Senior Underwriter, Property

Senior Underwriter - Property Chicago, IL I USA Working as part of the Americas’ Property Underwriting team, the role will be focused on securing and maintaining profitable business opportunities through leading edge solutions for client needs. Therefore, the role requires a significant amount of interaction with Clients, Brokers and internal stakeholders. DISCOVER your opportunity What will your essential responsibilities include? Develop and structure tailor-made solutions through our risk transfer and service-related products, in accordance with the Property Underwriting guidelines and relevant best practices, to enhance our customer and broker experience. Procure new business opportunities through effective marketing strategies designed around supporting our key brokers, fostering new broker relationships, and meeting with prospective clients. Evaluate appropriate risk premium by considering the risk costs inherent to the Property sector, reinsurance cessions as well as the underwriting and general administration costs to ensure profitability. Utilize effective sales and negotiating skills to bring new business and renewal transactions to a successful close. Initiate and collaborate internally with other business units to uncover and pursue cross-sell opportunities. Manage timely implementation of new and renewal accounts, including but not limited to, referrals, quotes, binders, facultative reinsurance, policies, engineering services, in accordance with company standards. Advise, assist, and service clients on insurance and risk management matters to ensure clients satisfaction and respond to client and AXA XL queries in a timely manner. Coach and mentor for the development of skills, knowledge and competencies of less experienced colleagues. Develop best practices and the sharing of underwriting knowledge within the team. Proactively foster positive relationships with renewal clients including pre-renewal and stewardship engagements to get a mutual understanding of their needs Ability to lead and/or assist in continuous improvement project to benefit Property and in some cases, the broader organization You will report to the Underwriting Manager.