Senior E&S Underwriter - Remote, Carrier-Focused

Pathpoint; United States; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 2% match

PTO 20 days (25 after 2 years)

Professional development

DC based working environment

Annual $500 home office stipend

Monthly $75 internet stipend

Parental leave

Insurance partner growth opportunities

Job summary

Pathpoint, a full-service E&S wholesaler, is seeking an Experienced Underwriter to manage a defined territory of commercial E&S property and casualty accounts. You will evaluate submissions, craft competitive quotes, and drive profitable growth while collaborating with carriers and internal teams.

The role emphasizes strong negotiation, analytical, and communication skills, with comfort working in a fast-paced, remote environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years E&S commercial property and casualty underwriting experience.
• Strong technical underwriting skills and understanding of carrier appetite, guidelines, and rating concepts.
• Proven success building relationships with carrier underwriters, brokers, and internal teams.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and analytical abilities.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, remote environment with high digital literacy.
• Results-oriented and accountable for production goals and service standards.

Responsibilities

• Own the territory: Manage a defined region, owning new business underwriting across commercial E&S property and casualty accounts, with accountability for monthly premium and submission goals that ladder into regional and company targets.
• Review & assess risks: Evaluate submissions for completeness, risk appetite fit, pricing considerations, and coverage requirements, exercising sound underwriting judgment on exposure and coverage needs within carrier guidelines.
• Prepare & deliver quotes: Develop accurate, competitive quotes by analyzing risk characteristics, applying underwriting guidelines, and clearly communicating coverage options, pricing, and recommendations to agents.
• Secure binds & complete placement: Proactively manage open opportunities, obtain bind commitments, coordinate required documentation, and ensure successful placement with meticulous documentation and compliance with Pathpoint and carrier underwriting standards.
• Work accounts: Prioritize and advance submissions efficiently, maintain pipeline visibility, and meet service level expectations while balancing responsiveness, marketing to carriers, risk selection, presenting options, iterating with clients, and landing accounts.
• Partner with carriers: Work with carrier underwriters to shape underwriting strategy, coverage forms, and pricing parameters.
• Improve the portfolio & platform: Review portfolio performance with Analytics to optimize profitability and efficiency, and contribute front-line insights to Product and Engineering to refine Pathpoint's proprietary underwriting system.

Skills

Underwriting

Relationship building

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Communication

Digital literacy

Self-directed

Goal oriented

Job description

Pathpoint, a full-service E&S wholesaler, is seeking an Experienced Underwriter to manage a defined territory of commercial E&S property and casualty accounts. You will evaluate submissions, craft competitive quotes, and drive profitable growth while collaborating with carriers and internal teams.

The role emphasizes strong negotiation, analytical, and communication skills, with comfort working in a fast-paced, remote environment.