Underwriting Specialist OR Executive Underwriter - Middle Market
About The Position
Zurich North America is seeking dedicated Middle Market leaders and underwriters for its Philadelphia, PA office. This role serves as a customer advocate, focusing on understanding unique risks and offering Property & Casualty insurance solutions. The position involves developing and maintaining relationships with broker partners and customers, leveraging underwriting acumen for risk assessment, exposure evaluation, and pricing to manage a profitable book of business. Collaboration with various business units such as claims, finance, risk engineering, actuarial, and technical underwriting is expected. The role empowers individuals to utilize their technical underwriting, negotiation, and interpersonal skills to grow relationships with distribution partners in an assigned territory. The position can be filled at either the Underwriting Specialist or Executive Underwriter level, determined by the applicant's experience and skill set.
Requirements
- Underwriting Specialist: High School Diploma or Equivalent and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area.
- Underwriting Specialist: High School Diploma or Equivalent and 6 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area.
- Underwriting Specialist: Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 1 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area.
- Underwriting Specialist: Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 4 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area.
- Underwriting Specialist: Knowledge of line/s of business and the legal and regulatory guidelines.
- Underwriting Specialist: Knowledge of time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business.
- Underwriting Specialist: Experience with Microsoft Office.
- Executive Underwriter: High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area.
- Executive Underwriter: High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area.
- Executive Underwriter: Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area.
- Executive Underwriter: Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 8 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area.
- Executive Underwriter: Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Executive Underwriter: Experience working on time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business.
- Executive Underwriter: Experience working in a team environment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors Degree
- Experience handling all lines of business in the Middle Market space (Auto, GL, Workers Compensation, Umbrella, Inland Marine and Property)
- Broker relationships
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Microsoft Office experience
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain relationships with broker partners and customers across all industries in support of business objectives.
- Leverage Property and Casualty underwriting acumen across risk assessment, exposure evaluation and pricing to generate and maintain a profitable book of new and renewal business.
- Work collaboratively across business units including but not limited to; claims, finance, risk engineering, actuary, and technical underwriting while gaining extensive knowledge in a growing and innovative industry.
- Use technical underwriting, negotiation and interpersonal skills to grow and develop relationships with preferred distribution partners in an assigned territory.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive benefits for employees and their families
- Short-term incentive bonus eligibility (10% for Underwriting Specialist, 15% for Executive Underwriter)
- Potential for bonuses and merit increases
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
