Underwriter I - Primary Casualty

AXA Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 91,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the risk management sector as an Underwriter I for Primary Casualty. This role involves underwriting, managing a portfolio, and building relationships with brokers and clients. Ideal candidates will possess analytical skills and a Bachelor's degree. A focus on customer service and profitability is essential.

Benefits

Health and Wellness Programs

Retirement Savings Plan

Learning Opportunities

Qualifications

• Some experience in the relevant class of business.
• Ability to understand business processes, strategy, and planning.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite, manage and service a renewal book, and produce new business.
• Build and enhance relationships with brokers, producers, and clients.
• Maintain compliance with all internal and external underwriting guidelines.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-Solving

Sales

Marketing

Organizational

Time-Management

Multi-Tasking

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Underwriter I - Primary Casualty

New York, NY I Morristown, NJ I Bloomfield, NJ I USA

Join us at AXA XL’s Global Risk management group for an exciting and newly created opportunity in our U.S. Risk Management. As an Underwriter, you will be a key member of our group captive team. This role is for someone with experience in all aspects of group captives. You will be an individual contributor in a new a growing area of Primary Casualty. Your key responsibilities will involve underwriting business in line with the business plan; assisting the planning and forecasting process; monitoring aggregate exposure within agreed limits; ensuring all risks written are within the agreed maximum; maintaining awareness of all claims advised; supporting and providing input on settlement of claims advised; building and maintaining relationships with brokers and clients; supporting the design and structure of risks.

DISCOVER your opportunity

In Global Risk Management in North America, one of our goals is to establish and provide the best-in-class Commercial Casualty in the marketplace. While we have already begun to make headway in this strategic space, Global Risk Management plans to elevate our profile and to achieve this by writing qualified programs through a collaborative team of competent individuals with great underwriting expertise. Our focus is on the customer, profitability, and long-term viability.

Our USRM unit is significantly growing our portfolio of business. We are seeking an underwriting professional to help our team refine and execute our Large Account business strategy to achieve all established production, loss ratio, rate, account retention and ROE goals.

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Underwrite, manage and service a renewal book, and produce new business in accordance with business unit goals.Develop and manage underwriting strategies for both renewals and targets within your portfolio of accounts, including knowledge of the current penetration by product, cross-marketing penetration, and specific plans to increase company share.
• Develop, underwrite, manage and service a portfolio for the U.S Risk Management business.
• Responsible for building the AXA XL reputation in North America within the Large Commercial Casualty
• Exercise discretion and self-supported judgement in the analysis and evaluation of risk.
• Build and enhance relationships with brokers, producers and clients.
• Maintain compliance with all internal and external underwriting guidelines and legal requirements.
• Support the business planning and forecasting process; monitor financial exposure within outlined limits; monitor premium income to ensure it remains within set limits.
• Maintain awareness of all claims advised while supporting and providing input on settlement of claims.
• Effectively cross-market with other AXA XL lines. Cultivate key broker and client relationships within the market and maintain a steady stream of business within our underwriting appetite.

You will report to theHead of East, Primary Casualty.

SHARE your talent

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Some experience in the relevant class of business.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent).
• Possess foundational knowledge and skills including product and industry.
• Possess analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as outstanding sales and marketing abilities.
• Organizational, time-management and multi-tasking skills, combined with an outstanding work ethic.
• Ability to understand business processes, strategy, and planning.
• Ability to work self-directed.
• Ability to respond to a changing environment with flexibility and innovation.
• Exposure to customer service and negotiation.

• Ability to lead in accordance with AXA XL Core Values and Culture.

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com

Inclusion & Diversity

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience,” focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

For more information, please see Sustainability at AXA XL.

The U.S. pay range for this position is USD 91,000 – 123,200. Actual pay will be determined based upon the individual’s skills, experience, and location. We strive for market alignment and internal equity with our colleagues’ pay.

At AXA XL, we know how important physical, mental, and financial health are to our employees, which is why we are proud to offer benefits such as an industrious retirement savings plan, health and wellness programs, and many other benefits. Wealsobelieve in fostering our colleagues' development and offer a wide range of learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills and to position themselves for the next step of their careers. For more details aboutAXA XL’s benefits offerings, please visit US Benefits at a Glance 2025.