Commercial Lines Underwriter

Burns & Wilcox; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Flexible, hybrid & remote options

Health benefits & 401K with employer match

Employer paid continuing education courses

Opportunities for career advancement

Job summary

A leading wholesale insurance broker in Columbus, Ohio, seeks an Underwriter to build and maintain a book of business while managing agency relationships. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of underwriting experience and is detail-oriented, with a strong focus on sales and marketing. This role offers competitive compensation, flexible work options, and opportunities for career advancement. Join a company with comprehensive benefits and a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of commercial lines underwriting or brokerage experience required.
• Excess & surplus experience preferred.
• Interest in continued education and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and grow a book of business.
• Manage agency relationships and serve as lead client contact.
• Create and execute marketing plan to increase new and renewal business.
• Rate, quote and bind each risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing.
• Develop and submit underwriting referrals to company brokerage facilities.
• Monitor key metrics to formulate corrective action.
• Lead, train, and develop Assistant and Associate Underwriters.

Skills

Sales proficiency

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

• Build, maintain, and grow a book of business
• Manage agency relationships and serve as lead client contact
• Create and execute marketing plan to increase new and renewal business
• Rate, quote and bind each risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing for large or complex renewals as well as new business
• Develop and submit underwriting referrals to company brokerage facilities and Burns & Wilcox management
• Monitor key metrics to formulate corrective action impacting new business hit, renewal retention, premium growth, and loss ratio
• Lead, train, and develop Assistant and Associate Underwriters

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 3 years of commercial lines underwriting or brokerage experience required, excess & surplus experience preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in sales and marketing
• Proven organization skills and ability with a strong attention to detail
• Interest in continued education and professional development

Compensation Package

• Competitive Compensation
• Flexible, hybrid & remote options
• Health benefits & 401K with employer match
• Employer paid continuing education courses and designations
• Many opportunities for career advancement

About Our Company

Burns & Wilcox, the flagship organization of H.W. Kaufman Group, is North America’s leading wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager. Burns & Wilcox offers wide ranging and comprehensive solutions to serve retail insurance brokers and agents of all sizes, from the large houses to the more than 30,000 independent brokers and agents worldwide. Fueled by its freedom from Wall Street and private equity, Burns & Wilcox is a privately owned company whose standards of service, depth of market relationships and outstanding talent are unsurpassed in the specialty insurance sector.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The H.W. Kaufman Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other status or condition protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.