Responsibilities
- Contribute to and implement the underwriting strategy within the Underwriting Team.
- Execute and monitor underwriting activities, maintaining regular contact with the Underwriting Management Team.
- Execute the International Strategy in liaison with the Head of Commercial Property.
- Develop and execute strategies to achieve business plan targets for premium, loss, and expense for assigned product lines and territory.
- Proactively manage renewals, renewal changes, and new business to achieve premium plan.
- Execute portfolio management strategies to improve loss ratio and achieve plan.
- Proactively manage direct commissions and expenses to achieve plan.
- Underwrite and price individual risks, adhering to underwriting guidelines, policies, and procedures.
- Effectively utilize underwriting tools and thoroughly document underwriting and pricing decisions.
- Collaborate with support areas to meet service standards.
- Proactively manage distribution partners in collaboration with Underwriting Leadership.
- Act as broker liaison for assigned products.
- Develop and execute a customer visitation strategy for assigned products and territory to drive submission flow and improve customer retention.
- Effectively manage staff using performance objectives, feedback loops, and development plans to develop and retain talent.
- Act as product line expert for area of expertise.
- Organize and provide technical training to junior personnel.
- Promote a diverse and inclusive culture.
- Act as an effective role model.
- Perform training within agreed timeframes.
Requirements
- Extensive underwriting experience and knowledge in the Class of Business.
- Sound commercial and financial knowledge.
- Knowledge of the insurance regulatory environment.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize conflicting demands/requests within given time constraints.
- Ability to exercise individual judgment and effectively make sound business decisions.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at various levels, both verbally and in writing.
- Outcome focused, self-motivated, flexible, and enthusiastic.
- Ability to work within and promote a diverse and inclusive culture.
Skills
- Underwriting knowledge
- Commercial knowledge
- Financial knowledge
- Insurance regulatory environment knowledge
- Communication skills
- Negotiation skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Multi-tasking
- Prioritization
- Judgment
- Business decision-making
- Stakeholder communication
- Outcome focus
- Self-motivation
- Flexibility
- Enthusiasm
- Diversity and inclusion promotion
Experience Level
- Extensive underwriting experience
