Commercial Lines Underwriter

Burns & Wilcox; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a driven Commercial Lines Underwriter to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to grow a book of business by building strong client relationships and executing effective marketing strategies. With a focus on underwriting for complex risks, you will play a key role in shaping the future of specialty insurance. Enjoy competitive benefits, including employer-paid continuing education and flexible work options, all while contributing to a company that values innovation and excellence in the insurance sector.

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits

401K with employer match

Paid vacation

Sick time

Paid holidays

Access to Kaufman Wellness Program

Employer paid continuing education courses

Qualifications

• 3+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in sales and marketing.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a book of business.
• Manage agency relationships and serve as lead client contact.
• Rate, quote, and bind each risk for new and renewal business.

Skills

Commercial Lines Underwriting

Sales and Marketing

Client Relationship Management

Risk Assessment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

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When someone needs insurance coverage for the unique, the unusual, or the unconventional, they come to Burns & Wilcox. Burns & Wilcox offers unparalleled resources and exposure for those looking to excel in the specialty insurance industry. We are looking for candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit and drive for career advancement to join our team as a Commercial Lines Underwriter. This is an outstanding opportunity to grow a book of business by selecting and writing new business through the cultivation of client relationships.

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 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 Associate Underwriters

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience required; excess & surplus experience preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in sales and marketing
• Interest in continued education and professional development
• Travel, if necessary, in order to foster strong client relationships
• Employer paid continuing education courses and designations via access to Kaufman Institute
• Health and welfare benefits including medical, vision and dental
• 401K with employer match
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Access to Kaufman Wellness Program
• Flexible and hybrid work options

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Customer Service

• Industries

  Insurance

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid paternity leave

Paid maternity leave

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