Hybrid Contract Surety Underwriter: Growth & Impact

The Hartford; King of Prussia (PA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking a Contract Surety Underwriter to support the Construction Bond line and collaborate with field office specialists. This hybrid role requires analyzing complex risk, underwriting to standards, and developing marketing plans to grow bond business in the King of Prussia region and beyond.

The position emphasizes relationship-building with clients and producers, strategic decision-making, and contributing to financial goals.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of contract surety underwriting experience; AFSB designation preferred.
• Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining solid relationships with internal and external partners.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to think analytically about business problems and propose solutions.
• High energy self-starter with resilience and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Demonstration of solid time, organizational, and desk management skills.
• Goal-oriented and delivers outcomes.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and compete to win.
• Superior technical knowledge and sound decision-making and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and assess underwriting information and complex risk and make recommendations to management.
• Maintain disciplined adherence to underwriting and service standards.
• Weigh decisions between underwriting standards and customer needs and expectations.
• Balance risk relative to return to make effective underwriting decisions.
• Assist in conducting client meetings/agency calls.
• Develop marketing plans and strategies.
• Cultivate customer and producer relationships to promote Bond products.
• Seek resources to identify and satisfy customer and producer needs.
• Share information to support product development and market research between Bond lines and Hartford units.
• Implement strategy with regional direction.
• Utilize the Bond Center to support sales and service objectives.
• Ensure achievement of financial goals and business plan objectives.
• Manage change effectively.

Skills

Contract surety underwriting

Relationship building

Communication

Analytical thinking

Time management

Entrepreneurial spirit

Desk management

Job description

The Hartford is seeking a Contract Surety Underwriter to support the Construction Bond line and collaborate with field office specialists. This hybrid role requires analyzing complex risk, underwriting to standards, and developing marketing plans to grow bond business in the King of Prussia region and beyond.

The position emphasizes relationship-building with clients and producers, strategic decision-making, and contributing to financial goals.