Senior Underwriting Consultant

Nautilus Insurance Group (a Berkley Company); Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

401(k) program and profit sharing

Tuition Assistance

On-site fitness center

Job summary

Nautilus Insurance Group (a Berkley Company) is seeking a Senior Underwriting Advisor to play a crucial role in mentoring underwriters and shaping underwriting expertise. This position focuses on developing strategic agency relationships while managing a book of business and ensuring consistency in underwriting processes.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, at least three years in E&S, and excellent leadership and communication skills. Flexibility in work arrangements is available, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical coverage, a 401(k) program, and paid parental leave.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of experience as a Senior Underwriter in E&S.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to travel for agent visits and conventions.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and develop underwriters.
• Underwrite a book of business.
• Strengthen agency relationships.
• Ensure consistency in underwriting processes.
• Collaborate on product development.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication

Leadership skills

Understanding of E&S Light Brokerage

Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

AIS, ASLI, and AU designations

Job description

Company Details

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.
• We take risk management excellence and your professional growth seriously by offering Tuition Assistance and Industry‑Related Education and Exam programs.
• Employees are eligible for special cell phone service discounts with Verizon and AT&T. We participate in the Plum Benefits program offering 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.
• Maintain profitable book of business including monitoring book for trends, profitability, and growth.
• Collaborate with Contract Bind underwriting teams to ensure proper placement of a risk and communication of 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.
• Market, build, and strengthen 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

• Ensure 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Sponsorship Details

Sponsorship not Offered for this Role.