Description
JOB DESCRIPTION The Associate Underwriter's primary responsibility is to manage an existing book of renewable business through a demonstration of the following skills and abilities:
- Fundamentals of coverage, terms and conditions. Ability to offer coverage, terms and conditions which generate a profit for the Company while meeting the needs of the customer.
- Risk Assessment. Ability to identify risk exposures, special or common hazards, and appropriate controls. Ability to select risk based on exposure and risk analysis. Ability to analyze claims and quantify losses.
- Financial proficiency. Understanding of insurance financial fundamentals and their impact on underwriting decisions.
- Actuarial fundamentals. Ability to understand loss trends and ratemaking. Ability to quantify risk based on experience history and forecasting methods.
- Marketing and communications. Ability to sell and negotiate to achieve bottom line profitability for the Company. Ability to base communications on strategic thinking. Ability to manage producer strategy.
- Systems and programs. Ability to use systems and software programs needed to conduct daily business.
MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Within established business plans and assigned authority, select, analyze, and underwrite individual risks utilizing corporate pricing and reinsurance techniques to obtain desired results
- Manage a renewable book of homebuilder business offering strategic underwriting guidance including rate/terms/deductibles
- Monitor results of the overall book of business assigned and recommend corrective action as necessary to insure retention of desirable accounts
- Provide quality and timely input on assigned projects to meet the Company's needs in the changing market and to support profitable growth
- Participate in audits and/or underwriting meetings as required.
- Cross-sell opportunities within other Chubb divisions through promotion of their products and services
- Travel less than 25%
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree and industry designations - CPCU or AMIM preferred
- Minimum 3 years of current underwriting/insurance experience -concentration in Inland Marine products including Builder's Risk / Homebuilders preferred
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, and analyze significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
- Effective time and desk management, balancing a large book of renewal business
- Able to work collaboratively and prioritize in a matrix environment
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- PC and Microsoft Office Products proficient, Excel skills in particular
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.