Underwriter - Inland Marine & Ocean Cargo

Chubb; City of White Plains (NY); On-site; USD 81,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Marine Underwriter to enhance its Middle Market Commercial Insurance practice. This role involves underwriting various marine coverages, including Ocean Cargo and Builder’s Risk, while driving profitable growth through effective collaboration with agents and brokers. The ideal candidate will possess strong sales, marketing, and negotiation skills, along with a solid understanding of risk analysis and underwriting processes. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will directly impact business success and client relationships. If you are motivated and results-oriented, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Discretionary annual incentive program

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Inland Marine or Ocean Cargo underwriting.
• Strong skills in marketing, negotiation, and risk analysis.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite Ocean Cargo and other marine coverages while managing pricing strategies.
• Collaborate with agents, brokers, and internal teams to drive profitable growth.

Skills

Underwriting

Sales and Marketing

Risk Analysis

Negotiation

Interpersonal Skills

Education

2+ years in Inland Marine or Ocean Cargo

Job description

Chubb is currently seeking a skilled Marine Underwriter to join its Middle Market Commercial Insurance practice in our New York office.

Position Description:

The position will be responsible for driving profitable growth with the New York region agents and brokers. Ideally, this Underwriter will underwrite Ocean Cargo, Builder’s Risk, Civil Construction projects, Fine Arts, Contractors Equipment, Motor Truck Cargo, Transit, Installation Floaters, Equipment Dealers, and other marine coverages. This position will collaborate within a large team of commercial underwriters, operations, claims, marketing, and home office management as necessary. We are looking for a candidate who is highly motivated, results oriented with solid business and underwriting acumen.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Focused knowledge and experience in Inland Marine or Ocean Cargo. Experience underwriting both coverages is a plus.
• Underwriting duties will include developing and negotiating price, coverage, terms and conditions for all new business and renewals while actively identifying account rounding opportunities for other Chubb practices.
• This position must collaborate with other underwriters, operations, claims, marketing, and home office management as necessary. The underwriter must implement and manage effective pricing and rate strategies that will produce profitability, book growth, and successful producer relations.
• Strong sales and marketing skills are critical; must be able to demonstrate successful agency and broker management, including building, maintaining, and managing producer and customer relationships.
• Ability to identify opportunities for growth within new and existing production sources.
• Knowledge of marketing principles, pricing/rate strategies and how to apply them to attain underwriting profit.
• Candidate must possess a high degree of proficiency with the underwriting process, with a solid background in risk analysis.
• Candidate must have ability to effectively interact with all levels of customers and collaborate with a team of underwriters, claims and loss control personnel.
• Knowledge and proficiency with technical issues, compliance, coverage, products, and pricing strategies expected.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in Inland Marine or Ocean Cargo.
• Must have proven marketing and negotiation skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and time management skills.

The pay range for the role is $81,500 to $138,500. The specific offer will depend on an applicant’s skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. Chubb offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details on which can be found at Chubb Careers. The disclosed pay range estimate may be adjusted for the applicable geographic differential for the location in which the position is filled.