Senior Production Underwriting Specialist - Excess/Umbrella

Great American Insurance Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Great American Insurance Group seeks a Senior Production Underwriting Specialist in Excess Liability to drive risk selection, pricing, and profitable growth. On-site four days a week with one remote day, travel required to meet brokers and agents.

Ideal candidate has 10+ years in Casualty underwriting with Umbrella/Excess experience and strong negotiation and client relations skills. Competitive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of Casualty underwriting experience; 3+ years in Umbrella/Excess Casualty underwriting preferred.
• Frequent day and overnight travel (10–50%).

Responsibilities

• Has responsibility for risk selection/rejection, pricing, retention, growth, and profitability per divisional objectives.
• Uses independent judgment and initiative to support business goals.
• Maintains a high level of customer service.
• Analyzes coverage and limit requests and decides terms to offer.
• Prices business in accordance with company guidelines.
• Assesses risk quality and compliance and initiates loss prevention actions.
• Interprets, explains, and markets products and services.

Skills

Casualty underwriting

Umbrella/Excess underwriting

Communication skills

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed.

With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results.

Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

The Excess Liability Division specializes in offering large limits of liability to protect its clients' corporate assets from catastrophic loss. The Division offers significant capacity of up to $20 million dollars for both Lead Umbrella and Excess Liability placements. This protection is made available to companies varying in size from single location light hazard risks to a wide variety of more difficult to place manufacturers and processors.

Our Excess Liability Division is looking for a Senior Production Underwriting Specialist to join their team. Great American’s culture is built on connection, shared learning, and strong relationships.

To support this, employees in this role are expected to be on-site four days a week, with the flexibility to work one day remotely. Core in‑office days are Tuesday–Thursday, with the fourth day determined by business needs. Candidates who are not located near an office may be eligible for a fully remote work arrangement, depending on their background and experience.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Has responsibility for risk selection/rejection, pricing, retention, growth, and profitability per divisional objectives.
• Uses independent judgment and initiative to support business goals.
• Maintains a high level of customer service.
• Analyzes coverage and limit requests and decides what terms to offer.
• Prices business in accordance with company guidelines.
• Assesses risk quality and compliance within company guidelines and initiates appropriate loss prevention actions.
• Orders and screens miscellaneous reports needed in the rating and underwriting processes, such as Motor Vehicle reports, loss history reports, credit checks, outside inspections, loss control, etc.
• Develops and maintains effective business relationships with internal and external customers/coworkers in order to attract and retain profitable business.
• Visits agents, brokers, and producers in order to retain existing accounts, build, and maintain business relationships and develop new opportunities in support of divisional objectives.
• Interprets, explains, and markets products and services.
• Administers, applies, and may update underwriting rules and guidelines, rating manual rules and insurance laws and regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• Generally, 10+ years of Casualty underwriting experience; a minimum of 3 years of Umbrella and Excess Casualty underwriting experience is highly desired.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills to build and leverage excellent customer relationships and to successfully market products and services.
• Position requires frequent day and overnight travel, more than 10% but less than 50% of time to visits agents and brokers.

Business Unit: Excess Liability

Salary Range: $126,000.00 -$170,000.00

Benefits

• We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees*.
• Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement.
• Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits.
• Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs.
• Your recruiter will provide details about benefits and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process.
• Learn more at http://www.gaig.com/careers.
• *Excludes seasonal employees and interns.

Why can you trust Great American Insurance Group?

For nearly 150 years, Americans have trusted us to protect them. Our innovative insurance solutions and specialization serves niche marketplaces that we know well. This expertise gives us a successful foundation that spans generations. You never know where a career in insurance will take you. Whether you are starting your career or are looking for a company to grow your experience, at Great American Insurance Group, you can join our more than 8,500 employees to "Be Here. Be GREAT!" To learn more, visit our Career Page