Underwriting Consultant, Complex National Accounts (Hybrid)

01460 Continental Casualty Company; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

CNA in Chicago seeks an experienced National Accounts Property underwriter to manage, analyze, and grow a complex book of business. You will be recognized as a technical expert in underwriting shared & layered property policies for the National Accounts team.

Responsibilities include developing endorsement language, pricing complex risks, mentoring junior underwriters, and building strong agency/broker relationships within the territory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Professional designations preferred.
• Typically, a minimum 5 - 10 years underwriting experience.
• As determined by CNA and depending on the applicant’s experience and/or qualifications, candidates may be hired into one of two Underwriter positions: Underwriting Specialist or Underwriting Consultant.

Responsibilities

• Works on highly complex underwriting risks employing diagnostic and systematic analysis to assess acceptability.
• Develops specialized endorsement language for highly complex risk.
• Determines appropriate pricing of complex risks for assigned book of business based on financial and competitive analysis in line with compliance requirements and with little oversight needed from superiors.
• Makes recommendations on underwriting policy and pricing strategy.
• Analyzes quality, quantity, and profitability of highly complex risks underwritten; prepares and presents reports to management.
• Markets products and services through agencies or through the brokerage community and makes field visits.
• Develops and maintains agency and/or broker relationships with large producers within the assigned territory to reach positive and profitable outcomes on complex, high-risk business.

Skills

Advanced underwriting

Communication

Analytical skills

Leadership

MS Office

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Professional designations preferred

Tools

CNA systems

Job description

CNA in Chicago seeks an experienced National Accounts Property underwriter to manage, analyze, and grow a complex book of business. You will be recognized as a technical expert in underwriting shared & layered property policies for the National Accounts team.

Responsibilities include developing endorsement language, pricing complex risks, mentoring junior underwriters, and building strong agency/broker relationships within the territory.