Senior Underwriter, E&S Specialty -- Rob's edits of Marguerite

About Us

Acme is a leader in the insurance and financial services industry in America. We are a Fortune 66 company with a mission to keep our members, their loved ones and their belongings protected.

We commit to every employee and community we serve by emphasizing employee development and charity partnerships, such as our annual United Way campaign. That’s how we win Gallup’s Great Workplace Award year after year and why we’ve been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Your Team

We are growing our Underwriting team in Scottsdale, AZ. We foster positive business relationships with co-workers, agents, brokers, program managers, and reinsurers.   

Our team develops, analyzes, and evaluates technical information about our clients. As Senior Underwriter, you make independent judgment calls to ensure our company’s productivity.

Our team’s goal is to achieve production and loss ratio goals within an assigned territory.

Reporting Relationships: You report directly to the District Manager and you have 0 direct reports.

About You

So, you think you’ve got what it takes to make the cut? Senior Underwriters evaluate the programs and risks of potential clientele. You help us conduct business in a profitable manner. To be one of our Senior underwriters, you have:

• 6+ years related experience or five years as an underwriter, excess & surplus lines experienced desired

• Stellar oral and writing communication skills with individuals and groups

• Advanced negotiation skills

• An astute analytical awareness - ability to assess liability and exposure

• An investigative mindset - finding out about a business with unconventional risks

• Superior management skills – for monitoring lines of business and their aggregates

• A creative outlook – for devising and implementing effective business solutions

• A decisive attitude – able to make tough judgment calls and deliver bad news

• The ability to handle work at a fast pace with a heavy workflow

You should also have:

• An undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

• Completed general insurance courses - CPCU, CIC, AU, ARM, CPIW, CWIS,

     or ASLI

• Experience underwriting policies, practices, and procedures,

     Insurance law, and property casualty market

• Knowledge of Treaty & Facultative reinsurance concepts, Rating plans & plan

     concepts

• Familiarity with the general agency system, company operations, regulatory

     issues & market conditions

• A desire for continuing education, attaining licenses, & upward trajectory

Job Summary

In the day in the life of a Senior Underwriter, you might:

1. Review individual risks or programs

2. Analyze exposures to loss and developing premiums

3. Achieve production and loss ratio goals through management and marketing

4. Perform audits for compliance with company guidelines, state regulations, and

reinsurance conditions

1. Handle policy maintenance items, making recommendations and reviewing

claims

1. Foster positive business relationships with agents and brokers

2. Place reinsurance per department guidelines and maintaining good working

relationships with reinsurers

1. Travel to agency offices and entertaining visiting agents as required

2. Assist with development of ideas and strategies for seminars and other

marketing campaigns

1. Enthusiastically help others on the team

Compensation & Benefits

You receive a starting salary of [insert number] with opportunities to increase that based on performance. Other benefits include:

• Enjoying time with your family/pets/yourself (we understand) with up to 18 days of paid time off and 9 to 10 paid holidays per year

• A 401k match and company-funded pension plan

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (part of our Wellness Program)

• Up to $5250 in tuition reimbursement per year after your first year

• Flexible scheduling and/or workspaces

• Excellent opportunities for growth and promotion

• A network of diverse employee resource groups

• [Insert unique location/site specific benefit here (e.g. (for Gainesville, FL) On-site cafeteria, nurse, and even Zumba/Yoga Classes!)]

Training & Work Schedule

Your career at Acme begins on [start date] with an award-winning [X # of days or weeks] training program designed to set you up for success and confidence in your new role. Your training schedule will be Monday to Friday from [X:00am to X:00pm]. Your regular work schedule will be Monday to Friday from [X:00am to X:00pm].

Job Conditions

A fun office environment in which extended hours of sitting at your workstation, complete with dual monitors, are the norm. On the odd occasion, you might have to lift something more than 20 pounds.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Acme embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a meaningful way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.