Senior Excess Casualty Underwriter

AXA XL; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced family-friendly leave

Matching Gifts program

Job summary

AXA XL in the United States is seeking an experienced Excess Casualty Underwriter to grow market share and manage umbrella and excess liability opportunities across a diverse client base.

You will solicit broker partnerships, analyze submissions, collaborate with actuarial teams, and travel up to 20% for client and broker meetings while reporting to the West Zone Leader for Excess Casualty.

Qualifications

• Some years of progressive underwriting experience, including umbrella & excess casualty.
• Thorough knowledge of commercial insurance coverages and contracts.
• Experience working hands-on with actuarial colleagues.
• Effective project and time-management skills.
• Effective sales, marketing and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Market and solicit new business opportunities from retail broker partners.
• Analyze submission data including applications, policy wording, inspection reports, loss runs, and financial reports while conducting appropriate research to determine degree of risk for each account.
• Utilize underwriting tools including exposure, experience and industry ratings to analyze complex casualty exposure.
• Adhere to underwriting guidelines, underwriting authorities and referral requirements as needed to regional management, product management and chief underwriting officers.
• Collaborate with internal colleagues in the assessment of current and prospective risks, including actuarial, claims, legal and risk engineering.
• Pro-active service of business in conjunction with our Middle Office to ensure timely and accurate delivery of quotations, binders, policies and endorsements.
• Cross-sell with other business units including primary casualty, property and other professional lines to maximize deployment of AXA XL’s capital.
• Monitor trends within the Marketplace to ensure we stay aware and ahead of emerging issues.
• Contribute to regional planning through the development and execution of your own annual desk-level underwriting plan.
• Travel throughout the territory (20%) for client, broker and internal meetings.

Skills

Broker relationships

Underwriting experience

Casualty knowledge

Actuarial collaboration

Time-management

Sales & negotiation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Job description

AXA XL in the United States is seeking an experienced Excess Casualty Underwriter to grow market share and manage umbrella and excess liability opportunities across a diverse client base.

You will solicit broker partnerships, analyze submissions, collaborate with actuarial teams, and travel up to 20% for client and broker meetings while reporting to the West Zone Leader for Excess Casualty.