Senior Underwriter

AmTrust Financial Services•Concord, CA

About The Position

Overview The Property and Casualty Underwriter administers the underwriting of BOP, WC, package, commercial auto and umbrella accounts in compliance with company guidelines, individual line authority, and pricing standards. They maintain a solid understanding of AmTrust’s mission, vision, and values and uphold the standards of the AmTrust organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred.
Minimum 5 years of commercial line property and casualty experience.
Technical and analytical experience with BOP, WC, Commercial Package, Commercial Auto and Umbrella insurance coverage and risk selection and pricing.
Ability to interpret and analyze data and make an informed, calculated risk decision.
Ability to develop and maintain professional business relationships internally and externally.

Nice To Haves

CPCU or CIC designation desired, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience with ISO based classifications and use of Reference Connect preferred.

Responsibilities

Write and retain a profitable book of business through solid risk analysis, pricing and servicing and share in accountability with team in meeting territory goals.
Maintain compliance with state filings and adhere to corporate underwriting and pricing guidelines.
Provide timely processing of notices, quotes, binds and endorsements and other service requests within company guidelines.
Operate within written individual line of authority and make referrals to Management as required.
Obtain facultative reinsurance placements as required per company guidelines.
Review loss control and proactively work with agents to improve quality of risk by obtaining compliance.
Provide professional, timely and courteous internal and external communication to successfully resolve issues pertaining to policyholders and territory producers.
Participate in developing, managing and maintaining outside client relationships. Includes occasional travel or virtual meetings with agents to deepen business relationships.
Keep peers and Territory Management informed of all issues and activity and communicate any competitive information.
Participate in underwriting related focus groups for product enhancements as needed.