Senior Underwriter, General Construction

Argo Group; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 113 000 - 193 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Resumo da oferta

Argo Group is seeking a production underwriter to market, underwrite and process assigned lines. This on-site role involves mentoring staff, building broker relationships and contributing to a robust submission pipeline.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years underwriting experience with authority, strong negotiation skills, and proficiency in Excel, Outlook and Word. Travel up to 20% may be required.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Five years underwriting experience with authority.
• Strong negotiation skills with proven win/win outcomes.
• Excellent ability to collect, analyze and interpret information for profitable underwriting.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time.

Responsabilidades

• Underwrite and analyze new business and renewal submissions for our assigned area.
• Ensure marketing initiatives are achieved and communicate products to brokers.
• Develop broker relationships and establish new ones in targeted territories.
• Participate in client and broker meetings.
• Maintain a submission pipeline to achieve production and mix objectives.
• Use market contacts to gather market intelligence and cross-sell other products.

Conhecimentos

Negotiation skills

Execution focus

Underwriting experience

Market knowledge

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree

IIA CPCU designations

Ferramentas

Excel

Outlook

Word

Descrição da oferta de emprego

CompanyArgo GroupArgo Group is an underwriter of specialty insurance products in the property and casualty market. Argo offers a full line of products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims-handling needs of businesses. The Argo entities are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Clearbrook Group Holdings Inc.

Job Description

This is a production underwriting position responsible for marketing, underwriting and processing assigned lines of business. Responsibilities may also include participating in special projects and mentoring less experienced staff. This is a 100% in‑office position. Candidates must be able to work on‑site at a designated company office during standard business hours.

Essential Responsibilities

• Underwrite and analyze new business and renewal submissions for our assigned area.
• Ensure our marketing initiatives are achieved and that consistent communication of our products and services are provided to our retail and wholesale brokers.
• Further develop existing broker relations as well as establish new relationships in targeted territories to attract business opportunities.
• Actively participate in client and broker meetings.
• Develop and maintain a submission pipeline sufficient to achieve overall production and business mix objectives.
• Use market contacts to bring in business, gather and share market intelligence and cross sell other products.

Qualifications / Experience Required

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• A relentless desire to continually update your skill level through continuing education and self‑development.
• Previous insurance educational work, IIA and CPCU designations are strongly preferred.
• A minimum of five years underwriting experience with authority.
• A genuine excitement to not only meet, but exceed, our customer’s expectation on each and every interaction with the customer.
• Demonstrated robust and productive relationships with professional liability specialist brokers in the Central U.S., marketplace.
• Demonstrated strong negotiation skills, achieving favorable outcomes in win/win negotiations.
• Flexibility and the ability to thrive in change are important to be successful here.
• A strong focus on execution in getting things done right.
• Proven ability to consistently produce and deliver expected results.
• Excellent ability to collect, gather, manipulate and analyze information in detail to draw conclusions on how to underwrite an account profitably.
• Advanced knowledge of computer programs, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time.

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. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance as well as a generous benefits package.

Richmond & Omaha pay range: $94,452 - $160,344

Albany Houston & Chicago pay range: $103,398 - $176,562

Los Angeles & New York City pay range: 113,424 - $192,576

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

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• 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.

SummaryLocation: US GA - Remote; US NY - New York City; US TX - Houston Downtown; US CA - Los Angeles; US VA - Richmond; US IL - Chicago

Type: Full time