Life Sciences Underwriting Consultant — Grow Risk Expertise

01460 Continental Casualty Company; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

CNA invites you to grow your underwriting career with access to the home office, collaboration, and expanding centers focused on larger accounts. The Life Sciences Underwriter uses technical, sales, and analytical skills to provide insurance solutions and manage risk.

This role requires understanding CNA's strategies and appetites, plus the ability to synthesize internal and external data to make sound risk decisions in partnership with clients and producers.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of underwriting processes, coverages, and tools to gather and evaluate information in order to reach appropriate decisions on renewals and new business.
• Ability to effectively interact and communicate with all levels of external and/or internal business partners within scope of responsibility, team and/or matrix environment.
• Ability to uncover customer needs, position specific solutions, handle objections and close deals.
• Ability to exercise judgment, negotiate and make sound business decisions effectively based on level of authority.

Responsibilities

• Reviews applications and financial requirements to determine acceptability of risk in accordance with CNA’s guidelines and standards.
• Prices risk using pricing components and predictive modeling tools based on financial and competitive analysis.
• Uses underwriting tools and knowledge of strategies to ensure guidelines are followed.
• Prepares information on adverse underwriting decisions and declines to drive results within the territory.

Skills

Underwriting

Portfolio management

Sales & distribution

Data analysis

Tools

SalesForce.com

Job description

CNA invites you to grow your underwriting career with access to the home office, collaboration, and expanding centers focused on larger accounts. The Life Sciences Underwriter uses technical, sales, and analytical skills to provide insurance solutions and manage risk.

This role requires understanding CNA's strategies and appetites, plus the ability to synthesize internal and external data to make sound risk decisions in partnership with clients and producers.