Senior Placement Specialist – Excess Casualty – Education

Marsh McLennan

Senior Placement Specialist leading complex education-sector umbrella and excess casualty placements at Marsh. Building carrier relationships and scalable placement strategies for education risks.

Posted 9/10/2026full-timeNew York City • Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $154,200 - $328,400 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in excess casualty placements and underwriting, with a strong focus on education clients. Capable of developing tailored placement strategies and maintaining relationships with carrier partners to drive successful outcomes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Excess Casualty PlacementUnderwritingP&C LicenseMarket RelationshipsClient Solutions Development

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Hard Skills

Casualty PlacementUnderwriting Data Flow CoordinationCoverage Terms NegotiationPolicy ManagementRFP Presentation

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingTime ManagementClient Experience Delivery

Certifications & Qualifications

P&C License

Industry Keywords

Education ProgramsUmbrella CasualtyExcess CasualtyMarket IntelligenceRisk Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and execute umbrella and excess casualty placements for education clients, including complex and layered programs with tight timelines
Develop placement strategy and carrier engagement plans tailored to education risks
Build and maintain relationships with carrier partners and underwriters to drive outcomes on pricing, terms, and capacity
Coordinate submission development and underwriting data flow; identify gaps and anticipate underwriter questions
Support negotiation of coverage terms and structure, including limits, attachments, retentions, and follow-form versus standalone considerations
Partner with client-facing colleagues to deliver a high-quality client experience
Contribute market intelligence, best practices, playbooks, benchmarking, and lessons learned to the education placement platform
Help develop and scale the education-specific placement offering and document repeatable approaches
Develop understanding of clients' business priorities, risk strategies, and risk management needs
Identify needs for new products and develop innovative client solutions
Complete policy management activities and deliver reviewed policies to clients
Address client inquiries as necessary
Deliver technical expertise in the delivery and presentation of RFPs

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5+ years of relevant experience in casualty placement, underwriting, broking, or excess/umbrella casualty
Strong understanding of excess casualty program structure and placement workflow
Demonstrated ability to manage priorities independently and deliver accurate work under time pressure
P&C license a must, or ability to obtain
Bachelors' degree preferred
Experience with large, structured education programs and/or multi-layer placements
Established market relationships in umbrella/excess casualty
Ability to work in the local office or onsite with clients at least three days per week

Benefits

Comp & perks

Exceptional benefits
Great time off
Additional perks
Health and welfare benefits
Tuition assistance
401K savings
Other retirement programs
Employee assistance programs
Flexible remote work and office collaboration
Professional development benefits