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Job Location drjobs

Chicago, IL - USA

Yearly Salary drjobs

$ 115753 - 180959

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

With a company culture rooted in collaboration expertise and innovation we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients employees investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short We Enable Possibility.

With a company culture rooted in collaboration expertise and innovation we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients employees investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short We Enable Possibility.

Job Summary

  • Underwrite profitable new and renewal business to meet LoB targets regionally including global elements
  • Ownership of large accounts / clients including negotiation of participation pricing and terms and conditions
  • Training and development resource for Underwriters & Senior Underwriters
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers and clients
  • Specialized technical expertise / lead for at least one sub-LoB Industry or Product Line such as General Liability Umbrella Commercial Auto Commercial Property Workers Compensation

Responsibilities:

  • Manage assigned broker portfolio of accounts to achieve efficient returns of profitability and growth
  • Underwrite new and renewal accounts to meet top and bottom line targets
  • Negotiate price and terms and conditions with producers
  • Proactively manage capacity
  • Underwrite and evaluate Natural Catastrophe Accumulation ensuring an understanding of catastrophe modeling and interpretation of scenarios (for relevant LoBs)
  • Specialist / Technical Expert in Product Line within Middle Market Business
  • Underwrite in line with LoB governance framework - e.g. Underwriting Authorities Underwriting Guidelines Rules and Principles
  • Ensure placing and binding of FAC Reinsurance prior to policy inception
  • File maintenance ensure file is established and maintained for each risk and transaction handled
  • Proactively develop relationships with brokers and agents assigned within the territory to either pursue new business acquisition and / or large renewal retention
  • Acquisition of new business and retention of existing business including client and broker negotiations
  • Training developing and coaching of less experienced staff (including Underwriters)
  • Manage complex referrals from underwriters and spokes and re-underwrite complex business as appropriate
  • Delegate work as appropriate
  • Positively represent Arch externally to the market
  • Proactively drive involvement of functional areas in Underwriting process including e.g. MMC Engineering Claims Operations
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key brokers and clients and other relevant stakeholders (e.g. risk managers)

Skills:

  • Risk Assessment and Management: Ability to assess risk inherent exposures and natural hazards relevant to LoB
  • Pricing and Market Mgt: Analyze current performance against benchmarks applying how the market operates and functions the business needs and customer needs
  • Policy Management: Robust understanding of policy administration life cycle information collection policy issuance premium bookings credit control cancellation.
  • Communication skills: Clearly and effectively express ideas and messages via speech or writing.
  • Influencing Skills: Ability to persuade and motivate others to act without executive authority
  • Analytical Skills: Ability to effectively absorb information from various sources then analyze study or examine data in detail and draw appropriate conclusions.
  • IT Skills (Office applications): Use general office application tools e.g. Power Point Excel Word.

Requirements:

  • A minimum of 3 years of Commercial Property & Casualty Underwriting experience. Middle-market experience is preferred
  • Recognized established relationships with brokers at peer group level and within market
  • Specialized understanding of regional / local insurance markets and competitor landscape
  • Good understanding of legal and regulatory framework
  • Undergraduate degree required. Economics Finance Insurance Management or Business Administration is preferred
  • Completion of professional insurance qualification (e.g. CPCU) is preferred

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For individuals assigned or hired to work in the location(s) indicated below the base salary range is provided. Range is as of the time of posting. Position is incentive eligible.

$115753 - $180959/year

  • Total individual compensation (base salary short & long-term incentives) offered will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to geographic location scope & responsibilities of the role qualifications talent availability & specialization as well as business needs. The above pay range may be modified in the future.

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