Industrial Property Risk Underwriter

Starr Insurance Companies; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Starr Insurance Companies in Houston seeks an experienced property underwriter to analyze and underwrite technical risk exposures and maintain renewal books. This role requires travel to client and broker meetings and to develop new business in assigned territories.

Ideal candidates have college degrees with 2–3 years of underwriting experience, strong math, and excellent communication. Starr emphasizes growth, development opportunities, and a collaborative, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• College degree with 2-3 years of experience
• Property underwriting experience with heavy industrial/technical risks (oil, petrochemical, chemical, steel, power generation)
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Strong math skills
• Good organization and time management
• Self motivated and independent work traits

Responsibilities

• Analyze and underwrite technical risk exposures on new and renewal business
• Maintain an existing account renewal book
• Travel to and conduct client and broker meetings on renewals
• Develop new business account production
• Travel to and complete marketing/sales meetings in assigned territories
• Ensure underwriting and service standards are met on assigned accounts
• Develop insurance proposals, prepare policies and endorsements, obtain Home Office underwriting approvals where needed
• Purchase reinsurance (only with approval) when needed, review reinsurance certificates and complete reinsurance documentation
• Arrange account engineering service

Skills

Communication

Math skills

Organization

Time management

Self-motivation

Education

College degree

Job description

Starr Insurance Companies in Houston seeks an experienced property underwriter to analyze and underwrite technical risk exposures and maintain renewal books. This role requires travel to client and broker meetings and to develop new business in assigned territories.

Ideal candidates have college degrees with 2–3 years of underwriting experience, strong math, and excellent communication. Starr emphasizes growth, development opportunities, and a collaborative, inclusive culture.