Senior Underwriter- Inland Marine

Overview

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- Inland Marine role at AXA XL

As a Senior Underwriter, you will be responsible for delivering a profitable underwriting service to your clients. Your key tasks include underwriting within the agreed business plan and authority; supporting the business planning and forecasting process; monitoring financial exposure and premium income within limits; maintaining awareness of all claims advised while supporting inputs on settlement; ensuring adequate reinsurance; building and maintaining relationships with brokers and clients;

and supporting the design and structure of risks.

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Reviewing submissions including specifications, policy wording, inspection reports, loss runs, and financial reports while researching to determine degree of risk for each account.
• Calculating appropriate risk premium by considering risk costs, sector factors, loss experience, reinsurance cessions, and underwriting/administration costs to ensure profitability.
• Advising, assisting, servicing and following up with clients on insurance and risk management matters to ensure satisfaction of requirements.
• Effectively managing relationships to initiate cross-selling opportunities and ensure account retention.
• Ensuring timely implementation of new and renewed accounts according to quality standards.
• Coordinating with internal teams to determine appropriate reinsurance for risk placements on an excess of loss basis.
• Reviewing loss control reports and managing policy endorsement requests to process necessary changes.
• Maintaining awareness of all claims advised while supporting and providing input on settlement of claims.
• Working collaboratively in a team environment, assisting underwriters, underwriting assistants and management.
• Working with other business units on cross-sell opportunities.

You will report to the Underwriting Manager.

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent)
• Some experience in Marine Insurance.

• Under technical direction, works within significant limits on higher technical complexity and coordination.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and skills, including product and industry, reflective of progression through job levels.
• Advanced analytical, negotiation and sales/marketing skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Interpersonal Savvy — ability to build and maintain insured and broker contacts.
• Ability to develop and understand business processes, strategy and planning.
• Collaborative team player who provides creative solutions for resolution.

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. We combine a comprehensive capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and agile, inclusive workspace to deliver top client service across our lines of business — property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

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Inclusion AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, origin, marital status, religion, disability, or any protected characteristic. We promote an inclusive culture and strategy to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 chapters globally.
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
• Diversity Best Practices Index recognition
• UK Women in Finance Charter signatory

For more information, please see Sustainability at AXA XL. The U.S. base salary range for this position is USD 95,. Actual pay will be determined by skills, experience and location. We offer health, wellbeing, and financial security benefits and learning opportunities. For more details, please visit US Benefits at a Glance 2025.

• Not Applicable

• Full-time

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• Insurance