Underwriter / Senior Underwriter- Excess Casualty- Atlanta

Everest Re Group • Atlanta, GA

218d • Hybrid

About The Position

Everest Evolution™, a member of the Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is looking for an Underwriter or Senior Underwriter - Excess Casualty to join our Atlanta office. The ideal candidate will possess a background in underwriting and be committed to delivering outstanding service and underwriting results.

Requirements

• Wholesale Excess Casualty expert with extensive Underwriting experience in the South East marketplace.
• Bachelor's college degree with 4 years of experience in the insurance industry.
• Demonstrated ability to generate profitable new business and proven record of delivering meaningful underwriting profit.
• Proven people and skills, team player.
• Highly collaborative and able to work effectively with peers.
• Strong technical background, problem solving analytical skills, and ability to connect data analytics with strategic deliverables to drive underwriting strategy.
• Ability to work in a hybrid work environment from an Everest office 3-2 model.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, comfortable on phone and in-person meetings, local and overnight travel.
• Able to provide exceptional customer services at all times.
• Able to work and contribute as part of a team.
• Able to adhere to uncompromised, professional and ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the profitable development of the Wholesale Excess Casualty portfolio.
• Execute strategy with a focus on the management of risk while driving business growth and achieving profit objectives.
• Maximizing business value through portfolio optimization, operational efficiency, and risk selection.
• Help creating a work environment that fosters teamwork, innovation, and cooperation.
• Finding ways to leverage technology within the Underwriting process to improve efficiency.
• Accountability for the underwriting of an assigned book of business and accounts within the Excess lines of business in the South East region.
• Support the successful execution of the Wholesale Excess Casualty plan; adjusting strategies and actions to meet the needs of a changing marketplace.
• Effectively preserve and enhance profitability through product development and enhancement; pricing discipline, competitive analysis and the development of business-enhancing performance metrics and controls.
• Executing underwriting strategy and foster continuous improvement of guidelines and processes.
• Contribute to the delivery of all key metrics.
• Business development and execution of yearly business and budget planning.
• Provide insurance solutions & broader risk management support to clients' most complex risks and challenges.
• Review insurance submissions and seek to provide terms.
• Properly assess and analyze client's background information.
• Participate in continuing education courses to remain knowledgeable and competitive in the industry.
• Use professional techniques and strategies to calculate the risk associated with client risk profile.
• Designate and prepare insurance proposals based upon informed judgment and market/litigation conditions.
• Organize external meetings with brokers and clients to build rapport with insureds and brokers and articulate/demonstrate the value and strength of the Everest Insurance organization.
• Organize internal meetings with specialists (loss control, claims, actuarial) to gain insight into unique circumstances.
• Excellent negotiation skills and strategies.
• Ability to multitask and work toward multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong computer skills and ability to use necessary proprietary software/tools.
• Confident in decision making and the ability to explain processes or choices as needed.
• Additional responsibilities as required by Wholesale Excess Casualty responsibilities.

Benefits

• Dynamic training & professional development.
• Generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement programs.
• Mentoring opportunities.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Colleague Resource Groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree