Asst Vice President OR Senior Underwriter, Inland Marine

Skyward Specialty

6d•$115,000 - $195,000•Remote

About The Position

The Assistant Vice President OR Senior Underwriter (Based on experience) underwrites and markets complex insurance products primarily through Wholesale brokerage, managing the relationships involved to ensure profitable alignment with overall company goals and provides intermediate levels of risk assessment and technical underwriting expertise to determine underwriting acceptability. Additionally, provides guidance and support to less experienced team members.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred
5+ years of progressively complex specialty underwriting experience required
Experience in the wholesale E&S Inland Marine market required
Upper tier middle market and Large Account experience utilizing complex program designs required
CPCU/ RPLU designation is a plus
Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to assess risk, define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw intelligent, valid conclusions and make decisions.
Familiarity CAB, CATNET, and other peril or risk based decision support tools.
Sound knowledge of AAIS Forms, manual rating techniques, and manuscript forms in a specialty carrier environment, including the value of coverage restrictions compared to price.
Ability to differentiate oneself based on service, product knowledge, and risk appetite rather than price exclusively.

Responsibilities

Underwriting new and renewal accounts to meet growth and profitability targets.
Negotiating participation, pricing and terms and conditions with brokers.
Responsible for effective management of assigned distribution, including maintaining existing relationships as well as identifying and developing new distribution.
Foster strong partnerships by keeping brokers informed of new products, programs and overall appetite while also communicating underwriting decisions in a clear and timely
Research and obtain market intelligence in order to stay on top of emerging risks, industry trends and competitor
Assist in analyzing and developing new products, pricing, or coverage as needed.
Assist in analyzing loss trends.
Adheres to CAT guidelines and underwriting discipline to minimize exposure and appropriately price individual risks.
Remain current on industry issues and insurance marketplace news that could impact the success of the company and the achievement of its goals and objectives.