Senior Contract Surety Underwriter - Hybrid Tampa

Cfins; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Competitive compensation package

Generous 401K employer match

Employee Stock Purchase plan with EMP

Generous Paid Time Off

Extensive health benefits

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Job summary

Crum & Forster is seeking a Senior Underwriter - Contract Surety for a Hybrid role in the Tampa, FL area. You will underwrite contract surety, manage risk, and build strong broker relationships to grow a profitable book of business.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of contract surety experience, a related bachelor’s degree, and exceptional communication and analytical skills to drive market success. Hybrid work and generous benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of contract surety experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Finance, Accounting or a related field.
• Must have strong communication skills to build and leverage excellent customer relationships.
• Sales mindset for creating and following through on pipeline opportunities that contribute to new business goals and budget objectives.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• An ability to think analytically about business problems, make recommendations and propose solutions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for risk selection/rejection, pricing, retention, growth, and profitability within scope of authority and per divisional objectives.
• Receives and analyzes submissions, assesses risk quality and determines terms in accordance with company guidelines.
• Applies underwriting rules and guidelines, rating manual rules, and insurance laws and regulations.
• Makes recommendations on risks over authority.
• Enters, maintains and monitors accounts using underwriting, analysis, and desktop systems
• Use independent judgment and initiative to support business goals.
• Prepares effective internal and external communications on underwriting issues.
• Develops a book of contract surety business with select brokers/agents and maintains effective business relationships with external customers to attract and retain profitable business.
• Visits producers and principals to retain existing accounts, survey exposures, build and maintain business relationships, and develop new opportunities in support of divisional objectives.

Skills

Contract surety underwriting

Communication skills

Sales mindset

Time management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business/Finance/Accounting or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Crum & Forster is seeking a Senior Underwriter - Contract Surety for a Hybrid role in the Tampa, FL area. You will underwrite contract surety, manage risk, and build strong broker relationships to grow a profitable book of business.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of contract surety experience, a related bachelor’s degree, and exceptional communication and analytical skills to drive market success. Hybrid work and generous benefits are provided.