Senior Underwriter

Description Primary Responsibilities

• Decide whether to accept, decline, or modify applications or requests to sell an

insurance policy and once sold, recognize and evaluate exposure changes as they

occur during a policy period

• Evaluate, quote, and negotiate prices on applications from new and renewal

customers and requests for changes in policies which requires an understanding of

statutory requirements, ISO, company and NCCI coverage forms and endorsements

and commercial line reference materials, including Best's Underwriting Guide

• Manage a group of agencies, including prospecting for new agencies, agency

appointment, growth and development, maximization of agency profit sharing

opportunities and credit management; evaluating agency factors, including agency

personnel, line diversification, loss ratio, agency book of business, volume and profit

potential and which agencies to appoint or terminate

• Solicit new business and retain renewal business through effective presentations to

agency and customer audiences

• Manage and develop business in an assigned territory, including achieving profitable

underwriting results, sales development and customer service functions

• Formulate, plan and achieve sales budgets, with objectives to support business

planning, for assigned accounts and territory, including setting and achieving

premium and loss ratio goals, agency and prospecting calls and business forecasting

• Working with a structured referral process, maintain, promote and increase profitable

sales from current and prospective customer accounts through, among other

activities, regular agency visits, developing agency relationships and agency reviews

• Make decisions within stated levels of authority and company guidelines, seek

exceptions to guidelines as needed when supported by appropriate data

• Identify and take appropriate action on changes in customer operations or financial

conditions

• Maintain and promote profitable business relationships with current and prospective

customer accounts, through effective marketing, sales and service efforts

• Coordinate, promote and market claims, risk control and premium audit service plans

to current and prospective customers

• Maintain knowledge of corporate, regulatory, and competitive changes in lines of

business written

• Other duties assigned Requirements

Construction, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, or Forestry industry experience

Minimum of 5 years experience with underwriting

Sales experience needed

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