Senior Underwriter, Builders Risk

AXA•Calgary, AB

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

At AXA XL, we provide dedicated expertise to solve risk management challenges for large contractors and deliver unique solutions, significant capacity, and diverse construction experience. Our Builders Risk team offers Project Specific, Master Builders Risk, and Contractors Block policies to clients who may also have a global exposure. As a result, our builders risk underwriting team will tailor the policy to fit each client’s unique needs. 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 construction industry risk management experience.

Requirements

Some commercial Insurance Experience (preferably in Underwriting) or Construction/Engineering industry experience.
Ability to provide solutions for general contractors, and owners to contribute to the underwriting of the full range of Builders Risk accounts.
Work independently 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.
Robust 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.
Excellent organizational, time-management and multi-tasking skills.
Excellent comprehension and work experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
Willingness to travel (approximately 25% travel as necessary) within assigned geographic territory.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Degree preferred with advanced education and / or professional designations.

Responsibilities

Marketing to brokers to secure new and renewal business.
Reviewing of submissions, terms and conditions, statement of values, loss history and catastrophic modeling and conducting appropriate research to determine the degree of risk for each account based upon company Builders Risk 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 the standard forms are not appropriate.
Actively cross-sell afforded products and services.
Supporting service standards in delivery of builders risk products and services.