Executive Underwriter

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

This position will be based in our Irving, TX office.

We offer a hybrid work schedule with 4 days in the office and 1 day remote where it makes sense to do so.

As an Executive Underwriter
, you will be responsible for managing and growing the assigned book of business and acquiring new business. You will evaluate the acceptability of individual risks and determine terms, conditions, and pricing to achieve company profit objectives. You will work with agents and brokers to develop productive and profitable relationships and ensure compliance with company underwriting guidelines. You will also serve in an informal leadership role in the branch by providing guidance to less experienced underwriters.

What you can expect:

• Culture of innovation, teamwork, supportive colleagues and leaders willing to invest in talent
• Internal mobility opportunities
• Visibility to senior leaders and partnership with cross‑functional teams
• Opportunity to impact change
• Benefit package that includes competitive compensation, paid time off, comprehensive wellness benefits and programs, employer‑funded health savings account, profit sharing, 401(k), paid parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, tuition assistance and professional continuing education

We’ll count on you to:

• Underwrite new business by reviewing applications, requesting additional information if necessary, and accepting or rejecting risks in conformance with company guidelines.
• Underwrite within authority set forth by the Commercial Lines Vice President and within the confines of the company’s reinsurance treaties, and correspond with agencies to collect additional information.
• Underwrite renewal business by reviewing insured files, compiling agency experience, nature and frequency of losses, loss‑control surveys, motor vehicle reports, and prior carrier loss experience.
• Assist the Commercial Lines Vice President in developing new products, pricing, or coverage that is needed.
• Develop productive and profitable relationships with agents and brokers.
• Maintain an established loss ratio.
• Meet established production goals and deliver timely service; serve as the staff liaison for the assigned line in disseminating line updates and developing staff.
• Travel within the assigned territory to facilitate customer development and relationship through agency visitation and prospect calls.
• Pursue a program of continuing education by participating in industry‑sponsored and company‑sponsored educational courses.
• Assist in training other personnel as directed.

What you need to have:

• 7+ years of commercial lines underwriting and/or marketing experience.
• Demonstrated ability to develop a profitable commercial lines book of business.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, employees, agents, and vendors.

What makes you stand out:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong quantitative skills (e.g., figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, circumference, and volume).
• Ability to project a warm and friendly manner in all business contacts and maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, agency contacts, and the general public.