Axis Capital - Los Angeles, CA

posted 5 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Hybrid - Los Angeles, CA
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital - a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry. At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process. AXIS' Construction Professional team is seeking a dynamic and experienced underwriter to join our team as a Senior Underwriter focusing on contractor's professional liability. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge in contractor's professional protective indemnity (CPPI) and experience with owner's protective professional indemnity (OPPI). Reporting into the Construction Professional executive, this newly created position of Senior Underwriter of Construction Professional products will require the individual to work closely with an established professional team to strengthen distribution channels, develop, underwrite and manage a book of Construction Professional Liability business nationally. The Senior Underwriter Construction Professional Liability should be a hands-on technical expert with a history of success within a top-tier Commercial Insurance Carrier focused on building a complex book of contractor's protective professional indemnity (CPPI) and owners protective professional indemnity (OPPI). Ideal candidates possess key retail and wholesale broker and marketplace relationships and full life cycle exposure to portfolio management, including solicitation of submissions, underwriting analysis, preparing and issuing indications/quotations/binders, and marketing. Additionally, the candidate must have an executive presence, demonstrating success communicating, influencing, and building relationships that add value to the AXIS book of business and contribute to longer-term strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Underwrite a profitable book of contractor's professional business with a focus on mid-size to large accounts.
  • Review, analyze, accept, and validate pricing for risks to ensure profitability.
  • Develop and manage broker relationships.
  • Develop internal relationships with other profit centers.
  • Stay current with construction industry activity and trends.
  • May be asked to mentor less experienced staff and assist in the development of ongoing training.

Requirements

  • 5+ years' experience underwriting contractor's professional liability (CPPI).
  • Underwriting expertise in CPPI (Contractor Professional).
  • Experience underwriting annual practice, project specific, excess and quota share placements.
  • Strong retail and wholesale broker relationships.
  • Proficient construction industry knowledge.
  • Effective communication, negotiation, influencing and presentation skills.
  • Creative critical thinking skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
  • Proven record delivering profitable results.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills for risk and insurance metrics.
  • Energetic and likeable with a sense of urgency and get it done attitude.
  • Bachelor's degree.

Nice-to-haves

  • Expertise in OPPI (Owner Protective) and A&E (Architects and Engineers) is not required, but favorable.
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