace, with the expectation of being in the office/market three days per week. In this role, you will serve as a customer advocate with a focus on improving customer experience by understanding their unique risks and offering the best end-to-end solution for their Property & Casualty insurance needs.
- What you can expect in a Market Facing, Middle Markets Underwriting position at Zurich: bullet list (actually sentences separated by periods). They are:
* You will develop and maintain relationships with broker partners and customers across all industries in support of business objectives.
* You will leverage your Property and Casualty underwriting acumen across risk assessment, exposure evaluation and pricing to generate and maintain a profitable book of new and renewal business.
* You will work collaboratively across business units including but not limited to; claims, finance, risk engineering, actuary, and technical underwriting while gaining extensive knowledge in a growing and innovative industry.
* You will be empowered to use your technical underwriting, negotiation and interpersonal skills to grow and develop relationships with preferred distribution partners in an assigned territory.
* This role will be filled at either the Underwriting Specialist or Executive Underwriter level. The hiring manager will determine the appropriate level based upon the selected applicant’s experience and skill set relative to the qualifications listed for this position.
- Underwriting Specialist Required Qualifications: list of options.
- Executive Underwriter Required Qualifications: list.
- Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree, Broker relationships in the region, Strong verbal and written communication skills, Microsoft Office experience.
- Pay: The pay range shown is a national average and may vary by location. The combined salary range for this position is $83,400.00 - $180,500.00. The proposed salary range for the Underwriting Specialist is $83,400.00 - $136,500.00, with short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 10%. The proposed salary range for the Executive Underwriter is $110,200.00 - $180,500.00, with short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 15%. We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefits for employees and their families. [Learn more about Total Rewards here.]
- Benefits: "We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefits for employees and their families." Also maybe mention "Learn more about Total Rewards here." but that's a link; we can keep as prose.
- Schedule: hybrid basis, flexible work schedule, expectation of being in office/market three days per week. Also "You will partner with your manager to set a flexible work schedule that supports you, our customers, and our brokers and agents in the region."
- Location: Denver (Greenwood Village) office, hybrid.
We need sections: About the role (intro), Responsibilities (the bullet list of duties), Requirements (maybe combine Underwriting Specialist and Executive Underwriter required qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe Preferred Qualifications?), Skills (maybe Microsoft Office experience etc), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not create sections with filler. Ensure each section has substantive content.
We need to decide mapping:
- About the role: intro paragraph(s) describing role, location, hybrid, customer advocate, etc.
- Responsibilities: the list of duties (develop relationships, leverage underwriting, work collaboratively, empowered to use skills, role level determination). Could also include "serve as a customer advocate..." but that's more about role. We'll put responsibilities as the bullet list.
- Requirements: maybe the required qualifications for each level? Could combine Underwriting Specialist Required Qualifications and Executive Underwriter Required Qualifications. That's substantive.
- Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications (Bachelor’s Degree, Broker relationships, Strong verbal/written communication, Microsoft Office experience). Could also include "Knowledge of line/s of business and the legal and regulatory guidelines" etc but those are in required qualifications. Actually those are part of required qualifications for Underwriting Specialist and Executive Underwriter. So we could put them under Requirements.
- Skills: maybe Microsoft Office experience, negotiation, interpersonal skills, technical underwriting, etc. But we already have those in responsibilities. Could create a Skills section for "Technical underwriting, negotiation, interpersonal skills, Microsoft Office". But we must not duplicate content? It's okay to restate but must preserve all info. Might be better to have Skills section for "Technical underwriting, negotiation, interpersonal skills, Microsoft Office". However the posting already mentions those in responsibilities and required qualifications. We could keep them there and not create a separate Skills section if it would be thin. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we skip Skills section and incorporate skills into Responsibilities or Requirements.
- Benefits: "We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefits for employees and their families." plus maybe "Learn more about Total Rewards here." That's substantive enough.
- Pay: the salary ranges and bonus eligibility.
- Schedule: hybrid basis, flexible work schedule, expectation of being in office/market three days per week.
We also have location info; could be part of About the role.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, disability/vets, etc. Remove those.
We must not include navigation, cookie, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Learn more about Total Rewards here." maybe keep as part of benefits but it's a link; we can keep as plain text.
We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
Underwriting Specialist Required Qualifications: ...
Executive Underwriter Required Qualifications: ...
Maybe better to use- for each list of options. But the required qualifications are a set of alternatives (OR). Could present as
- . We'll need to capture all.
Underwriting Specialist Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area.
- OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 6 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area
- OR Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 1 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area
- OR Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 4 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area
- AND Knowledge of line/s of business and the legal and regulatory guidelines
- AND Knowledge of time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
- AND Experience with Microsoft Office
Similarly Executive Underwriter Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area.
- OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area
- OR Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area
- OR Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 8 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area
- AND Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- AND Experience working on time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
- AND Experience working in a team environment
We'll need to preserve the "AND" lines as part of qualifications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Broker relationships in the region
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Microsoft Office experience
We could put under
Qualifications
with- .
Benefits:
- Develop and maintain relationships with broker partners and customers across all industries in support of business objectives.
- Leverage your Property and Casualty underwriting acumen across risk assessment, exposure evaluation and pricing to generate and maintain a profitable book of new and renewal business.
- Work collaboratively across business units including but not limited to claims, finance, risk engineering, actuary, and technical underwriting while gaining extensive knowledge in a growing and innovative industry.
- Be empowered to use your technical underwriting, negotiation and interpersonal skills to grow and develop relationships with preferred distribution partners in an assigned territory.
- This role will be filled at either the Underwriting Specialist or Executive Underwriter level; the hiring manager will determine the appropriate level based on the selected applicant’s experience and skill set relative to the qualifications listed for this position.
Benefits
We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefits for employees and their families. Learn more about Total Rewards here.
Pay:Pay
The combined salary range for this position is $83,400.00 - $180,500.00. The proposed salary range for the Underwriting Specialist is $83,400.00 - $136,500.00, with short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 10%. The proposed salary range for the Executive Underwriter is $110,200.00 - $180,500.00, with short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 15%. We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefits for employees and their families.
(maybe duplicate benefits line but okay.) Schedule:Schedule
This position is based out of the Denver (Greenwood Village) office with hybrid flexibility. You will partner with your manager to set a flexible work schedule that supports you, our customers, and our brokers and agents in the region. The role requires visibility in the marketplace, with the expectation of being in the office/market three days per week.
About the role:About the role
Over the past five years, Zurich North America has built a world-class Middle Market operation that serves key industries across the U.S. We strive to assemble a team of dedicated Middle Market leaders and underwriters who understand this space deeply and grasp the unique challenges of the various industry segments and the individual customers we serve. We are looking to add to our team in Denver, CO. In this role, you will serve as a customer advocate with a focus on improving customer experience by understanding their unique risks and offering the best end-to-end solution for their Property & Casualty insurance needs.
Responsibilities:Responsibilities
- with each option as