Senior Personal Lines Underwriter — Growth & Hybrid Role

Burns & Wilcox; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

401K with employer match

Paid vacation and holidays

Hybrid work options

Job summary

Burns & Wilcox, the flagship organization of H.W. Kaufman Group, is North America’s leading wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager.

The role focuses on building and growing a personal lines underwriting book, managing agency relationships, and leading a team of underwriters within a flexible, hybrid work environment. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of underwriting or brokerage experience, strong sales and marketing proficiency, and professional development mindset, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 3 years of Personal lines underwriting or brokerage experience required, excess & surplus experience preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in sales and marketing.
• Proven organization skills and ability with a strong attention to detail.
• Interest in continued education and professional development.
• Insurance license, CPCU, CIC or comparable designations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and grow a book of business
• Manage agency relationships and serve as lead client contact
• Create and execute marketing plan to increase new and renewal business
• Rate, quote and bind each risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing for large or complex renewals as well as new business
• Develop and submit underwriting referrals to company brokerage facilities and Burns & Wilcox management
• Monitor key metrics to formulate corrective action impacting new business hit, renewal retention, premium growth, and loss ratio
• Lead, train, and develop Assistant and Associate Underwriters

Skills

Sales and marketing

Organization

Underwriting experience

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Burns & Wilcox, the flagship organization of H.W. Kaufman Group, is North America’s leading wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager.

The role focuses on building and growing a personal lines underwriting book, managing agency relationships, and leading a team of underwriters within a flexible, hybrid work environment. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of underwriting or brokerage experience, strong sales and marketing proficiency, and professional development mindset, with a