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Senior Underwriter, Life Sciences

$100k - $165k

Chubb Group of Insurance Co

Senior Commercial Lines Life Sciences Underwriter

Chubb is seeking a highly motivated, results oriented Senior Commercial Lines Life Sciences Underwriter to join our industry leading life sciences practice. The primary focus of the position will be Package, Umbrella, Workers Compensation, Automobile and International coverages for a wide variety of customer types in this niche space.

Position Responsibilities

  • Drive financial performance of assigned book of business. Underwriter will have a renewal book with a strong flow of new business submissions.
  • Meet or exceed financial goals including rate, growth, profit, retention, and new business
  • Meet or exceed service standard
  • Predominately responsible for account solicitation, risk selection and analysis (including documentation), pricing and sales of Life Sciences products and services for new and existing customers
  • Meet with new and renewal customers and agents/brokers to negotiate coverage, price, financial terms and service delivery
  • Build relationship with agents/brokers to meet or exceed financial goals and create effective business plans for assigned agents/brokers and territory
  • Work collaboratively and effectively with a team of underwriters, underwriting associates, customer service representatives, claims examiners, and loss control representatives
  • Develop technical expertise of underwriting associates
  • Utilize agency travel to build a robust prospect pipeline.

Qualifications

  • Strong sales, marketing, and negotiation skills
  • 2+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience preferred
  • Life sciences underwriting experience a plus
  • Proven track record of building strong business relationships with agents and insureds
  • Demonstrated strong written and oral communication skills
  • Proven ability in complex account analysis, prioritization, organization and detail orientation
  • Ability to work both independently and within a team environment using multiple internal and external resources appropriately, effectively, and efficiently
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite as well as other business-related software
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

The pay range for the role is $100,000 to $165,000. The specific offer will depend on an applicant's skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. Chubb offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details on which can be found on our careers website. The disclosed pay range estimate may be adjusted for the applicable geographic differential for the location in which the position is filled.

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.

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