Senior Underwriter, Inland Marine

Description

Great underwriters know how to balance data analytics with human intuition. If you like both quantitative and qualitative reasoning, enjoy the challenge and autonomy of managing your own accounts—at a company that offers competitive compensation and benefits, then consider joining the underwriting department at Liberty Mutual.

As an Inland Marine Underwriter in property casualty insurance, you’ll develop, grow and maintain diversified books of business while working closely with agents and brokers to assess risks, determine premiums, set conditions and negotiate deals that maximize profitability and meet business goals.
* This is a ranged posting and level offered will be based on candidate experience at manager discretion.
*** Ideal candidate will be located in Northern California; we're also open to candidates based anywhere in the Pacific time zone, as well as western Mountain time zone states.
** We encourage you to apply and bring your expertise if you’re a:

Strategic Account Manager:
As part of your portfolio strategy, you’ll ensure a profitable Inland Marine book of business by writing new accounts and growing successful agent and broker relationships and pursuing renewals

Problem solver:
You’ll crunch the numbers and review the data to determine risk selection, premiums, policies and conditions, as well as identify opportunities for improved growth, profit and diversification

Clear communicator:
You’ll maintain and nurture successful relationships with agents and brokers, while presenting proposals, negotiating deals and obtaining approvals

Collaborative teammate:
Contributing to overall team success, you’ll mentor underwriters in both a technical and professional capacity—sharing best practices and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement

Conscientious professional:
Understanding that the deal isn’t done until the paperwork is complete, you’ll document account reviews, state-compliant sign-offs and referrals, letters of authority and follow underwriting guidelines

Ideal Experience Includes:

An aptitude for building rewarding relationships with agents and brokers, peer underwriters, underwriting assistants, and junior underwriters

Understanding of contract language, including regulatory and policy differences among applicable states

Familiarity with continuous improvement processes and tools

Excellent communication skills

Strong desk management, collaboration, and underwriting discipline

Qualifications

Intermediate-level knowledge of insurance products/coverage, market segments and marketplace; insurance finance and actuarial concepts; loss control/risk engineering; marketing/selling techniques, regulatory environment and reinsurance

Advanced-level knowledge of underwriting, pricing, risk selection, territory management.

Ability to apply underwriting/appetite, tools, systems, and resources to achieve goals, solve complex problems, establish and build healthy working relationships, participate in mentoring relationships, and negotiate as normally acquired through a related bachelor`s degree or 5-8 years of commercial lines underwriting experience preferred;

CPCU or professional insurance designation preferred.

About Us

Pay Philosophy:
The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple…