Senior Underwriting Consultant

W. R. Berkley Corporation; Scottsdale, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

401(k) with profit sharing

Stock purchase plan

Life insurance

Volunteer day

Tuition Assistance

Industry education & exam programs

Cell phone discounts

Plum Benefits program

Flexible work arrangements

On-site fitness center

Job summary

Nautilus Insurance Group, a W. R. Berkley Corporation member, seeks a Senior Underwriting Advisor for its Light Brokerage division. The role focuses on mentoring underwriters, ensuring underwriting consistency, and supporting strategic product development.

You will manage key agency relationships while underwriting a book of business and maintaining profitability through risk selection and market insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; insurance knowledge essential.
• AIS/ASLI/AU designations or related coursework preferred.
• 3+ years as a Senior Underwriter in Excess & Surplus lines.
• Strong verbal and written communication and leadership abilities.
• Understanding of E&S Light Brokerage market and workflows.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and learning new tools as needed.
• Willingness to travel for agent visits and conventions.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and develop underwriters; ensure underwriting consistency.
• Support Light Brokerage product development and agency relationships.
• Provide leadership guidance and coaching feedback.
• Underwrite a book of business; maintain agent relationships.
• Determine risk acceptability, pricing, terms within authority.
• Collaborate with underwriting teams to ensure proper placements.

Skills

Strong underwriting skills

Excellent communication

Leadership and coaching

Agency relationship management

Risk assessment & pricing

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Insurance designations (AIS/ASLI/AU) a plus

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As an elite Excess and Surplus Lines market, Nautilus Insurance Group offers commercial property and casualty insurance solutions to appointed wholesale surplus lines producers countrywide. We have specialized in providing these solutions for more than 35 years.

We have more flexible policy terms and premium rates on a non-admitted basis. Our focus is small to medium Property and Casualty risks on both an admitted and a non-admitted basis.

Our offerings are distributed through partnerships with appointed wholesale surplus lines producers. Our relationships are defined by mutual success, speed to market, customer-centric focus and an expanded appetite.

Coverage placed by Nautilus Insurance Group is provided by Nautilus Insurance Company and Great Divide Insurance Company, both W. R. Berkley Corporation members with A.M. Best (Superior) A+ XV ratings.

Benefit Highlights:

• Paid Parental Leave! At Nautilus, we offer Childbirth Recovery Leave as well as Primary Caregiver Leave, for up to a maximum of 12 weeks of paid leave.
• Nautilus offers Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage options, along with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) choices
• We help our employees feel secure by providing a 401(k) program, profit sharing, stock purchase plan, life insurance, and travel accident insurance options.
• One of our core values is “Committed to Serve” and these aren’t idle words. We provide every employee one paid day off per year to volunteer at a local charity. That’s serving with a smile!
• We take risk management excellence and your professional growth seriously by offering Tuition Assistance and Industry-Related Education and Exam programs.
• Can you hear us now? Employees are eligible for special cell phone service discounts with Verizon and AT&T. We’ve got a plum position for you! We participate in the Plum Benefits program offering employees cost-free access to thousands of exclusive travel and entertainment discounts.
• Flexible work arrangements
• On site newly renovated fitness center - free to use for employees. Yoga and other classes available for a nominal fee.

Responsibilities

The Senior Underwriting Advisor for the Light Brokerage division plays a pivotal role in shaping the underwriting expertise across the team. This position is responsible for mentoring and developing underwriters, ensuring consistency in underwriting processes, supporting strategic Light Brokerage product development, and fostering strong agency relationships. The Senior Underwriting Advisor inspires and energizes others by providing leadership guidance and strong coaching feedback. In addition to advisory responsibilities, this role includes underwriting a book of business and maintaining high-quality relationships with assigned agents.

Risk Selection & Underwriting Execution

• Determine risk acceptability, pricing, coverage, terms and conditions within defined authority and underwriting guidelines.
• Provide guidance and approval on complex or high-severity accounts, including referrals exceeding other underwriters’ authority.
• Underwrite and quote new and renewal business for assigned agents and as needed to support team service standards.
• Maintains profitable book of business including monitoring book for trends, profitability, and growth.
• Collaborates with Contract Bind underwriting teams to ensure proper placement of a risk and communication market/agent trends and issues between divisions.

Agency Management

• Assess agent performance based on profitability, growth, quality of submissions, bind ratios, and other key performance indicators.
• Markets, builds, and strengthens agency relationships with key producers within agencies that can produce a flow of preferred business to meet production targets.

Training & Development

• Lead onboarding and training of new underwriters, ensuring a strong foundation in underwriting philosophy, systems, and processes
• Provide regular coaching and feedback to less-experienced underwriters to support career growth and development
• Actively engage and participate in underwriting huddles, team meetings and claims round tables.

Communication

• Maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including Line of Business Product Leaders and Contract Bind Underwriters, along with external agency partners
• Represent the Light Brokerage Underwriting team in cross-functional initiatives demonstrating diplomacy and flexibility
• Communicate clearly and professionally in both written and verbal formats

Process & Operational Consistency

• Ensuring underwriting processes, documentation standards, and workflows are consistently applied across the team.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and collaborate with leadership and Strategic Initiatives Group to implement best practices

Product Development Collaboration

• Collaborate with Line of Business product leaders to enhance and expand the Light Brokerage product suite
• Provide insights and agent feedback to inform product development team of market relevance and ensuring our product remains competitive
• Participate in product rollouts, particularly regarding training and communication of changes to the Light Brokerage team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• AIS, ASLI and AU designations or completion of other insurance related classes is a plus.
• A minimum of three years’ of experience as a Senior Underwriter in the Excess and Surplus lines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong understanding of the E&S Light Brokerage business environment.
• Intermediate to Advanced experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and aptitude to learn new applications, as needed.
• Must be able to travel, including overnight stays, to visit agents and attend conventions as necessary

Additional Company Details

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms. The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

Sponsorship Details

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