Senior Commercial Surety Underwriter - Bonds Division

Great American Insurance Group; New York (NY); Remote; USD 115,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Senior Commercial Surety Underwriter to join their Bonds Division. This role involves evaluating and underwriting new and renewal business, ensuring compliance with guidelines, and maintaining relationships with clients. The position offers a fully remote setup with occasional travel, providing an opportunity to work with a diverse team in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of underwriting, finance, or banking experience.
• Advanced analytical and risk management skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads evaluation and underwriting of new and renewal business.
• Reviews complex financial statements and determines coverage.
• Communicates underwriting strategies to internal teams.

Skills

Analytical

Risk Assessment

Problem Solving

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Job description

Senior Commercial Surety Underwriter - Bonds Division

Senior Commercial Surety Underwriter - Bonds Division

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Base pay range

$115,250.00/yr - $157,250.00/yr

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Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group’s member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group.We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value diversity and recognize the benefits gained when people from different cultures, backgrounds and experiences work collaboratively to achieve business results. We are intentionally focused on fostering an inclusive culture and know valuing diversity is an essential leadership quality. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best.

Great American's Bond Division has been underwriting surety and fidelity bonds for over 90 years. Great American is known for expert underwriting, solid financial strength, market leadership and creative solutions to all bonding needs. With a highly diverse product line, Great American is one of the top surety companies in the United States.

https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/about-us/business-operations/division/bond

Our Bonds Division is hiring for a Senior Commercial Surety Underwriter to be located in the Northeast region. This will be a fully remote opportunity with the expectation of travel. This position can be located in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania areas.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Leads the evaluation and underwriting of new and renewal business, ensuring alignment with Company underwriting guidelines and risk appetite.
• Reviews and evaluates complex financial statements, credit reports, and business operations of applicants.
• Determines coverage and sets terms, conditions, and pricing by evaluating the applicant’s financial capacity, past performance, and risk factors.
• Collaborates with actuaries, agents, brokers, and clients to obtain necessary information and provide guidance.
• Ensures proper documentation of underwriting decisions and compliance with state and federal insurance regulations.
• Evaluates complex policy renewals and modifications, identifying opportunities for policy enhancements and risk mitigation.
• Communicates underwriting strategies and decisions effectively to internal teams, agents, and brokers.
• Stays updated on industry trends, regulatory changes, and market conditions.
• Maintains effective business relationships with internal and external customers/coworkers, focusing on generating new business and retaining profitable business.
• Interprets, explains, and promotes products and services to drive market growth.
• Monitors and evaluates underwriting practices, assisting with implementing strategic adjustments to improve overall effectiveness and outcomes.
• May have responsibility for performance and coaching of staff and may have a participatory role in decisions regarding talent selection, development, and performance management for direct reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience: Generally, 5 or more years of underwriting, finance, banking, or related experience. Continuing progress toward and/or the completion of a professional designation preferred but not required, such as Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding (AFSB), Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and/or Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU).
• Scope of Job/Qualifications: Performs work under limited supervision and technical direction. Works with significant latitude and authority on complex assignments. Demonstrates advanced analytical, risk assessment, and problem-solving skills. Strong understanding of financial statement analysis and risk management. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Advanced negotiation and decision-making ability. Viewed as a senior resource on the Financial Products Underwriting team. Provides technical advice and support to lower-level positions. Position requires occasional travel up to 25%.

Physical Requirements

• Requires prolonged, sitting and/or standing.
• May require ability to operate and/or travel in a motor vehicle for long periods of time.
• May require travel by airplane.
• Requires frequent use of computer.
• May lift, carry, push, or pull objects up to 50 lbs.
• Requires regular and predictable attendance (may be required to work in a physical office location).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Insurance

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

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