Executive Underwriter, AVP – Underwriting Director
Zurich Insurance
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Maitland • Florida • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $98,500 - $215,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Proactively seeking new account opportunities and managing existing renewal accounts.
- Demonstrating specialized knowledge and expertise in underwriting excess casualty lines of business.
- Completing detailed opportunity assessments with key distributors to identify growth opportunities.
- Contributing to the development and completion of proposals.
- Qualifying accounts that meet the organization's appetite, balanced with sound business opportunity.
- Making agent/broker/customer and on-sight calls with a planned and well-prepared purpose.
- Negotiating Terms & Conditions and closing deals.
- Cross-Selling other lines of business to increase product density with the account.
- Participating in Sales Team meetings as related to assigned brokers and / or territory.
- Proactively engaging in the target account process, managing a qualified list of opportunities 90 to 120 days prior to effective date.
- Developing strong broker and client networks as related to industries underwritten by Business Unit.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area OR Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area OR Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 8 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 7 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 14 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area OR Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 5 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area OR Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 12 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of E&S Commercial insurance industry experience
- Technical knowledge of Excess Underwriting with E&S
- Established wholesale broker relationships (E&S brokers)
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Benefits
- competitive pay
- comprehensive benefits for employees and their families
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
underwritingexcess casualty linesopportunity assessmentsnegotiating terms and conditionscross-sellingaccount managementproposal developmentmarket facingclaims supportE&S commercial insurance
Soft Skills
creative problem-solvingstrong verbal communicationstrong written communication
Certifications
Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice