Underwriter II

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AmTrust Financial Services Inc. in Nashua, NH seeks an experienced Underwriter to manage underwriting and servicing for workers’ compensation accounts. You will analyze risk, set pricing within authority, and collaborate with agents and regional teams to grow a profitable book.

The role requires strong data interpretation, formal risk decision making, and the ability to travel up to 25% within the territory. CPCU/AIS/CIC designation preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• 5+ years of workers compensation experience.
• Expert technical knowledge of workers compensation coverage, risk selection, methods and pricing.
• Ability to interpret and analyze data and make informed risk decisions.
• Ability to contribute to tactical and strategic planning.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Travel up to 25% within territory and to Home Office as required.
• Preferred: CPCU, AIS or CIC designation.

Responsibilities

• Write and retain a profitable book of business through solid risk analysis, pricing, and servicing.
• Collaborate with territory team and management; keep peers informed of issues and activity.
• Develop agency relationships with Regional Sales Manager and Business Generation Consultants to meet vertical goals.
• Educate agents on underwriting appetite to attract profitable business.
• Travel in the territory to meet with agents and develop relationships.
• Participate in industry events as required (agency/association conventions).
• Provide professional, timely communication and service to clients and cross-department staff.
• Provide guidance to operations staff to process coverage requests per guidelines.
• Keep current with market trends and demands.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Workers' compensation experience

Data interpretation

Analytical risk decision making

Tactical and strategic planning

Organizational and time management

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CPCU/AIS/CIC designation preferred

Job description

Overview

The underwriter administers the underwriting and services of new and renewal accounts for agents and producers assigned with the Specialty Vertical in compliance with company underwriting, authority and pricing standards. Maintains a solid understanding of AmTrust’s mission, vision, and values. Upholds the standards of the AmTrust organization.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

1. Write and retain a profitable book of business through solid risk analysis, pricing, and servicing. Maintains compliance with state filings and adheres to corporate underwriting and pricing guidelines. Operate within written authority grant and makes referrals to Vertical Management as required.

2. Collaborate closely with territory team. Keep peers and Vertical Management informed of all issues and activity and competitive information.

3. Collaborate with Regional Sales Manager and Business Generation Consultants to develop agency relationships and share accountability with team in meeting vertical goals.

4. Educate agents on underwriting appetite to attract profitable business within the assigned vertical.

5. Travel in the territory to meet with agents to further develop business relationships as needed.

6. Actively plan and participate in industry events as required such as but not limited to agency or association conventions.

7. Provide professional, timely and courteous communication and service to external clients and cross departmental staff to successfully resolve issues pertaining to policyholders and vertical producers.

8. Provide pertinent information and guidance to operations staff required to process coverage requests in accordance with service guidelines.

9. Keeps current with market trends and demands.

10. Performs other functionally related duties as assigned

Qualifications

Qualifications: Required:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• 5+ years of workers compensation experience
• Demonstrated experience with and expert technical knowledge of workers compensation coverage and risk selection, methods and pricing.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and analyze data and make an informed, calculated risk decision.
• Ability to make sound contributions to tactical and strategic planning.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time within the assigned territory and to the Home Office as required

Preferred:

• Ability to train, coach and mentor individuals of various backgrounds within area of expertise.
• CPCU, AIS or CIC designation preferred or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

This job description is designed to provide a general overview of the requirements of the job and does not entail a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that will be required in this position. AmTrust has the right to revise this job description at any time.