Senior Casualty Underwriter

Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd.; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Casualty Underwriter, where your expertise in underwriting and relationship building will help shape the future of insurance. This role involves collaborating with various business units, leveraging your skills to assess risks, evaluate exposures, and price policies effectively. You will engage with brokers and clients across diverse industries, ensuring a customer-centric approach to insurance solutions. With a focus on growth and innovation, this position offers an exciting opportunity to impact the National Accounts Casualty business significantly. If you are ready to take your career to the next level, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Underwriting or Market Facing roles required.
• Experience with brokers in NY Metro area is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain broker and customer relationships.
• Manage a renewal book and bring in new business.

Skills

Underwriting

Market Facing Skills

Negotiation

Interpersonal Skills

Creative Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma

Associate Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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We are currently hiring an experienced Senior Casualty Underwriter (Senior or AVP) to work in our New York City office. Your relationship building and problem-solving expertise will help us drive positive impact with our customers, communities, and each other. You will serve as a customer advocate with a focus on improving the customer experience by understanding their unique risks and offering the best end-to-end solution for their insurance needs.

We are looking for someone with excellent market-facing and technical skills that has experience working with brokers in the NY Metro area. This position will be working with our National Accounts Casualty products, managing a renewal book, and bringing in new business.

What you can expect in a National Accounts Casualty Underwriting Position at Zurich:

• You will develop and maintain relationships with broker partners and customers across all industries in support of National Accounts Casualty business objectives.
• You will leverage your Casualty underwriting acumen across risk assessment, exposure evaluation, and pricing to generate and maintain a profitable book of new and renewal business.
• You will work collaboratively across business units including claims, finance, risk engineering, actuary, and technical underwriting while gaining extensive industry knowledge.
• You will use your market-facing, negotiation, and interpersonal skills to grow and develop relationships with preferred distribution partners.

This role will be filled at either the Senior or AVP Level. The hiring manager will determine the appropriate level based on the applicant’s experience and skills relative to the listed qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent with 5+ years of experience in Underwriting or Market Facing roles.
  OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent with 10+ years of experience in Claims or Underwriting Support.
  OR
• Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice + Associate Degree + 3+ years in Underwriting or Market Facing roles.
  OR
• Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice + Associate Degree + 8+ years in Claims or Underwriting Support.
  AND
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Experience working under time constraints for quotes on new and renewal business.
• Experience working in a team environment.

AVP level qualifications include:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent with 7+ years in Underwriting or Market Facing roles.
  OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent with 14+ years in Claims or Underwriting Support.
  OR
• Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice + Associate Degree + 5+ years in Underwriting or Market Facing roles.
  OR
• Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice + Associate Degree + 12+ years in Claims or Underwriting Support.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Expert knowledge of Casualty National Account Underwriting.
• Established broker relationships within the NY Metro area.
• Creative problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Additional information about compensation, benefits, and company policies is provided in the original description. Zurich is an equal opportunity employer and does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies.