Senior Underwriter

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company seeks a Senior Underwriter to drive growth for the Wrap-Up book within Primary Construction. You will manage all aspects of portfolio development, submissions, quotations, and mentoring staff while maintaining broker relationships.

The role emphasizes new business production, profitability tracking, and active participation in market strategies across major accounts. Travel to key markets and teamwork with Starr products are required.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of construction underwriting experience (including Wrap-Ups).
• Proven track record in managing an insurance portfolio.
• Established relationships with wholesale and retail brokers.

Responsibilities

• Focus on new business production and account management.
• Drive development, growth and profitability for the book and/or assigned territory.
• Track pipeline, rate movements and loss activity within portfolio.
• Travel to key markets/accounts and maintain visibility in the marketplace.

Skills

Presentations

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Join Starr, a global leader in commercial insurance with over a century of expertise. We empower our employees to innovate, make impactful decisions, and build lasting client relationships worldwide. At Starr, you'll work in an entrepreneurial culture alongside accessible leaders, leveraging our financial strength and vast industry experience to deliver solutions for our clients, no matter how complex. Grow your career with a rapidly growing company that invests in its people and their ability to drive real progress.

The Senior Underwriter will be responsible for continued development and growth of the Wrap-Up book of business within Primary Construction. Senior Underwriter will be responsible for all aspects of portfolio management, including: solicitation of submissions, underwriting analysis, preparing and issuing indications/quotations/binders, marketing, mentoring and training staff, and developing and tracking a pipeline of business.

Essential Job Functions

This position has clear and distinct accountability for business results for an assigned book of business and: Focuses on new business production and account management, Manages components of development, growth and profitability for book of business and/or assigned territory and drives accountability for underwriting production goals, Technical Casualty Underwriting Producer development and management, Budgeting, Tracking rate movements within portfolio, Tracking loss activity within portfolio, Pipeline tracking, Travels to key markets/accounts and remains highly visible in the marketplace, Cross marketing with other Starr products.

Requirements

• 5-7 years construction underwriting experience, including experience in Wrap-Ups.
• Proven track record in managing an insurance portfolio.
• Developed relationships with whole-sale and retail brokers.

Other Skills/Abilities

• Presentations.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Excel, Word, Outlook.

Starr is an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer first class training and development opportunities to all employees. Our aim is to grow our own talent and bring out the best in people. Starr is a global insurance and investment organization providing property and casualty insurance solutions to business and industry, and one of the fastest-growing insurance companies in the world. Our talented and experienced associates manage risk and ultimately support the profitable growth of organizations in a dynamic, competitive and ever-changing marketplace. Join us and become part of our talented and passionate workforce.

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