Zurich Insurance - New York, NY

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Remote - New York, NY
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Zurich E&S Excess Casualty team is currently seeking a Senior Excess Casualty Underwriter to join the Eastern Zone Team, with potential locations in New York, Parsippany, Boston, or Philadelphia. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in underwriting and marketing within a hybrid work environment, combining both remote and in-office work. As a key member of Zurich's underwriting team, you will be responsible for managing complex new and renewal accounts, allowing you to fully apply and enhance your underwriting and marketing skills while fostering relationships with our Wholesale Preferred Distribution Partners. In this position, you will serve as a customer industry advocate, focusing on enhancing the customer experience by thoroughly understanding their risks and providing optimal end-to-end insurance solutions. You will employ a disciplined approach to exposure evaluation, risk assessment, and pricing, utilizing risk insights, data, and models to make informed decisions at the point of sale. Your role will also involve market-facing activities and production within the expanding Zurich E&S Excess Casualty division. Additionally, you will be responsible for administering and monitoring underwriting rules and guidelines, insurance laws and regulations, and rating manual rules, all while working within broad limits and authorities on highly complex assignments.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a customer industry advocate to improve customer experience by understanding their risk and offering tailored insurance solutions.
  • Utilize a disciplined approach to exposure evaluation, risk assessment, and pricing.
  • Leverage risk insights, data, and models to drive informed decisions at the point of sale.
  • Engage in market-facing activities and production within the Zurich E&S Excess Casualty division.
  • Administer and monitor underwriting rules and guidelines, insurance laws and regulations, and rating manual rules.
  • Work within broad limits and authorities on highly complex assignments.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area.
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area.
  • Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area.
  • Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 8 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area.

Nice-to-haves

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Technical knowledge of Excess Casualty Underwriting specific to Construction and Habitational
  • Established wholesale broker relationships (E&S brokers)
  • Creative problem-solving skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

  • Short term incentive bonuses
  • Merit increases
  • Total Rewards package including health insurance and retirement plans.
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