Senior Underwriter, Construction

Senior Underwriter, Construction

Everest Insurance Company is seeking a Senior Underwriter to join our Construction Excess Casualty team, with positions available in our Atlanta, GA, Warren, NJ, or San Francisco office. This role will report to the Head of Construction Excess Casualty. In this role, you will possess a strong background in underwriting construction casualty risks, have established market relationships, and be committed to delivering outstanding service and underwriting results.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Underwriting and pricing Lead Umbrella and Excess Casualty policies for US construction-based risks for various program types.
• Cultivating strong relationships with brokers, clients and key industry stakeholders.
• Collaboratively working with our internal Claims, Actuarial, Risk Engineering, Regional Leadership and Sales & Distribution teams to effectively meet quality servicing standards and to achieve underwriting goals.
• Adhering to portfolio management goals and objectives to ensure underwriting discipline and book profitability.
• Conducting thorough risk assessments for construction-related accounts and ensuring timely and accurate file documentation.
• Growing the construction excess portfolio in preferred casualty construction business.
• Supporting construction industry practice initiatives across the broader organization and other underwriting business units.
• Participating in relevant industry events and conference.

Qualifications, Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• At least 3-5 years of casualty insurance industry underwriting experience, with construction experience preferred.
• Experience in working on various program types, such as wrap-up programs, project-specific placements and annually renewable contractor programs.
• Existing market relationships with construction casualty producers and agents.
• Strong analytical as well as communication and presentation skills.
• Able to think creatively around risks and program design.

The base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $190,000 annually. The rate of compensation offered will be based on individual education, experience, qualifications and work location. All offers include access to a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, 401k match, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, genetics, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of this commitment, Everest will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.