Underwriter I, Property Wholesale

AXA•Atlanta, GA

6d•$79,000 - $131,600

About The Position

We invent the new to help the world move forward. Combining powerful analytics and deeper insights with bigger ideas and innovative solutions, we free up our clients’ potential, thereby fulfilling our own. Take it seriously. Make it fun. Know it matters. Our Wholesale Solutions team at AXA XL, poised for growth in the dynamic world of Excess and Surplus lines. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative team that has been unlocking the future since 1978, creating teams that excel at innovation, expanding geographically, building new products, and serving our wholesale partners with excellence. AXA XL's Excess and Surplus business unit offers Property coverage to North American based Insureds. Underwriting teams are based in the United States. Coverage is written on an occurrence, claims-made or occurrence reported basis. Our broad range of appetite includes clients in manufacturing, retail, habitational, real estate, CAT risk and many more. As an Underwriting I, you will be responsible for delivering a profitable ‘Underwriting’ service to your clients and act as the owner and principal facilitator of assigned accounts. he Underwriter will perform front-to-end activities throughout the life cycle of renewal and prospect accounts from submission to expiration. You will build and maintain relationships with brokers and clients. You will underwrite business within the agreed business plan and individual authority. You will report to the Underwriting Manager, E&S Property.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or related insurance experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Underwriting and / or equivalent Broker experience with working knowledge of underwriting, rating methodologies, forms and business processes.
Adept interpersonal skills in order to work effectively and professionally with diverse groups.
Proven prioritization and time management skills with accurate results.
Organizational, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with customers, producers and trading partners.

Responsibilities

Manage and underwrite a profitable book of new and renewal business per AXA XL guidelines, appetite and philosophy.
Develop and structure tailor-made risk solutions to win new business and retain existing customers.
Analyze risk and determine terms and conditions as well as appropriate pricing in accordance with granted authority and AXA XL guidelines.
Underwrite, evaluate risk, and assess completeness of the underwriting package. before underwriter is required to review. Communicate directly with Brokers to collect account and insured information necessary for risk analysis.
Communicate account status to ensure completion of outstanding subjectivities needed to execute policy issuance and premium collection as part of bound accounts.
Manage the workflow of multiple tasks and maintain a detailed understanding of the status of various tasks owned by Underwriter Assistants, Brokers, Reinsurers, and AXA XL internal network.
Collaborate and correspond verbally and in written format with internal and external contacts across the world, keeping in mind differences in local language, time zones, and good local standard, to achieve a high level of service and meet client expectations.

Benefits

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.
Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.
We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.
We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.