Surety Underwriting Development Program - June/July 2027 Start
About The Position
Are you interested in a career that combines finance, relationship management, and strategic business decision-making? Do you enjoy analyzing financial information, solving complex business challenges, and building strong professional relationships? If so, Liberty Mutual's Surety Underwriting Development Program (SUDP) may be the perfect place to launch your career. As an Associate Surety Underwriter, you'll participate in a 12-month development program designed to build the technical, analytical, and business skills needed for a successful underwriting career. Working alongside experienced underwriters, you'll learn how surety bonds support economic growth, commercial development, and infrastructure projects while helping businesses pursue new opportunities and fulfill contractual obligations. Surety underwriting blends financial analysis, risk assessment, and relationship management. Throughout the program, you'll learn how to evaluate the financial strength, creditworthiness, and operational capabilities of businesses, while developing the judgment needed to make informed underwriting decisions. You'll gain hands-on experience analyzing financial statements, assessing credit and project risk, evaluating contracts, and supporting real underwriting decisions. At the same time, you'll build relationships with agents, brokers, customers, and industry partners while strengthening your communication, business development, and negotiation skills. The Surety Underwriting Development Program combines formal training, mentorship, self-study, job rotations, and on-the-job learning. Through a collaborative learning environment, you'll gain exposure to various products, teams, and leaders across the organization while developing a strong foundation in contract and commercial surety underwriting. As part of the program, you'll pursue the Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding (AFSB) designation while applying underwriting concepts through case studies, financial analysis, contract evaluation, and project risk assessment. You'll learn alongside a cohort of peers, building professional connections that will support your growth throughout your career.
Requirements
- Hold a bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or comparable with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.
- Experience with finance and accounting coursework.
- Possess an understanding of how to read financial statements.
- Demonstrate technical competence in fundamental financial analysis.
- 0-2 years of professional experience.
- Ability to think globally and adapt easily to different cultures and communication styles.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
- Outstanding interpersonal and customer service skills with an emphasis on fostering relationships.
- Willingness to relocate upon completion of the program, based on location.
Nice To Haves
- Prior internship experience, especially in a finance-related environment.
Responsibilities
- Learn how surety bonds support economic growth, commercial development, and infrastructure projects.
- Help businesses pursue new opportunities and fulfill contractual obligations.
- Evaluate the financial strength, creditworthiness, and operational capabilities of businesses.
- Make informed underwriting decisions.
- Analyze financial statements.
- Assess credit and project risk.
- Evaluate contracts.
- Support real underwriting decisions.
- Build relationships with agents, brokers, customers, and industry partners.
- Strengthen communication, business development, and negotiation skills.
- Gain exposure to various products, teams, and leaders across the organization.
- Develop a strong foundation in contract and commercial surety underwriting.
- Pursue the Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding (AFSB) designation.
- Apply underwriting concepts through case studies, financial analysis, contract evaluation, and project risk assessment.
- Build professional connections with peers.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
- Workplace flexibility
- Professional development opportunities
- Opportunities provided through Employee Resource Groups
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
