Consultant, Brokerage Excess UW; E&S​/Specialty - New Business

If you’re passionate about helping people protect what matters most to them at a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, as well as innovating and simplifying processes and operations to provide the best customer value, then Nationwide’s Property and Casualty team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers and partners are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

We’re seeking a Consultant, Brokerage – Excess Casualty with hands‑on underwriting experience and a strong understanding of the wholesale distribution landscape. Existing relationships with wholesalers in the West Coast and Central regions (TX, AZ, CA) are a strong plus and will allow you to make an immediate impact!

• Proven experience in Excess Casualty underwriting
• Strong broker/wholesaler relationships, particularly in TX, AZ, and CA
• A collaborative mindset and consultative approach to complex placements
• The ability to drive results in a fast‑paced, client‑focused environment

• High‑visibility position supporting complex, sophisticated accounts
• Opportunity to leverage and grow your market relationships
• Flexible work model —
  open to remote locations across the U.S.

If you’re looking to elevate your career, expand your influence in the Excess Casualty space, and work with a team that values expertise and relationships, this is a great opportunity.

Are you a critical thinker who can analyze complex risk and find insurance solutions that balance customer needs with business goals? If you can take initiative, use both your analytical and creative abilities to make sound decisions and have a desire to help people solve real challenges, we want to hear from you!

Our Excess & Surplus/Specialty (E&S/S) lines allow us to provide insurance that other carriers may not offer. It’s a fast-paced environment in a collaborative, team-oriented culture, working in an always-changing, growing industry.

As an Underwriting Consultant in Brokerage Excess you will underwrite individual risks for acceptability, pricing, coverage, terms and conditions, by developing, analyzing and evaluating information and exposures on risks of an increasing complex technical nature with a high level of authority for the Excess Casualty line of business. In addition, you achieve production and loss ratio goals with assigned brokers and program managers by reviewing and analyzing claims, loss history and taking appropriate action on accounts.

Broker assignments are the most complex in terms of coverage and broker relationships. You’ll need to exercise a high level of authority and judgment with minimal direction. Determining appropriate reinsurance placement, if any, on individual accounts is important in this role. We’ll count on you to foster positive business relationships with co‑workers, brokers, and reinsurers. You’ll also be responsible for research, development and presentation of new classes of business including market viability forms development, manuals, available reinsurance and will assist the manager with department strategies, employee coaching and development, and mentoring underwriters at all levels.

You’ll have authority to approve referrals that exceed the authority of lower level underwriters as well.

• Researches and develops new classes of business as directed. Researches market trends and competition. Assesses market viability, creates forms & endorsements, and develops rates with actuarial support. On large, complex accounts, partners with Actuarial team to develop rates/pricing, Finance team to review potential insureds profitability profile and claims team to review SIR viability and potential frequency and severity of losses.

• Reviews individual risks with assigned brokers and either declines or accepts business based upon information necessary to make the decision. The underwriter analyzes, with the highest level of technical expertise and accuracy, exposures to loss, develops an adequate premium charge for the…