Underwriter IV

USI Insurance Services; Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

USI Insurance Services in Warwick, RI, seeks a Senior Underwriter to assess large, complex risks and develop premium strategies. You will manage broker and carrier relationships, negotiate terms, and ensure profitable outcomes while guiding junior staff and maintaining policy accuracy.

Required is extensive underwriting expertise, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to travel for key client meetings and education. A broad market knowledge and licensing are valued.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of underwriting experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Property & Casualty knowledge or appropriate license may be required.
• Broad knowledge of insurance market and appetite.
• Strong math, negotiation and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and analyze new and renewal accounts for complex assignments.
• Serve as SME to review insurance policies.
• Assess risk to price, coverages, terms, and conditions; bind coverage and issue policies.
• Engage in broker negotiations to ensure profitable new business flow.
• Collaborate with internal departments to execute program strategy.
• Provide training and coaching to underwriting staff as needed.
• Travel up to 20% for client meetings and development.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Written and verbal communication

Travel (20%)

Microsoft Office

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Financial/billings knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Company systems

Job description

Description and Requirements

Requirements
Description and Requirements
General Description: Assess large risks of a complex nature, develop, and negotiate premiums. Manage relationships with brokers and carriers. Provide appropriate insurance products to clients. Generate profit in accordance with company goals.
Responsibilities

• Underwrite and analyze new and renewal accounts for the most complex assignments.
• Serve as a subject matter expertise to review insurance policy.
• Assess the risk to determine the appropriate price, coverage, and terms and conditions. Bring policy to completion with recommending and binding coverage, invoicing, and policy issuance.
• Identify the need, order, and evaluate additional risk assessment information.
• Underwrite within defined broad limits and authority.
• Establish underwriting policy and procedures. Provide reports to management.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with agencies. Communicate effectively through broker negotiations to ensure new business flow and profitable production.
• Communicate with agents to obtain supplemental underwriting information.
• Analyze and rate endorsement requests.
• Recommend authority levels for underwriting staff and amendments/enhancements to applicable program. Includes coverage, policy forms, premium rate plans and underwriting guidelines, loss control guidelines, and distribution.
• Collaborate with internal departments to execute agreed program strategy and identification of program opportunities.
• Engage in professional development. Includes relevant industry and organizational education and training.
• Provide training and coaching to other underwriting team members as needed.
• Requires travel for client relationship building, key client/carrier facing meetings, and educational development.
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• 7+ years of underwriting experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• For direct client service/underwriting, Property & Casualty and/or appropriate business licensure is required.
• Broad and deep knowledge of insurance industry market and appetite.
• Ability to establish product risk factors. Includes proper risk exposure and compliance with state departments of insurance.
• Ability to effectively identify insurance product needs in the marketplace.
• Ability to negotiate with strong mathematical skills.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Proficiency in utilizing company systems.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to travel 20% of the time.
  

USI is committed to providing a full-suite of competitive benefits for our growing population and its diverse needs. We offer a wide range of health, welfare and financial benefits including medical, wellness, dental and vision, 401(k), flexible spending and health savings accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance and other unique employer-sponsored and voluntary programs. USI also offers a generous paid time off policy, paid family leave benefit as well as paid holiday time .
Salary Range $115,000 - $130,000.