Lower Middle Market Senior Underwriter

Chubb; City of Troy (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Chubb is seeking a Senior Lower Middle Market New Business Underwriter in the Troy/Grand Rapids region. This field role focuses on generating new revenue for multiline accounts, reviewing submissions, quoting, and securing binds to hit personal production goals while upholding underwriting standards.

The ideal candidate will have strong underwriting skills, exceptional communication, and the ability to build impactful relationships with agents and internal partners in Field Underwriting,

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years commercial lines underwriting experience.
• Proven ability to use technical analysis and underwriting skills to profitably grow new business revenue.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated record of teamwork and integrity.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite multiline accounts (Package, Umbrella, Workers Compensation, Auto, and ancillary lines) per strategy and authority.
• Cross-sell additional lines to maximize revenue per account.
• Collaborate with local Business Development Managers to identify growth opportunities.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with agents to drive profitability.
• Plan and forecast production for assigned book of business.

Skills

Commercial underwriting

Relationship building

Negotiation

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Lower Middle Market ("LMM") New Business Underwriter is a field-underwriting role fully dedicated to new revenue generation for multiline accounts for an assigned group of agents. This individual reports into the Troy/Grand Rapids branch office and matrixes into a regional LMM underwriting team. The individual is accountable for reviewing, triaging, underwriting, and quoting submissions and securing binds to achieve his/her individual production goal while adhering to Chubb standards of underwriting and compliance.

The ideal candidate will possess strong underwriting skills, exceptional communication abilities, strong organizational skills, and the capacity to build and maintain impactful relationships. In this role, you will effectively manage agent relationships and collaborate with internal partners in Field Underwriting, Distribution and Operations to ensure seamless processes and superior service delivery.

Primary responsibilities:

• Multiline underwriting includes Package, Umbrella, Workers Compensation, Auto, and ancillary lines while ensuring adherence to our established underwriting strategy and authority, as well as following a referral process to maintain compliance and audit standards.
• Cross-sell additional lines of business to maximize revenue per account, including P&C, Multinational, Financial Lines, Cyber, Accident & Health, and other relevant products.
• Work closely with local Business Development Managers to identify opportunities for growth and production enhancement within assigned agencies.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with assigned agents to drive profitable growth.
• Disciplined desk management, including production planning and forecasting for assigned book of business.

QUALIFICATIONS

The preferred candidate has experience in Commercial Lines Property & Casualty underwriting and has demonstrated the ability to drive profitable new business revenue while adhering to audit and compliance requirements.

• Minimum 5 years commercial lines underwriting experience.
• Proven ability to use technical analysis and underwriting skills to profitably grow new business revenue.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated record of teamwork and integrity.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

ABOUT US

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.

At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.