Underwriting Specialist​/Underwriting Manager

Join us for the Underwriting Specialist/Underwriting Manager role at Arch Insurance Group Inc.

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠.

Are you tired of losing business to Group Captives? Well, come join our team! As an Underwriter within Arch Alternative Markets, this position is responsible for the technical underwriting, account management and client management of our casualty group captive programs. We have been growing steadily 20% per year with no shortage of opportunities. We exceeded $1 Billion of GWP and are looking for more team members.

• Technical Underwriting – solicits and reviews new and renewal account information to evaluate risk, identifies exposures and hazards, assesses insurance and related financial risk, underwrites, prices and prepares proposals within authority and with necessary input from Arch Actuarial, Credit and Alt Market team, prepares program binders, presents to captive manager/producer, coordinates administrative duties related to existing and prospective accounts.
• Account Management – quarterbacks all pre‑ and post‑bind activities including policy production, compliance, audits, adjustments, legal agreements, collateral receipt, TPA coordination, and renewal and retention management to achieve targeted retention and price change goals, initiates and conducts mid‑term account reviews.
• Client Management – develops and maintains relationships with producers and insureds to achieve production and profitability goals, discusses account issues, uncovers customer needs, develops strategic plan for positioning and selling Arch at producer and insured level, engages other team members, generates flow of qualified submissions.
• Administrative – responsible for underwriting and policy file documentation in compliance with Arch’s internal audit process, completes ad hoc projects as assigned by management.

• Understanding and knowledge of Workers Compensation, General Liability, and Automobile coverage forms and endorsements with ability to tailor to sold captive program design.
• Thorough understanding of loss sensitive programs, excess & surplus lines programs.
• Knowledge of captive programs desired, including products, pricing, expensing, actuarial loss projecting techniques, retention and aggregate setting, limit profiles, ALAE, credit risk, and facultative reinsurance utilization.
• Understanding of exposure identification and analysis.
• Cross‑functional generalist knowledge of claims, risk control, audit, premium accounting, finance and legal, knowledge of regulatory and compliance issues.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training required.
• CPCU or other similar designation a plus.
• Three to five years underwriting experience and/or experience in loss sensitive, excess & surplus marketplace, or captive insurance marketplace.
• Proficiency with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Established broker or captive program relationships not necessary.

Base salary range: $125,000 - $145,000 per year + 10% target bonus. Total individual compensation (base salary, short & long‑term incentives) offered will consider factors including geographic location, role scope & responsibilities, qualifications, talent availability & specialization, and business needs. Pay range may be modified in the future.

Arch is committed to helping employees succeed through a comprehensive benefits package that includes multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage; a competitive 401(k) with generous matching; PTO beginning at 20 days per year; up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer; basic Life and AD&D Insurance; short and long‑term disability;

paid parental leave up to 10 weeks; student loan assistance and tuition reimbursement; backup child and elder care, and more.  to learn more on available benefits.

Do you like solving complex business problems, working with talented colleagues, and have an innovative mindset? Arch may be a great fit for you.

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