PRS Associate Premier Underwriter

Chubb Ltd.; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Premier Underwriter to join their dynamic team. This role is crucial for evaluating risk and making informed underwriting decisions, ensuring the best outcomes for clients. The successful candidate will engage in collaborative efforts with underwriting teams and agents, contributing to significant business results. This position offers a unique opportunity for growth within the underwriting field, with comprehensive training and the potential for future advancement. If you are passionate about risk analysis and customer service, this role could be your next career step.

Qualifications

• Ability to evaluate risk and make underwriting decisions.
• Strong business competencies and personal accountability.

Responsibilities

• Utilize underwriting authority to approve and decline risks.
• Evaluate and prepare business cases for new lines and renewals.
• Collaborate with Underwriters and Agents to support retention.

Skills

Risk Analysis

Underwriting Judgment

Customer Focus

Process Management

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Chubb Personal Risk Services (PRS) is currently seeking an Associate Premier Underwriter to join our team in one of the following locations: Whitehouse Station, NJ, Chicago, IL, Kansas City, MO, or San Diego, CA.

Position Description:

The successful candidate will work as an integral part of the underwriting center team by contributing to the achievement of business results for our most important clients, including the use of underwriting judgment, delegated underwriting authority, and support of Premier and Portfolio Underwriting partners. This individual must demonstrate the ability to effectively evaluate risk for approval, including alignment with strategies, underwriting guidance, and published workflows & processes.

The position requires daily interaction with the Premier and Portfolio Underwriting Teams and Agent partners. It involves executing risk analysis, ensuring service timeliness, personal accountability, and teamwork. Successful individuals will demonstrate strong business competencies, including personal accountability, risk analysis preparation & selection, application of customer focus, and effective process management.

The Premier Account Segment comprises accounts generating at least $50,000 of annual personal insurance premium. The Associate Premier Underwriter (APU) is a vital part of the team’s success. This position offers a unique opportunity for individuals interested in pursuing a career in underwriting. Successful applicants will be trained in the APU role but will not be assigned a specific book of business. The work will span across centers, handling both portfolio and premier business as needed, with the potential to transition to a full-time APU role in the future.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Utilize delegated underwriting authority to approve and decline new & renewal risks using published guidelines, target market strategy, knowledge of filed contract language and pricing rules, loss control objectives, and the competitive landscape.
2. Evaluate and prepare business cases, including recommendations, for referred new lines, endorsements, renewals, inspections, appraisals, and suspense for next level of authority review.
3. Execute renewal review routines and collaborate with Underwriters to support retention and deliver the most competitive quote terms.
4. Adhere to published workflows and processes.
5. Prioritize and manage work inbox and meet published service standards.
6. Partner effectively with Underwriters and Agents across the country and in various market segments.
7. Collaborate and contribute to assigned project teams.
8. Participate in training of less experienced team members.