Underwriter or Underwriting Specialist - Large Property
Zurich North America is hiring an Underwriter or Underwriting Specialist – Large Property to join their team in New York. This role involves handling new and renewal property business while partnering with agents and brokers to improve customer experiences and manage a book of Domestic and Global Property business.
Responsibilities
- Serving as a customer industry advocate with a focus on improving the customer experience by understanding their risk and offering the best end to end solution for their insurance needs
- Underwriting, analyzing and generating new and renewal business
- Market facing and production within the growing Large Property division
- Using a disciplined approach to exposure evaluation, risk assessment and pricing
- Using risk insights, data and models to drive informed decisions at point of sale
- Demonstrating strong analytical skills and executing as an innovative advisor
- Administering and monitoring underwriting rules and guidelines, insurance laws and regulations and rating manual rules
- Developing and maintaining agency and broker relationships
Skills
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 1 or more years of experience in the Insurance or Market Facing area OR
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 2 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area AND
- Knowledge of the insurance industry and the legal and regulatory environment
- Knowledge of underwriting philosophy, techniques, national/local filing regulations and guidelines
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area OR
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area OR
- Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area OR
- Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 8 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area AND
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience working on time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
- Experience working in a team environment
- Bachelor's Degree
- Knowledge of Property lines of business and experience working with brokers
- Ability to effectively assess risk
- Strong knowledge of underwriting philosophy, techniques, national/local filing regulations and guidelines
- Superior skills in relationship building, active listening, needs analysis, and win-win negotiating
- Possess knowledge of time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Benefits
- Flexibility to work on a hybrid basis
- Short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 10%
- Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits for employees and their families
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