Senior Underwriter, Environmental

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Underwriter to join our Environmental team to be based in either our Alpharetta, GA or Chicago, IL offices. As a member of the Environmental underwriting team, you will be responsible for generating new business, growing and maintaining key broker and client relationships and overseeing a profitable portfolio of business. This position will be part of a vibrant, collaborative team of technical production underwriters. The role will report to Senior Vice President of Environmental.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop the Environmental book of business which mainly consists of Contractors Pollution and Professional Liability (CPPL) and Owners Protective Professional Indemnity (OPPI) business.
• Establish, develop, and expand broker and customer relationships
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, and make quick decisions while maintaining underwriting integrity.
• Provide leadership and lead day-to-day underwriting activities for Environmental team to achieve the Company's goals and ensure efficient and effective support for underwriting
• Maintain and improve upon environmental insurance guidelines and products
• Establish and maintain broker and client relationships
• Ability to determine the use of internally generated data and 3rd party data to improve the underwriter productivity of the group and the broker experience.
• Interact closely and effectively with other product line underwriters and regional managers to execute cross-sell strategies
• Liaise with actuarial, claims, compliance, legal, communications and distribution teams to consistently be informed on the overall goals of the company

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Minimum of a combination of 5-7 years of professional and/or environmental underwriting experience
• Existing regional broker relationships and/or proven ability to develop same.
• Strong underwriting acumen and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Superior leadership, organizational and communication skills
• Ability to quickly analyze problems, draw relevant conclusions and devise appropriate courses of action with minimal guidance
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks, promote teamwork and fact-based decision-making
• Experience in developing and executing a business plan to meet budget goals
• Willingness to travel and meet brokers, insureds, reinsures, employees and stakeholders in the business
• An energetic, entrepreneurial attitude

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