Senior Underwriting Manager: Growth & Risk Leader

Arch Insurance Group Inc.; Vermont; On-site; USD 133,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental

Vision

Prescription coverage

401k with matching

PTO 20 days

12 paid holidays

Volunteer Time Off

Life Insurance

Disability

Parental Leave

Student Loan Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement

Backup Child/Elder Care

Job summary

Arch Insurance Group Inc. in Vermont seeks an underwriter to provide high-level financial analysis, risk assessment and technical underwriting to determine credit quality and acceptability of risk.

Responsibilities include gathering information, marketing activities, managing a book of business, meeting with account owners, monitoring accounts for compliance, coordinating with CPAs, bankers, lawyers, and engineers, and supporting regional business planning.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of financial and accounting principles and the ability to demonstrate sound business judgment in evaluation of the financial condition, experience, credit history and character of contract accounts.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload to meet agreed upon expectations.
• Learns quickly and demonstrates an open attitude when faced with new problems, processes, or procedures.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business or equivalent.
• AFSB designation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze information, applying appropriate underwriting techniques, necessary to make an accurate evaluation of credit quality & acceptability of risk.
• Prepare and conduct marketing activities within assigned territory/agencies; manage producers within territory including premium collection.
• Responsible for developing and managing a book of business, meeting/exceeding profitability objectives as set forth by management.
• Meet with principal owners of the account to assess their general management acumen, past experience, work experience of key personnel, depth of organization and desired work objectives with branch manager’s involvement as needed.
• Continuously monitor assigned accounts to ensure compliance with Arch standards and make/recommend appropriate corrective actions as needed.
• Correspond with CPAs, bankers, lawyers, architects, subcontractors and engineers to secure additional underwriting detail, as needed, to assess risk on preliminary and ongoing basis.
• Assist in internal reporting and preparing/implementing regional business plan and budget.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with assigned producers and cultivate new relationships.

Skills

Underwriting expertise

Financial analysis

Risk assessment

Communication

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business or equivalent

AFSB designation

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Arch Insurance Group Inc. in Vermont seeks an underwriter to provide high-level financial analysis, risk assessment and technical underwriting to determine credit quality and acceptability of risk.

Responsibilities include gathering information, marketing activities, managing a book of business, meeting with account owners, monitoring accounts for compliance, coordinating with CPAs, bankers, lawyers, and engineers, and supporting regional business planning.