Growth-Driven Personal Lines Underwriter (Hybrid)

Burns & Wilcox; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid CE courses

Health and welfare benefits

401K with employer match

Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

Kaufman Wellness Program

Hybrid work options

Salary with bonus potential

Job summary

Burns & Wilcox in Portland, Oregon is seeking a Personal Lines Underwriter to grow a book of business with an entrepreneurial spirit. You will build client relationships, rate and quote risks, and lead underwriting referrals within a supportive, private-equity-free environment.

We offer flexible and hybrid work options, employer-paid CE courses, health and welfare benefits, a 401K plan with company match, and paid time off. Salary range is $100,000–$150,000 annually plus bonus potential.

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.
• Insurance license, CPCU, CIC or comparable designations preferred.
• Travel if necessary in order to foster strong 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

Skills

Sales & marketing

Underwriting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Burns & Wilcox in Portland, Oregon is seeking a Personal Lines Underwriter to grow a book of business with an entrepreneurial spirit. You will build client relationships, rate and quote risks, and lead underwriting referrals within a supportive, private-equity-free environment.

We offer flexible and hybrid work options, employer-paid CE courses, health and welfare benefits, a 401K plan with company match, and paid time off. Salary range is $100,000–$150,000 annually plus bonus potential.