Senior Excess Liability Underwriter – E&S & Portfolio Focus

Venbrook; Virginia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k + employee match

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Dis

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid Holidays

Paid Parental leave

Paid Sick leave

Professional development programs

Work-life quality and flexibility

Job summary

Brooks Insurance Agency, a Venbrook Group wholesale brokerage, seeks an Excess Liability Insurance Underwriter to evaluate, select, and price E&S risks within delegated authority. Focus areas include contracting, wrap-up, product liability, real estate, and institutional exposures.

You will collaborate with brokers and carrier teams to ensure accurate documentation and pricing discipline, maintaining a profitable book through sound underwriting decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in excess casualty or surplus lines underwriting.
• Experience making binding underwriting decisions within delegated authority.
• Strong technical knowledge of E&S casualty coverage structures, attachment points, and pricing.
• Solid understanding of surplus lines regulations and compliance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with underwriting platforms, rating tools, and productivity software.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex excess casualty risk submissions and loss history data.
• Underwrite E&S submissions outside standard market appetite.
• Make binding decisions on new business, renewals, and endorsements.
• Determine coverage structures, attachment points, limits, terms, and endorsements.
• Maintain/document underwriting files reflecting sound decisions and compliance.

Skills

Excess casualty underwriting

Surplus lines underwriting

Delegated authority decisions

Risk data analysis

Regulations knowledge

Communication skills

Underwriting platforms tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance/risk management

Tools

Underwriting platforms

Rating tools

Productivity software

Job description

Brooks Insurance Agency, a Venbrook Group wholesale brokerage, seeks an Excess Liability Insurance Underwriter to evaluate, select, and price E&S risks within delegated authority. Focus areas include contracting, wrap-up, product liability, real estate, and institutional exposures.

You will collaborate with brokers and carrier teams to ensure accurate documentation and pricing discipline, maintaining a profitable book through sound underwriting decisions.