Executive Underwriter, Environmental
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Location: Englewood, CO 80112
Description:
Job Description
Westchester Environmental is looking for an applicant to fill the position of Executive Underwriter supporting our West Region. Westchester Environmental writes both contractors and manufacturers/distributors across a wide array of industries. This underwriter will be charged with directly underwriting and growing a book consisting mainly of Manufacturing/Environmental Products package, Environmental Contractors/Consultants package, unsupported excess, as well as monoline site pollution and larger CPL accounts. The underwriter will be responsible for aggressively marketing to their assigned brokers to bring in opportunities and will work closely with the respective manager of the region, EVP/CUO for Westchester Environmental, as well as various Business Development Managers across the region to position this portfolio within Westchester Environmental strategy for growth and profit.
MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties may include but are not limited to:
Individual Production/territory management related duties:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications
About Us
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.
At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.
Westchester Environmental is looking for an applicant to fill the position of Executive Underwriter supporting our West Region. Westchester Environmental writes both contractors and manufacturers/distributors across a wide array of industries. This underwriter will be charged with directly underwriting and growing a book consisting mainly of Manufacturing/Environmental Products package, Environmental Contractors/Consultants package, unsupported excess, as well as monoline site pollution and larger CPL accounts. The underwriter will be responsible for aggressively marketing to their assigned brokers to bring in opportunities and will work closely with the respective manager of the region, EVP/CUO for Westchester Environmental, as well as various Business Development Managers across the region to position this portfolio within Westchester Environmental strategy for growth and profit.
MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties may include but are not limited to:
Individual Production/territory management related duties:
- Develops and executes on marketing plan for assigned producers and territories
- Negotiates pricing, terms and conditions for excess and surplus environmental accounts using assigned underwriting authority and company guidelines
- Risk Assessment/Identifying risk exposures, special or common hazards, and appropriate controls.
- Selecting risk based on exposure and risk analysis.
- Analyzing claims and quantifies losses.
- Financial and mathematical proficiency.
- Understanding of financial statements and ratios used in risk analysis.
- Understanding of insurance financial fundamentals; impact of underwriting decisions on company assets.
- Understanding credit risk.
- Actuarial fundamentals. Ability to understand loss trends, loss triangles, and ratemaking.
- Ability to quantify risk based on experience history and forecasting methods.
- Documents the underwriting files with account review, analysis and conclusions.
- Ability to rate/quote/bind coverage and has a command of underwriting systems.
- Marketing and Communications.
- Ability to sell and negotiate to achieve bottom line profitability for the Company.
- Ability to make presentations and communicate articulately.
- Ability to base communications on strategic thinking.
- Ability to manage producer strategy.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- 5 - 8 years experience underwriting environmental insurance products
- Bachelor's degree
Qualifications
- Experience with wholesale brokers
- Knowledge of environmental insurance industry
- Ability to review and analyze environmental due diligence
- Ability to review, evaluate and develop coverage forms and endorsements
- Technical capabilities (ability to work comfortably with various IT systems)
- Understanding of risk management approaches including risk transfer
- Knowledge of underwriting concepts, practices, and procedures
- Internet usage and research
- Detailed understanding of company Financial Statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, 10-K, etc.)
- Ability to work in a collaborative, team environment
- Ability to share knowledge and develop staff
- Oral and written communication skills
- Negotiation skills
- Marketing skills
About Us
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.
At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.