Underwriting Specialist, Middle Market Excess

McNeil & Co.; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

401k with matching

PTO 20 days

Paid holidays

Life & AD&D insurance

Parental Leave

Student Loan Assistance

Backup Child/Elder Care

Job summary

Arch Capital Group Ltd. is seeking an experienced underwriter to manage a portfolio of Umbrella and Excess Liability accounts. The role emphasizes risk assessment, pricing negotiation, and ensuring contract certainty while maintaining strong broker and client relationships.

The selected candidate can sit in Alpharetta, GA, Dallas, or Houston, TX, with a hybrid work arrangement. Relevant experience in global, complex underwriting is preferred.

Qualifications

• Risk assessment and management of Umbrella & Excess exposures.
• Pricing analysis aligned with market benchmarks and client needs.
• Design and interpretation of robust policy wordings.
• Robust policy administration lifecycle and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Grow and manage profitability of the broker portfolio within the territory.
• Negotiate participation, pricing, and terms for complex risks.
• Develop and maintain relationships with brokers and clients.
• Provide specialized technical leadership for Umbrella & Excess liability.
• Manage assigned broker accounts to achieve profitability and growth.
• Utilize global pricing tools for accurate quoting.

Skills

Risk assessment

Pricing & market management

Contract drafting

Policy management

Communication skills

Negotiation

Influencing

Analytical skills

Education

Economics/Finance/Insurance Mgmt/Business

Job description

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility.

Position Summary

This position requires an experienced professional to underwrite and manage a portfolio of Umbrella and Excess Liability accounts to drive profitability and growth. The role involves assessing risks, negotiating pricing, and ensuring contract certainty while maintaining strong relationships with brokers, clients, and other stakeholders.

The selected candidate can sit in Alpharetta, GA, Dallas, or Houston, TX.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Responsible for growth and profitability of the Brokers within the Territory
• Ownership of accounts including negotiation of participation, pricing and terms and conditions
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers and clients
• Specialized technical expertise / lead for Unsupported Umbrella & Excess Liability
• Manage assigned broker portfolio of accounts to achieve efficient returns of profitability and growth
• Ensure utilization of global pricing tools
• Ensure accurate policy documentation issued to producers or producers have issued documentation (where producer responsibility)
• File maintenance – ensure file is established (whether electronic or paper) and maintained for each risk and transaction handled
• Manage complex referrals from underwriters and re-underwrite complex business as appropriate
• Participate in cross regional activities as required / requested including and not limited to cross collaboration with Middle Market Package, Excess Construction, Excess National Accounts

Required Skills and Abilities

• Risk Assessment and Management: Ability to assess risk inherent exposures and natural hazards relevant to Umbrella & Excess.
• Pricing and Market Management: Analyze current performance against benchmarks applying how the market operates and functions, the business needs and customer needs
• Contract Drafting and Interpretation: Design, develop and implement consistent, robust wordings
• Policy Management: Robust understanding of policy administration life cycle, information collection, policy issuance, premium bookings, credit control, cancellation.
• Communication skills: Clearly and effectively express ideas and messages via speech or writing with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to "sell" an improvised or prepared audience winning story.
• Possesses strong negotiation skills.
• Influencing skills: Ability to persuade and motivate others to act, without executive authority
• Analytical Skills: Ability to effectively absorb information from various sources, then analyze, study or examine data in detail, and draw appropriate conclusions.

Education and Experience

• 4+ years of experience in Underwriting profitable business in Umbrella & Excess.
• Specialized expert understanding of Umbrella and Excess Liability.
• Recognized relationships with brokers at peer group level and well established within marketplace.
• Experience working in complex, global matrix organization.
• Preferably degree in Economics, Finance, Insurance Mgmt, or Business Administration.

Benefits

• multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• a competitive 401k with generous matching
• PTO beginning at 20 days per year
• up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer
• basic Life and AD&D Insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks
• Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
• Backup Child and Elder Care

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Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Arch) and its affiliates take your interest in working here very seriously.

14400 Arch Insurance Group Inc. Arch Capital Group Ltd. is a Bermuda-based specialty insurer that provides insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a worldwide basis. With a 20+-year track record of delivering results and a coveted position on the S&P 500 index, Arch is a great place to grow your career.