Hybrid Senior Production Underwriting Specialist – Excess/Umbrella

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About the role

  • Senior Production Underwriting Specialist responsible for evaluating Excess Liability risks at Great American Insurance Group. Collaborating with claims and brokers to ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for leading the evaluation and underwriting of new and renewal business
  • Analyzes and evaluates complex risk data to make informed decisions on coverage, pricing, and terms
  • Fosters strategic partnerships with claims, agents, brokers, and clients to obtain necessary information and provide guidance
  • Procures and analyzes supplementary reports and screenings, such as Safer-SMS reports, loss history reports, and external inspections, to support underwriting decisions
  • Ensures proper documentation of underwriting decisions and compliance with state and federal insurance regulations
  • Evaluates complex policy renewals and modifications, identifying opportunities for policy enhancements and risk mitigation
  • Communicates underwriting strategies and decisions effectively to internal teams, agents, and brokers
  • Monitors and shares insights on industry trends, regulatory changes, and market conditions
  • Maintains effective business relationships with internal and external customers/coworkers, focusing on generating new business and retaining profitable business
  • Responsible for explaining and promoting products and services to drive market growth
  • Oversees the development and execution of comprehensive marketing strategies to effectively promote the company’s products to brokers and agents
  • Analyzes market trends and competitive landscape to identify strategic opportunities and makes recommendations for product enhancements and innovative marketing approaches
  • Responsible for leading marketing initiatives, including presentations, industry events, and broker/agent meetings, to showcase the company’s products and services
  • Responsible for evaluating underwriting and marketing practices, implementing strategic adjustments to improve overall effectiveness and outcomes
  • May have responsibility for performance and coaching of staff and may have a participatory role in decisions regarding talent selection, development, and performance management for direct reports

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
  • Generally, a minimum of 13 years of experience in Underwriting or a related field
  • Excess and umbrella underwriting experience preferred
  • Completion of or continuing progress toward a professional designation preferred
  • Effective communication and negotiation skills to build and leverage excellent customer relationships and to successfully market products and services
  • Position requires frequent day and overnight travel, more than 10% but less than 50% of time to visits agents and brokers.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • wellness plans
  • parental leave
  • adoption assistance
  • tuition reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off
  • paid holidays
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • commuter benefits

Job title

Senior Production Underwriting Specialist – Excess/Umbrella

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$140,000 - $175,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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