Policy Wording & Coverage Specialist (Hybrid)

GenStar Insurance Services, LLC; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

GenStar Insurance Services, LLC in Stamford, CT is seeking an analytical Coverage Specialist to draft P&C policy forms, endorsements and reinsurance contracts. You will work with underwriting, regulatory and legal teams to align wording with profitability and business goals.

The role requires extensive knowledge of surplus lines, admitted standards and ISO forms, with a strong focus on accuracy, mentoring underwriters and delivering timely wordings across multiple lines of business.

Qualifications

• Sustained track record in an Insurance Coverage Specialist, Insurance Policy Analyst, Insurance Product Analyst or similar position.
• Extensive knowledge of surplus lines and admitted insurance standards, practices and principles.
• Strong knowledge of optimizing insurance policy wording and features to lines of business.
• Reinsurance contract wording experience a plus.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with colleagues within and across departments.
• Excellent technology skills, including Word, Adobe, Excel, SharePoint and Outlook.
• Use of AI or LLM a plus.
• Additional consideration may be given for ISO Panels or an insurance trade association’s committee.

Responsibilities

• Provides expert advice on the research, creation and maintenance of coverage language.
• Works collaboratively with the underwriting divisions on coverages for product development, competitive analysis, line of business initiatives and emerging issues.
• Aligns coverage with profitability, growth and retention objectives of the company.
• Identifies coverage that deviates from current standard forms or common industry practices, or that does not reflect the underwriting intent.
• Furnishes constructive wording alternatives for company use.
• Delivers guidance to underwriters, senior management and others involved in policy wording decisions.
• Viewed as a mentor on policy wording issues for underwriters.
• Keeps current on insurance policy wording developments, ISO’s research, emerging issues and competitors’ forms to communicate to underwriters and senior management the importance and impact of proposed wording changes.
• Continually develops specialized knowledge of P&C lines of business to identify wording solutions for the policy structures that meet the business needs.
• Collaborates with other Insurance Coverage Specialists, Reinsurance Contracts Specialists, Underwriters, Claims, Regulatory Specialists and Legal colleagues to improve wordings.
• Prioritizes, organizes and optimizes workloads to promote cost-effective delivery and support for coverage documents.
• Develops and implements Admitted Form Filings with the underwriting divisions and regulatory unit.
• Sets challenging goals and works to meet them.
• Effectively manages time and meets deadlines.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Word

Adobe

Excel

SharePoint

Outlook

Job description

GenStar Insurance Services, LLC in Stamford, CT is seeking an analytical Coverage Specialist to draft P&C policy forms, endorsements and reinsurance contracts. You will work with underwriting, regulatory and legal teams to align wording with profitability and business goals.

The role requires extensive knowledge of surplus lines, admitted standards and ISO forms, with a strong focus on accuracy, mentoring underwriters and delivering timely wordings across multiple lines of business.