Excess and Surplus Lines Underwriter

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Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location.

Primary Accountabilities

• Underwrite and quote each risk to determine eligibility, coverage, and pricing for new and renewal business
• Examines and evaluate documents such as applications, inspection reports, MVRS, financial reports, claims history and any other pertinent information to determine degree of risk, underwriting and appropriate market.
• Accepts, prices and quotes insurance within underwriting authority or with interaction of company underwriter
• Markets and negotiates underwriting referrals to company brokerage facilities
• Monitor key metrics to formulate corrective action impacting new business hit, renewal retention, premium growth, and loss ratio
• Lead, train, and develop Assistant Underwriters
• Build and fosters relationships with agency partners
• Demonstrate a strong customer focus through understanding customer's needs and expectations and implements departments service standards.
• Assists with various projects as requested by management.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

• .Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
• Demonstrated experience with quality or continuous process improvement project or programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of process definition, measurement and improvement programs, including tracking, analyzing, reporting and problem solving.
• Solid knowledge of databases and analytical tools.
• Demonstrated experience working in an underwriting, claims, brokerage or services role in specific product line.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of underwriting and services systems and processes.
• CPCU, AU or comparable designations preferred

Additional Job Description

• Prior Excess Surplus Lines Commercial Underwriting experience preferred (3-5 years)
• Prior experience maintaining and growing a book of business (3-5 years)

In this flex office/home role, you will work a minimum of 10 days per month from one of the following office locations: Madison, WI 53783; Boston, MA 02110; Chicago, IL 60601*; Phoenix, AZ 85034

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Internal candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of location and will be considered based on the needs of the role.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.