Senior Underwriter

Argo Group; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Farm Family in Albany, NY, seeks a Senior Commercial Underwriter to independently evaluate, underwrite, and manage complex commercial risks in alignment with profitability objectives. This role requires extensive underwriting experience, strong judgment, and market awareness to assess risk quality, coverage terms, and pricing.

You will mentor junior underwriters, collaborate with agents and internal teams, and handle a diverse portfolio while ensuring compliance with regulations and company

Qualifications

• Six to eight years of underwriting experience or equivalent industry knowledge.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain underwriting decisions clearly.
• Experience mentoring or coaching less experienced underwriters.

Responsibilities

• Review and assess new business, renewals, endorsements, and cancellations across applicable commercial lines.
• Apply classifications, coverage forms, endorsements, deductibles, and limits based on exposure analysis.
• Ensure policy terms, conditions, and pricing comply with filed rates, rules, state regulations, and company standards.
• Document underwriting decisions clearly in underwriting systems and maintain records.
• Negotiate terms within authority to balance profitability and competitiveness.
• Build relationships with agents, brokers, and internal stakeholders.
• Manage assigned book of business to support profitability, growth, and retention goals.
• Mentor and guide other underwriters on advanced or complex risks.

Skills

Underwriting

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

## Senior UnderwriterApply: US NY - Albany: Full time: Posted 3 Days Ago: R2051065**Company**Farm FamilyFarm Family specializes in farm and ranch protection with a wide range of products including flexible farm packages, business owner policies, commercial package, workers compensation, commercial auto and select personal auto coverage. Farm Family is a leader in serving the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets and is pursuing growth across the U.S. The Farm Family entities are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Clearbrook Group Holdings Inc.**Job Description**The Senior Commercial Underwriter is responsible for independently evaluating, underwriting, and managing complex commercial insurance risks in alignment with company underwriting guidelines, appetite, and profitability objectives. This role applies advanced technical expertise, sound judgment, and market awareness to assess risk quality, determine appropriate coverage terms and pricing, and drive disciplined growth within an assigned portfolio. The Senior Underwriter serves as a trusted resource to agents and internal partners, provides guidance on unusual or higher‐hazard accounts, and supports underwriting consistency through mentoring, collaboration, and adherence to regulatory and company standards.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:* Review and assess new business, renewals, endorsements, and cancellations across applicable commercial lines of business.* Apply appropriate classifications, coverage forms, endorsements, deductibles, and limits based on exposure analysis* Ensure policy terms, conditions, and pricing complies with filed rates, rules, state regulations, and company standards.* Document underwriting decisions clearly and thoroughly in underwriting systems.* Maintain accuracy and quality of policy documentation and underwriting records.* Negotiate terms and conditions within authority to balance profitability and competitive positioning.* Build and maintain effective working relationships with agents, brokers, and internal stakeholders.* Manage and monitor assigned book of business to support profitability, growth, and retention goals.* Handles co-signs/referrals and mentors new underwriters.* Assesses alternative ways to make a risk acceptable independently and will often mentor other UW levels on advanced or complex risks.* Serves as the underwriting representative for assigned territory.* Educates, coaches, and trains agents on underwriting procedures, philosophy, and new products.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:* Associate or bachelor's degree preferred but not required. Equivalent experience considered in place of collegiate studies.* Six to eight years of underwriting experience, or equivalent P&C industry and/or Farming or Commercial industry knowledge.* Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain underwriting decisions clearly.* Sound judgment and problem‐solving abilities.* Additional Qualifications:* Experience mentoring or coaching less experienced underwriters.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:* Strong knowledge of commercial coverages, policy forms, endorsements, and rating methodology.* Familiarity with ISO forms, classifications, and state‐specific rules and regulations.* Ability to identify coverage gaps, emerging risks, and portfolio trends.* Industry designations, such as AINS, AU, or CPCU.OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:* The position requires the ability to effectively communicate with others to exchange information.* A person in this position establishes methods and procedures for attaining specific goals and objectives and receives guidance in terms of broad goals. Only the final results of work are typically reviewed.The position requires physical presence in the company office on a full-time basis.Depending on the qualifications of the candidate, this role may be filled at a lower level.The base salary range provided below is for hires in those geographic areas only and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.* Richmond, Albany, & Chicago Pay Range - $75,000 - $115,000 ***PLEASE NOTE:***Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. At this time, we are not able to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar state or local law and you wish to discuss potential reasonable accommodations related to applying for employment with us, please contact our Benefits Department at 210-321-8400.**Benefits and Compensation**We offer a competitive compensation package, performance-based incentives, and a comprehensive benefits program—including health, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and professional development opportunities. **Core Values**At Clearbrook our Core Values are Integrity, Collaboration, Pursuit of Excellence and Forward Thinking. These values reflect who we are today and who we aspire to be - guiding how we work, how we lead and how we succeed.