Associate Underwriter

AXA Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 73,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an Associate Underwriter in a rapidly growing division focused on mid-sized clients. This role offers the chance to leverage your underwriting skills while collaborating across departments to deliver exceptional service. You'll be at the forefront of navigating complex risks, ensuring compliance with guidelines, and building lasting relationships with brokers and clients. This innovative firm is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture, providing you with opportunities for growth and development in a supportive environment. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in the insurance industry, this position is your gateway to a rewarding career.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellness programs

Retirement savings plan

Learning opportunities

Enhanced family leave benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in underwriting or support, especially in Inland Marine.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance relationships with brokers and clients.
• Manage and service an Inland Marine renewal book.
• Negotiate with producers to achieve profit objectives.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Organizational skills

Time management

Mathematical calculations

Collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Professional designations (CPCU)

Job description

Associate Underwriter

New York, NY I Morristown, NJ I USA

At AXA XL, our ambition is to unlock a more sustainable and prosperous tomorrow by helping businesses navigate the world’s risks. In the Americas, we’ll live up to that ambition by delivering value far beyond the insurance policies we provide. We’re confronting our clients’ risk management challenges by finding solutions that further their strategic goals and help them build more sustainable, thriving businesses.

As a newly established business division of AXA XL, our Middle Market business focuses on the expansion of AXA XL’s current offerings to mid-sized clients in the US Commercial P&C market.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Underwriter to join an established underwriting team in a rapidly growing and dynamic division. The individual will be responsible for servicing a renewal book and producing new business through exceptional underwriting practices.

DISCOVER your opportunity

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Build and enhance relationships with assigned brokers and clients to identify and establish new distribution relationships.
• Collaborate across business units and functions to leverage existing resources to underwrite, manage and service an Inland Marine renewal book and produce new business in accordance with the Inland Marine underwriting unit goals.
• Exercise discretion and self-supported judgment in the analysis and evaluation of risk.
• Participate in roundtable discussions on risk assessment.
• Negotiate with producers within the limits of delegated authority and in accordance with established underwriting standards to achieve profit objectives.
• Build expertise within the Inland Marine portfolio community to address the needs of our clients. A one AXA solutions approach to Inland Marine underwriting.
• Maintain compliance with all internal and external underwriting guidelines and legal requirements.

You will report to the Head of Inland Marine, Middle Market.

SHARE your talent

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Some underwriting or underwriting support experience, preferably within the Inland Marine insurance space.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to perform accurate mathematical calculations.
• Robust collaborative skills in a fast-paced team-centric environment.
• Outstanding interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to demonstrate critical thinking, decision making, and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to travel a minimum of 10% of the time is anticipated.
• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• Continuing education or professional designations in insurance underwriting and information privacy including Certified Information Privacy Professional and Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) is preferred but not required.

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com

Inclusion & Diversity

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience,” focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’ s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

For more information, please see Sustainability at AXA XL.

The U.S. pay range for this position is USD 73,000 – 123,200. Actual pay will be determined based upon the individual’s skills, experience, and location. We strive for market alignment and internal equity with our colleagues’ pay.

At AXA XL, we know how important physical, mental, and financial health are to our employees, which is why we are proud to offer benefits such as a competitive retirement savings plan, health and wellness programs, and many other benefits. Wealsobelieve in fostering our colleagues' development and offer a wide range of learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills and to position themselves for the next step of their careers. For more details aboutAXA XL’ s benefits offerings, please visit US Benefits at a Glance 2025.