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Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions · 1 week ago

Senior Underwriter - Specialty Property (Remote in Central or Western United States)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$96K/yr - $136K/yr

3+ years exp

Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions is dedicated to helping people, businesses, and society prosper. They are seeking a Senior Underwriter to join their Specialty Property team, responsible for evaluating complex risks and managing a profitable book of business.

FinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Manages a profitable book of business by evaluating results and conducting portfolio reviews for assigned territory and individual producers. Develops integrated pictures of factors that affect profitability, growth, retention and recommends, implements, and monitors necessary action plans

Has underwriting responsibility for a book of new and renewal business. Examines, identifies, and evaluates exposures by analyzing documentation from various sources, such as the insurance application, internet searches, inspection reports, credit reports, etc. Makes underwriting decisions to accept, decline, or modify risks within assigned underwriting authority level in partnership with underwriting team. Executes underwriting strategy as determined by management, including portfolio management and self-audits. Implements underwriting decisions in compliance with state laws and company guidelines

Develops superior working relationships with producers to successfully promote achievement of mutual operating goals (growth, retention, and profitability) and to supply the appropriate products and services. Determines and executes strategy for account management and agency planning. Works closely with other departments, including claims, actuary and risk control staff in an effort to better service producers and accounts

Gathers and analyzes competitor and producer information including producers’ retention, profitability and potential, in support of pricing and appetite. Works with other underwriting staff to determine and make recommendations for marketing, pricing, products and systems

Collaborates with team members to manage work inventories and all production activities to provide accurate and timely service in accordance with business unit standards. Processes underwriting decisions. Documents files and reports via automated desktop systems and tools

Regularly travels to key producers/accounts and remains a visible presence in the marketplace. Monitors agency action plans and participates in account management, agency planning and marketing meetings to best position the business for the future. May participate in industry events and/or committees

Provides training and mentoring to less experienced underwriters and/or underwriting assistants

Stays abreast of industry, territory and insurance trends

Qualification

Specialty Property experienceUnderwriting authorityCPCU certificationAINS certificationAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaborationMentoring skills