Executive Underwriter – Financial Institution
Zurich Insurance
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $110,300 - $238,700 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serving as a customer industry advocate with a focus on improving the customer experience by understanding their risk and offering the best end to end solution for their insurance needs, specifically within Financial Lines for Financial Institutions, including D&O, E&O, EPL, Fiduciary, and Fidelity lines of coverage
- Using a disciplined approach to exposure evaluation, risk assessment and pricing
- Using risk insights, data and models to drive informed decisions at point of sale
- Identifying gaps involves and aligning Zurich’s products and value proposition to offer a solution that provides the contract certainty the customer needs
- Demonstrating strong analytical skills and executing as an innovative advisor
- Underwriting, analyzing and generating new and renewal business
- Market facing and production within the growing International division
- Administering and monitoring underwriting rules and guidelines, insurance laws and regulations and rating manual rules
- Developing and maintaining agency and broker relationships
- Working within broad limits and authorities on highly complex assignments
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, 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
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience working on time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
- Experience with Umbrella underwriting
- Basic Qualifications- AVP Underwriting Director: High School Diploma or Equivalent and 7 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area.
- 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
- Experience with Microsoft Office
Benefits
- Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits for employees and their families
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
underwritingrisk assessmentexposure evaluationpricinganalytical skillsinsurance lawsrating manual rulesUmbrella underwritingcontract certaintydata analysis
Soft Skills
customer advocacycommunicationrelationship managementinnovationproblem-solvingdecision-makingtime managementcollaborationadaptabilitynegotiation
Certifications
Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice