Senior Underwriter, Environmental

Ohio Farmers Insurance Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Underwriter to join their Environmental team in Chicago. This role involves maintaining a profitable portfolio, developing key broker relationships, and leading underwriting activities. Ideal candidates will have 5-7 years of experience, strong communication skills, and a knack for analytical problem-solving. The company fosters a collaborative environment, ensuring that your contributions will directly impact the success of the team. If you're ready to take on a dynamic role with opportunities for growth and development, this position could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of professional and/or environmental underwriting experience.
• Strong underwriting acumen and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop the Environmental book of business.
• Establish and expand broker and customer relationships.
• Lead day-to-day underwriting activities for the Environmental team.

Skills

Underwriting Experience

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Attention to Detail

Analytical Skills

Broker Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Underwriter to join our Environmental team to be based in either our New York, NY, Berkley Heights, NJ, Alpharetta, GA or Chicago, IL offices. As a member of the Environmental underwriting team, you will be responsible for generating new business, growing and maintaining key broker and client relationships and overseeing a profitable portfolio of business. This position will be part of a vibrant, collaborative team of technical production underwriters. The role will report to SVP, Head of Environmental.

RESPONIBILITIES:

• Maintain and develop the Environmental book of business which mainly consists of Contractors Pollution and Professional Liability (CPPL) and Owners Protective Professional Indemnity (OPPI) business.


• Underwriting experience with Site pollution and/or environmental casualty products is of value but not required


• Establish, develop, and expand broker and customer relationships


• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, and make quick decisions while maintaining underwriting integrity.


• Provide leadership and lead day-to-day underwriting activities for Environmental team to achieve the Company's goals and ensure efficient and effective support for underwriting


• Maintain and improve upon environmental insurance guidelines and products


• Establish and maintain broker and client relationships, which includes travel for in-person meetings, conferences, and events


• Ability to determine the use of internally generated data and 3rd party data to improve the underwriter productivity of the group and the broker experience.


• Interact closely and effectively with other product line underwriters and regional managers to execute cross-sell strategies


• Liaise with actuarial, claims, compliance, legal, communications and distribution teams to consistently be informed on the overall goals of the company

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree preferred


• Minimum of a combination of 5-7 years of professional and/or environmental underwriting experience


• Existing regional broker relationships and/or proven ability to develop same.


• Strong underwriting acumen and attention to detail.


• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal


• Superior leadership, organizational and communication skills


• Ability to quickly analyze problems, draw relevant conclusions and devise appropriate courses of action with minimal guidance


• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks, promote teamwork and fact-based decision-making


• Experience in developing and executing a business plan to meet budget goals


• Willingness to travel and meet brokers, insureds, reinsures, employees and stakeholders in the business


• An energetic, entrepreneurial attitude


• Ability to work onsite in office a minimum of 4 days a week

**For NYC Candidates Only: The salary range for this position is 110k to 150k, pending on skillset and experience**

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

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