Senior Underwriter - Texas Based
Location:
FL - Fort Lauderdale
Apply nowGeneral Description: Assess medium to large risks of a complex nature, develop, and negotiate premiums. Manage relationships with brokers and carriers. Provide appropriate insurance products to clients. Generate profit in accordance with company goals.
Responsibilities:
• Underwrite and analyze new and renewal accounts for the most complex assignments.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to review insurance coverages and policies.
• Assess the risk to determine the appropriate price, coverage, and terms and conditions. Bring policy to completion with recommending and binding coverage, invoicing, and policy issuance.
• Identify the need, order, and evaluate additional risk assessment information.
• Underwrite within defined broad limits and authority.
• Establish underwriting policy and procedures. Provide reports to management.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with agencies. Communicate effectively through broker negotiations to ensure new business flow and profitable production.
• Responsible for training and coaching other underwriting team members as needed.
• Communicate with agents to obtain supplemental underwriting information.
• Analyze and rate endorsement requests.
• May require some travel for educational development or client relationship building.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• 5 years + property and casualty underwriting experience in wholesale space
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Property & Casualty and/or appropriate business licensure is required.
• Broad knowledge of insurance industry.
• Ability to negotiate with strong mathematical skills.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Proficiency in utilizing company systems.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to travel 15% of the time.
USI is committed to providing a full-suite of competitive benefits for our growing population and its diverse needs. We offer a wide range of health, welfare and financial benefits including medical, wellness, dental and vision, 401(k), flexible spending and health savings accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance and other unique employer-sponsored and voluntary programs. USI also offers a generous paid time off policy, paid family leave benefit as well as paid holiday time.
Job ID:
28116