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Sr. Underwriter – Primary Casualty
| Company | Axis Capital |
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| Location | Alpharetta, GA, USA |
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| Salary | $140000 – $165000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- CPCU, ARM, and/or ASLI designations are a plus.
- A minimum of five years Middle Market to Large Complex Primary Casualty underwriting experience.
- Strong negotiation and business development abilities.
- Established wholesale broker relationships are highly desired.
- Advanced technical expertise, underwriting skills and a high level of knowledge of insurance and underwriting principles, practices and procedures.
- In-depth knowledge of the Primary Casualty lines of business and legal and regulatory guidelines, to include demonstrated technical knowledge and skills reflective of a progression of positions with increasing responsibility.
Responsibilities
- Underwrite a profitable book of Middle Market to Large Complex Primary Casualty risks, employing the appropriate analytical diagnostics to assess acceptability.
- Expertise in analyzing primary General Liability pricing adequacy with an emphasis on Manufacturing and Commercial Contractors verticals.
- Ability to negotiate terms and conditions in a highly complex and competitive environment with a broad range of wholesale brokers.
- Advanced analytical and creative problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
- Underwriting and developing a profitable book of business greater than $5M GWP supporting strategic business plans while retaining a diversified mix of business to achieve overall growth and profit objectives (which necessarily includes in person meetings with brokers and clients).
- Developing a Midwest focused marketing strategy that recognizes the risk appetite of the wholesale brokers that produce desirable accounts to meet new business goals.
- Regularly attend meetings in the office and in remote locations with other underwriters, employees, staff and management.
- Support changes to long-term and short-term business strategies with the ability to adjust quickly & effectively achieve profitability goals.
- Make recommendations to SVP regarding market strategy, product development and departmental efficiencies.
- Ability to manuscript specialized policy and endorsement language for highly complex risks.
- Stay up-to-date on national, state, and regional issues/regulations, industry activity and trends.
- Responsible for special underwriting projects and presentations as requested by SVP.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong communication, negotiation, influencing and presentation skills.
- Ability to effectively interact with all levels of internal and external business partners.
- Ability to effectively analyze and assess risk and develop creative solutions.
- Ability to travel and meet with brokers, clients, and attend industry and company meetings in person.
