Senior Underwriter-New Business

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.; Concord (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Underwriter at AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. administers underwriting and servicing for agents and producers within the territory, in line with company standards. The role emphasizes risk analysis, pricing, and compliant decision making while supporting a profitable book of business.

Travel up to 25% is required to engage with agents, producers, and organizations across territories. Office location can be Midwest, West, or Southwest per current postings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• CPCU or CIC designation preferred, or equivalent education/experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% within territory and to Home Office as required.
• Strong knowledge of commercial casualty, property, automobile, workers' compensation and umbrella coverages.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and service new accounts within territory with pricing standards.
• Maintain compliance with filings and underwriting guidelines.
• Collaborate with territory team; keep peers informed of activity.
• Develop and implement territory business plan; share accountability with team.
• Train territory staff and clients on underwriting appetite and protocols.
• Within Home Office authority, act as referral point for territory underwriting staff.
• Build and maintain relationships with external clients; travel as needed.
• Provide information and guidance to support staff for coverage requests.
• Collaborate on reports and update databases as required.
• Stay current with market trends and demands.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Travel 25% within territory

Commercial lines knowledge

Risk analysis & pricing

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPCU or CIC designation preferred

Job description

The Senior Underwriter administers the underwriting, servicing of new accounts for agents and producers assigned within the territory in compliance with company underwriting, authority, and pricing standards. Maintains a solid understanding of AmTrust's mission, vision, and values. Upholds the standards of the AmTrust organization. This position can be located at any of our Midwest or West or Southwest office locations.

Responsibilities

1.Write and retain a profitable book of business through solid risk analysis, pricing and servicing. Maintains compliance with state filings and adheres to corporate underwriting and pricing guidelines. Operate within written authority grant and makes referrals to Home Office Underwriting as required

2. Collaborates closely with territory team. Keep peers and Territory Management informed of all issues and activity

3. In collaboration with Territory Management, develop and implement the territory business plan and share accountability with team in meeting territory goals

4. Train territory staff and clients on underwriting appetite and protocols in conjunction with corporate training guidelines

5. Within Home Office authority grant, acts as the referral point for the territory underwriting staff

6. Coach and collaborate with the team to develop, manage and maintain outside client relationships, which will include traveling in the territory to meet with agents, producers and nonprofit associations or organizations. Actively plan and participate in industry events as required such as but not limited to agency or association conventions

7. Provides professional, timely and courteous communication and service to external clients and cross departmental staff to successfully resolve issues pertaining to policyholders and territory producers

8. Provides the pertinent information and guidance to support staff required to process coverage requests in accordance with service guidelines

9. Collaborates with territory team on reports and update databases as required

10. Assists in gathering and communicating competitive

11. Keeps current with market trends and demands.

12. Performs other functionally related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• CPCU or CIC designation preferred, or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time within the assigned territory and to the Home Office as required
• Demonstrated experience with and expert technical knowledge of commercial casualty, property, automobile, workers compensation and umbrella insurance coverage and risk selection, methods and pricing.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and analyze data and make an informed, calculated risk decision

Preferred:

• 10 years of commercial line property and casualty experience. Property, Liability, Workers Compensation
• Ability to make sound contributions to tactical and strategic planning
• Ability to train, coach and mentor individuals of various backgrounds within area of expertise

This job description is designed to provide a general overview of the requirements of the job and does not entail a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that will be required in this position. AmTrust has the right to revise this job description at any time.