Underwriting Manager - Miscellaneous Professional Liability

AXA Group; Location (WV); On-site; USD 133,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global insurance provider in West Virginia seeks an experienced Underwriting Manager. This role entails managing a team, conducting risk assessments, and developing tailored solutions for clients in the media industry. Ideal candidates should have extensive self-management skills, professional liability underwriting experience, and excellent communication abilities. The position provides competitive compensation and benefits including health and wellness programs, retirement savings plans, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellness programs

Retirement savings plan

Learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Professional Liability Underwriting, preferably in Miscellaneous Liability.
• In-depth understanding of industry-related solutions.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Market to producers for new and renewal business.
• Review applications and conduct risk assessments.
• Mentor and motivate underwriters and team members.

Skills

Professional Liability Underwriting Experience

Underwriting expertise for media industry

Team management and mentoring

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Time-management

Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Job description

Overview

AXA XL understands malpractice insurance. We provide dedicated expertise to the 180 classes that make up the field of Miscellaneous Professional Liability to enable clients to take risks needed to grow or maintain their business. Our robust appetite allows us to address organizations ranging from sole proprietors to multibillion-dollar firms. Our team is as innovative and creative as the clients we serve.

This will be a management and underwriting role combining both individual book and portfolio management with personnel management of an existing underwriting team.

On the underwriting side, using your in-depth underwriting expertise you will tailor high-touch effective solutions for our current and prospective clients, partnering with dedicated industry experts who have extensive professional liability risk management experience.

What you’ll be doing

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Marketing to producers to secure new and renewal business.
• Reviewing applications, terms and conditions, statement of values, loss history and catastrophe modeling; conduct appropriate research to determine the degree of risk for each account based upon company Miscellaneous Professional Liability regulations and guidelines and underwriting authority granted.
• Coordinating with varied business divisions including Actuarial, Claims, Reinsurance, Accounting, Marketing, Regulatory and others internally that support our businesses.
  • Determining quote or declination of risk.
  • Calculating rates and premium charges using approved rating models.
  • Developing and modifying policy wording in accordance with delegated underwriting authority when standard forms are not appropriate.
  • Actively cross-sell afforded products and services.
  • Supporting service standards in delivery of miscellaneous professional liability products and services.

Your management responsibilities will include:

• Mentoring, supervising and motivating team underwriters, while working with underwriting assistants and other integral members of your team.
• Team portfolio management regarding limit deployment, attachment point aggregation, pricing adequacy and policy terms and conditions.
• Evaluating current strategy and refining it as the media industry evolves.
• Leadership and involvement in special projects as assigned by senior management.

You will report to the Chief Underwriting Officer for Design, Commercial E&O and Cyber.

What you’ll bring

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

• Extensive Professional Liability Underwriting Experience, preferably Miscellaneous Liability experience.
• In-depth underwriting expertise as it relates to solutions for musicians, broadcasters, publishers, print, film and TV production to contribute to the underwriting of the full range of Miscellaneous Professional Liability accounts.
• Work self-directed with the ability to be an open-minded team player with a willingness to actively listen to comprehend unique circumstances that require practical and unique solutions to complex issues.
• Outstanding insured and broker interaction in assigned geographic territory with the ability to effectively target current and prospective contacts in order to effectively promote offered products.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to work with both internal teams and external brokers as you will work in a team environment, assisting underwriters and/or deal administrators as part of their overall responsibility.
• Outstanding organizational, time-management and multi-tasking skills.
• Excellent comprehension and work experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Willingness to travel (approximately 25% travel as necessary).

Who we are

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

What we offer

Inclusion

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. An inclusive culture enables business growth and is critical to our success. We have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and to create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and 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 Inclusion & Diversity at AXA XL. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Total Rewards

AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do. We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

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.

• 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 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 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 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. base salary range for this position is USD 133,000 to 233,000. 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 a competitive retirement savings plan, health and wellness programs, and many other benefits. We also believe 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.

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.