Executive Underwriter, AVP Underwriting Director – E&S Excess Casualty
Zurich Insurance
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $88,500 - $144,900 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Develop and maintain relationships with broker partners and customers across all industries in support of business objectives
- Leverage casualty underwriting acumen across risk assessment, exposure evaluation and pricing to generate and maintain a profitable book of new and renewal business
- Work collaboratively across business units including claims, finance, risk engineering, actuary, and technical underwriting while gaining extensive knowledge in a growing and innovative industry
- Empowered to use market facing, negotiation and interpersonal skills to grow and develop relationships with preferred distribution partners in assigned territory
- Serve 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
- Use a disciplined approach to exposure evaluation, risk assessment and pricing
- Use risk insights, data and models to drive informed decisions at point of sale
- Market facing and production within the growing Zurich E&S Casualty division
- Administer and monitor underwriting rules and guidelines, insurance laws and regulations and rating manual rules
- Work within broad limits and authorities on highly complex assignments
- Coach, develop and empower junior team members
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5+ years of experience in Underwriting or Market Facing
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10+ years of experience in Claims or Underwriting Support
- Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice with an Associate Degree and 3+ years of experience in Underwriting or Market Facing
- Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice with an Associate Degree and 8+ years of experience in Claims or Underwriting Support
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of E&S Commercial Insurance industry experience (Preferred)
- Technical knowledge of Excess Casualty Underwriting within the E&S space (Preferred)
- Established wholesale broker relationships (Preferred)
- Creative problem-solving skills (Preferred)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (Preferred)
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive benefits for employees and their families
- Bonuses and merit increases
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
underwritingrisk assessmentexposure evaluationpricingdata analysisinsurance lawsrating manual rulesE&S Commercial InsuranceExcess Casualty Underwriting
Soft Skills
negotiationinterpersonal skillscustomer advocacycreative problem-solvingcommunication skillscollaborationcoachingteam development
Certifications
Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice