About the Role
Join a high-impact underwriting team focused on building and growing a profitable, diversified Public Entity and Education portfolio. This role combines technical underwriting expertise, strategic market insight, and strong agent/broker relationships to drive business growth and portfolio performance. You will serve as a subject matter expert on multi-line business, including professional liability, and collaborate with internal partners on key initiatives. This is an opportunity to make a visible impact, mentor talent, and influence underwriting strategy.
Responsibilities
- Reviews, evaluates, and underwrites new and renewal business by assessing risk quality, determining premium and coverage terms, obtaining approvals, and presenting proposals.
- Negotiates terms and conditions to secure profitable business within authority and underwriting guidelines.
- Establishes, develops, and maintains successful relationships with Agents and Brokers.
- Builds a strong market presence and maintains strong relationships with agents and brokers to support profitable growth.
- Maintains a high level of responsiveness and provides effective service through market-facing interactions.
- Manages a complex portfolio by analyzing performance, identifying growth and profitability opportunities, and executing targeted marketing and cross-marketing strategies.
- Documents underwriting decisions clearly and thoroughly to reflect sound judgment, compliance, and adherence to guidelines.
- Maintains strong file quality through account reviews, referrals, and sign-offs.
- Provides technical and professional coaching to underwriters and account analysts.
- Serves as a resource for complex underwriting questions and provides feedback on employee progress and development needs.
- Partners with leadership on influencing underwriting standards.
- Participates in continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, improve underwriting efficiency, and enhance team performance.
Requirements
- Proven analytical ability to evaluate and judge underwriting risks.
- Competence with all phases and aspects of the underwriting process.
- Proficiency in the use of qualitative and quantitative tools and techniques.
- Must demonstrate comprehension of complex technical underwriting issues.
- Capable of defining and implementing necessary underwriting and administrative processes/workflows.
- Proven track record of developing and underwriting profitable business.
Skills
- Technical underwriting expertise
- Strategic market insight
- Strong agent/broker relationships
- Subject matter expert on multi-line business
- Professional liability
- Analytical ability
- Underwriting process
- Qualitative and quantitative tools
- Complex technical underwriting issues
- Underwriting and administrative processes/workflows
Location
- California
- Los Angeles Incorporated
- Los Angeles Unincorporated
- Philadelphia
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of 2.5 years of progressive underwriting experience
- Typically 3 or more years of progressive underwriting experience
Education Level
- Degree in Business or equivalent typically required
- CPCU or professional insurance designation preferred
Salary/Compensations
- The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
- Workplace flexibility
- Professional development opportunities
- Opportunities provided through Employee Resource Groups
About the Company
- At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive.
- We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions.
- Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work.
- Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve.
- We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being.
Equal Opportunity
- Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer.
- We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
