Underwriter, Excess Casualty Commercial

AXA XL Large Commercial Excess Casualty division has an exciting opportunity to join the Central Zone underwriting team.

AXA XL's Excess Casualty business unit offers Umbrella and Excess Liability coverage to North American based Insureds. Underwriting teams are based in the United States, Bermuda and Canada and this opening is in Dallas, Texas. Coverage is written on an occurrence, claims-made or occurrence reported basis. Our broad range of appetite includes clients in manufacturing, retail, hospitality, real estate, banking, wholesale distribution and many more.

The candidate will handle both new and renewal business. Your responsibilities will include:

• Underwrite, manage and service your own book of business managing the KPIs and Guidelines per AXA XL underwriting guidelines and annual goals.
• Market and solicit new business opportunities from our broker partners to establish and grow your relationships in the retail community. Cross-sell with other business units to maximize AXA XL’s successes thru data-mining, targeted accounts and relationships.
• Analyze submission data including applications, policy wording, inspection reports and loss runs while conducting appropriate research to determine degree of risk for each account.
• Utilize underwriting tools including exposure, experience and industry ratings to analyze complex casualty exposure. Loss rating experience is a plus.
• Adhere to underwriting guidelines, underwriting authorities and referral requirements as needed to regional management, product management and chief underwriting officers.
• Collaborate with internal colleagues in the assessment of current and prospective risks, including actuarial, claims, legal and risk engineering. Service your book of business in conjunction with our Middle Office to ensure timely and accurate delivery of quotations, binders, policies and endorsements.
• Contribute to regional planning through the development and execution of your own annual desk-level underwriting plan.
• Travel throughout the territory (20%) for client, broker and internal meetings. Our underwriting territory encompasses TX, OK, AR and LA.

You will report to the Dallas Underwriting Manager for Excess Casualty.

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

• Manage and develop effective relationships with your peers, brokers, agents and risk management community through organizational, time-management and multi-tasking skills.
• Underwriting experience, a plus if this includes umbrella & excess casualty and a thorough knowledge of coverages and contracts.
• Proactive analysis internally and externally to complete your underwriting analysis, problem-solving skills as well as robust sales and marketing abilities.
• Experience working hands-on with actuarial, referral and colleagues.
• Outstanding Communication:
  Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration and presentation skills. Negotiation skills and strategic mental agility required.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

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