Sr Underwriter

Brookfield Wealth Solutions, Ltd; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Farm Family is seeking a Senior Commercial Underwriter to independently evaluate, underwrite, and manage complex commercial insurance risks in line with company guidelines. The role requires advanced technical expertise, sound judgment, and market awareness to determine coverage terms and pricing while driving growth in an assigned portfolio.

The incumbent will mentor less experienced underwriters, advise agents, and ensure underwriting consistency across functions, regulatory adherence, and

Qualifications

• Minimum of six to eight years of underwriting experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to explain underwriting decisions clearly.
• Experience mentoring or coaching less experienced underwriters.
• Knowledge of commercial coverages, policy forms, endorsements, and rating methodology.

Responsibilities

• Review and assess new business, renewals, endorsements, and cancellations across applicable commercial lines.
• Apply appropriate classifications, coverage forms, endorsements, deductibles, and limits based on exposure analysis.
• Ensure policy terms, conditions, and pricing comply with filed rates, rules, state regulations, and company standards.
• Document underwriting decisions clearly and thoroughly in underwriting systems.
• Maintain accuracy and quality of policy documentation and underwriting records.
• Negotiate terms and conditions within authority to balance profitability and competitive positioning.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with agents, brokers, and internal stakeholders.
• Manage and monitor assigned book of business to support profitability, growth, and retention goals.
• Mentor new underwriters and assist less experienced staff as needed.
• Assess alternative ways to make a risk acceptable and guide others on complex risks.

Skills

Underwriting expertise

Communication skills

Mentoring

Portfolio management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Underwriting systems

Job description

Company

Farm Family

Job Description

ummary:

The Senior Commercial Underwriteris responsible for independently evaluating, underwriting, and managing complex commercial insurance risks in alignment with company underwriting guidelines, appetite, and profitability objectives. This role applies advanced technical expertise, sound judgment, and market awareness to assess risk quality, determine appropriate coverage terms and pricing, and drive disciplined growth within an assigned portfolio. The Senior Underwriter serves as a trusted resource to agents and internal partners, provides guidance on unusual or higher‑hazard accounts, and supports underwriting consistency through mentoring, collaboration, and adherence to regulatory and company standards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Review and assess new business, renewals, endorsements, and cancellations across applicable commercial lines of business.

• Applyappropriate classifications, coverage forms, endorsements, deductibles, and limits based on exposure analysis

• Ensure policy terms, conditions, and pricingcomplieswithfiled rates, rules, state regulations, and company standards.

• Document underwriting decisions clearly and thoroughly in underwriting systems.

• Maintain accuracy and quality of policy documentation and underwriting records.

• Negotiate terms and conditions within authority to balance profitability and competitive positioning.

• Build andmaintaineffective working relationships with agents, brokers, and internal stakeholders.

• Manage andmonitorassignedbook ofbusiness to support profitability, growth, and retention goals.

• Handles co‑signs/referrals andmentorsnew underwriters.

• Assesses alternative ways to make a risk acceptable independently and will often mentor other UW levels on advanced or complex risks.

• Serves as the underwriting representative for assigned territory.

• Educates, coaches, andtrainsagents on underwriting procedures, philosophy, and new products.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate or bachelor’sdegree preferred but not required.Equivalent experience considered in place of collegiate studies.

• Six to eight years of underwriting experience, or equivalent P&C industry and/or Farming or Commercial industry knowledge.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain underwriting decisions clearly.

• Sound judgment and problem‑solving abilities.

• Additional Qualifications:

• Experience mentoring orcoachingless experienced underwriters.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong knowledge of commercialcoverages, policy forms, endorsements, and ratingmethodology.

• Familiarity with ISO forms, classifications, and state‑specific rules and regulations.

• Ability toidentifycoverage gaps, emerging risks, and portfolio trends.

• Industry designations, such as AINS, AU, or CPCU.

OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The position requiresthe abilityto effectively communicate with others to exchange information.

• A person in this positionestablishesmethods and procedures forattainingspecific goals andobjectivesandreceives guidance in terms of broad goals. Only the final resultsof work are typically reviewed.

The position requires physical presence in the company office on a full-time basis.

Depending on the qualifications of the candidate, this role may be filled at a lower level.

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.
Albany & Chicago Pay Range: $75,000 - $110,000

_ PLEASE NOTE: _

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

We offer a competitive compensation package, performance-based incentives, and a comprehensive benefits program—including health, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and 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.