Senior Underwriter, Environmental

Starr; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

First-class training and development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

A global leader in commercial insurance is looking for an experienced individual to manage business results within the Environmental Division in Houston. The candidate will take on responsibilities like portfolio management, underwriting, and account management. The ideal applicant should have a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in liability underwriting, with proven skills in relationship management and presentations. This position offers a dynamic work culture focused on growth and innovation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in liability underwriting, pollution experience is a bonus.
• Proven track record in managing an insurance portfolio.
• Developed relationships with wholesale and retail brokers.

Responsibilities

• Manage business results for assigned territories.
• Focus on new business production and account retention.
• Drive accountability for underwriting production goals.
• Underwrite various policies including general liability and workers comp.

Skills

Account management

Portfolio management

Strong relationships with brokers

Pipeline tracking

Underwriting analysis

Presentation skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Education

Bachelor Degree

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.

Position Overview

This position has clear and distinct accountability for business results for an assigned territory (branch) or territories (multiple branches) within the Environmental Division. This individual will be responsible for all aspects of portfolio management, including solicitation of submissions, underwriting analysis, preparing and issuing indications/quotations/binders, tracking pipeline, weekly forecasting of production, and support in preparation of annual budgets.

Essential Job Functions

• This position has clear and distinct accountability for business results for an assigned book of business and in managing employees within the region
• Focuses on new business production, account retention of profitable renewals, 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
• Underwriting of general liability, site pollution, contractor pollution liability, professional liability, auto liability, workers comp and umbrella
• Pipeline tracking
• Tracking rate movements within book
• Tracking loss activity within book
• Producer development

Job Requirements

• Bachelor Degree
• Minimum 5 years' experience within the liability underwriting discipline, pollution experience is a bonus
• Proven track record in managing an insurance portfolio
• Developed relationships with wholesale and retail brokers
• Presentations
• 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.