Senior Property Underwriter
About The Position
At Coaction, we are a unique mix of leaders, achievers, thinkers, and team players with a high-performance mindset and a diverse skillset, bringing industry expertise to push the boundaries of insurance for clients. Coaction is building a unit in the Commercial E & S Property space and is seeking talented and driven underwriting candidates to achieve growth and profitability goals. The Underwriter will be responsible for developing and managing a profitable book of Commercial E&S Property business, building and maintaining effective relationships with select wholesale distribution partners, and helping generate and execute differentiated coverage and services for the unit.
Requirements
- Previous underwriting experience with an established book and broker relations required
- Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Suite with specific emphasis on Excel
- Superior communication and organizational skills
- Strong customer-oriented product management skills
- Demonstrated ability to articulate a vision for your line of business and the necessary skills to prioritize what is required to accomplish it
- Excellent ability to consult, influence, and manage business partners
- Ability to drive efforts and projects through relationships and a broad knowledge base
- Demonstrate personal accountability and integrity, and an ability to build strong, productive relationships across business
- Strong track record of solving complex problems, designing creative strategies, and delivering significant impact as a manager and a leader
- Challenge the status quo to dig deep to get to the root cause of any issue
- Strong decision-making skills, with ability to articulate the reason behind the decision and think on your feet
- Rely on data to make decisions
- Credible source of information and could challenge and influence decision makers with your excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self-starter, who requires little management to get things done
- Thrive in an entrepreneurial role, where hard work, rolling up your sleeves, grit and determination come naturally, and producing great results is your primary motivator
Nice To Haves
- West coast and/or mid-west wholesale broker relations preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred in business or a related field
- CPCU or ARM preferred
Responsibilities
- Account level evaluation, application of terms and price selection
- Underwrites within established program guidelines and or underwriting authority
- Works with Home Office Underwriting and distribution to define program parameters
- Sells the product/program advantages of Coaction in such a way as to differentiate Coaction from its competitors
- Works in conjunction with the Home Office Underwriting team to audits our distribution partners
- Manages assigned books or Programs so as to build sustainable long term relationships
- Drives product/service/selection/pricing innovation for assigned book or Program
- Works with actuarial to best understand trends within the book or program and how to react accordingly
- Ultimately rewarded for building a growing portfolio that is profitable and sustainable over the long term
Benefits
- discretionary incentive bonus
- standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
