Senior Underwriter, Inland Marine

About the position

This is a range posting and level will be determined by the Hiring Manager based on experience. Ideal candidate will live and work remotely in the Mountain Time Zone. Great underwriters know how to balance data analytics with human intuition. If you like both quantitative and qualitative reasoning, enjoy the challenge and autonomy of managing your own accounts-at a company that offers competitive compensation and benefits, then consider joining the underwriting department at Liberty Mutual. As an Inland Marine Underwriter in property casualty insurance, you'll develop, grow and maintain diversified books of business while working closely with agents and brokers to assess risks, determine premiums, set conditions and negotiate deals that maximize profitability and meet business goals.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a profitable book of Inland Marine insurance by writing new accounts and growing successful agent and broker relationships and pursuing renewals.
• Crunch the numbers and review the data to determine risk selection, premiums, policies and conditions, as well as identify opportunities for improved growth, profit and diversification.
• Maintain and nurture successful relationships with agents and brokers, while presenting proposals, negotiating deals and obtaining approvals.
• Contribute to overall team success by mentoring underwriters in both a technical and professional capacity-sharing best practices and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Document account reviews, state-compliant sign-offs and referrals, letters of authority and follow underwriting guidelines.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with multi-line insurance products.
• Analytical, problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong territory management skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• An aptitude for building rewarding relationships with agents and brokers, peer underwriters, underwriting assistants, and junior underwriters.
• Command of insurance finance and actuarial concepts.
• Thorough knowledge of commercial insurance products, underwriting, risk selection, pricing and marketplaces, as well as regulatory issues in relevant territories.
• Understanding of contract language, including regulatory and policy differences among applicable states.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement processes and tools.

Nice-to-haves

• A bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Chartered Property Casual Underwriter or other professional insurance designation preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and continuous learning opportunities.
• Support for life and well-being.