PL Underwriter

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. • Worcester, MA

31d • Hybrid

About The Position

Opportunity to join a team of dedicated Personal Lines Underwriting professionals who assist our independent agents write profitable business. This role gives you the opportunity to underwrite risk (selection/rejection of new and renewal business up to $3,000,000) and manage a profitable portfolio within the stated authority and guidelines.

Requirements

• 2+ years of Underwriting experience
• Bachelor's degree or work experience equivalent
• Able to articulate and practice principles of risk management with specific limits of authority
• Demonstrate experience using independent judgement to analyze risks, accept, deny or recommend modifications.
• Be able to multi task in a high paced work environment including but not limited to phone calls, emails, new business and renewal reviews.
• Ability to adapt to technology; such as video conferencing, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to sit, stand throughout the work day. Ability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Clearly communicates appetite, underwriting standards, declination reasons and coverage advantages to Agents and internal partners to ensure profitability and generate a flow of quality new business submissions and retention.
• Build strong agency relationships with our Independent Agents.
• Spearhead the development of effective relationships with our field partners and state management team to ensure we write profitable new business.
• Partner with agents to creatively solution for underwriting challenged books of business.
• Plan agency visits with the PL field leadership to work side by side with our independent agents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees