Job description
This is a market-facing production underwriting role on a close-knit team of highly motivated and productive individuals. The ideal candidate will bring strong retail broker relationships. You will be responsible for underwriting new and renewal business, as well as developing relationships with our key customers to achieve our team’s shared objectives. You will need to be able to work and collaborate as part of a team of underwriters yet, have the ability to formulate an independent thought process and be solution-oriented. You should have the willingness to speak up and promote positive change, be goal driven, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
The qualities of our ideal candidate:
• Articulate and analytical
• Detail oriented and outcome focused
• Creative solution driven problem solver
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative team player
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage/prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment
Performance Objectives
• Production – Achieve your individual premium and productions targets which include:
• Management and underwriting of your renewal book, achieving a target renewal retention ratio and servicing your renewals throughout the year.
• New business premium goals, quote and workflow management targets.
• Marketing & Relationship Development– In this role you will be responsible for proactively fostering and developing positive relationships with key customers.
• Profitability and Compliance– Profitability is a pillar in our corporate objectives, we strongly believe that you will develop a profitable book of business if you are disciplined and consciously operate within your granted underwriting authority, within the parameters of the underwriting guidelines, and follow direction given by compliance.
• Collaboration/Teamwork – As a team we work together to achieve our collective goals, this requires collaborating with your peers on our team and within other aligned business units including Claims, Product Development, Accounting and Operations.
• Underwriting Expertise –We want you to continually develop your underwriting expertise which will be achieved through conscious learning on the job and with support from us. This is an objective that adds value to our team, but it is also important for your personal development.
Experience & Education
- 4-year BA/BS • Minimum 3 years of experience underwriting Cyber/Tech E&O
- Experience with Microsoft suite of products Travel Expectation
- While future travel expectations are uncertain at the moment, it’s possible you may travel up to 10% of the time both locally and out of state.