Hybrid Executive Underwriter, AVP – Underwriting Director, Excess Casualty

at Zurich Insurance

• Job title: Executive Underwriter, AVP – Underwriting Director, Excess Casualty
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $103,300 - $223,700 per year
• Degree requirement: High School Diploma
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dallas, United States

About the role

• Underwriter managing new and renewal accounts in excess casualty with flexibility in a hybrid role. Collaborating with agents and brokers in the Dallas area.

Responsibilities

• Proactively seeking new account opportunities and managing existing renewal accounts.
• Demonstrating specialized knowledge and expertise in underwriting excess casualty and umbrella line of business.
• Completing detailed opportunity assessments with key distributors to identify growth opportunities.
• Contributing to the development and completion of proposals.
• Qualifying accounts that meet the organization's appetite, balanced with sound business opportunity.
• Making agent/broker/customer and on-sight calls with a planned and well-prepared purpose.
• Negotiating Terms & Conditions and closing deals.
• Cross-Selling other lines of business to increase product density with the account.
• Participating in Sales Team meetings as related to assigned brokers and / or territory.
• Proactively engaging in the target account process, managing a qualified list of opportunities 90 to 120 days prior to effective date.
• Developing strong broker and client networks as related to industries underwritten by Business Unit.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Claims, Underwriting support area
• Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area
• Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 8 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Experience working on time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
• Experience with Umbrella underwriting
• Bachelor's Degree CPCU
• Advanced knowledge of National Account Excess Casualty product lines
• Knowledge of National Account Primary Casualty and loss sensitive programs and accounts
• Strong broker/customer relationships
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent skills in relationship building
• Strong presentation skills
• Results oriented.

Benefits

• Additional rewards may encompass short-term incentive bonuses and merit increases.