Senior E&S Excess Liability Underwriter

Venbrook; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k + employer match

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and DIS

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Paid Parental leave

Paid Sick leave

Professional development programs

Work-life quality and flexibility

Job summary

Brooks Insurance Agency, the wholesale brokerage of Venbrook Group, is seeking an Excess Liability Insurance Underwriter to evaluate and price E&S casualty risks within delegated authority. This technical role emphasizes sound risk selection, disciplined pricing, and portfolio profitability across contracting, product liability, service classes, real estate, and institutional exposures.

The position requires strong underwriting depth, regulatory knowledge, and collaboration with brokers and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in excess casualty or surplus lines underwriting
• Experience making binding underwriting decisions within a delegated authority framework
• Strong technical knowledge of E&S casualty coverage structures, attachment points, and pricing methodology
• Ability to analyze complex risk submissions, loss data, and exposure information to reach sound underwriting conclusions
• Solid understanding of surplus lines regulations and E&S market placement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly document and defend underwriting decisions
• Proficiency with underwriting platforms, rating tools, and productivity software

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex excess casualty risk submissions, including loss history and exposure data
• Underwrite E&S lines submissions that fall outside standard market appetite
• Make binding decisions on new business, renewals, and endorsements within delegated authority
• Determine coverage structures, attachment points, limits, terms, and endorsements per guidelines
• Refer risks outside delegated authority to senior leadership with documented justification
• Ensure compliance with surplus lines regulations and carrier policies

Skills

Excess casualty underwriting

Delegated underwriting authority

Pricing models

Loss data analysis

Surplus lines regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Underwriting platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, risk management

Job description

Brooks Insurance Agency, the wholesale brokerage of Venbrook Group, is seeking an Excess Liability Insurance Underwriter to evaluate and price E&S casualty risks within delegated authority. This technical role emphasizes sound risk selection, disciplined pricing, and portfolio profitability across contracting, product liability, service classes, real estate, and institutional exposures.

The position requires strong underwriting depth, regulatory knowledge, and collaboration with brokers and