Middle Market Senior Underwriting Officer- Construction

Senior Underwriting Officer - Construction

As a key growth segment within AXA XL Americas, our Middle Market business focuses on the expansion of AXA XL's current offerings to mid-sized clients in the US and Canadian Commercial P&C market. As a Senior Underwriting Officer - Construction supporting the Middle Market organization, you will play an integral role in AXA XL's drive towards profitable growth. You will leverage your technical expertise and underwriting experience in Construction lines of business with deep understanding of the marketplace to enhance our overall offering and enable sustainable growth in this key industry vertical.

What You'll Be Doing

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Provide expert-level technical support to underwriters and leverage referral authority to enable profitable growth and a balanced book of business in preferred segments within this vertical.
• Closely monitors portfolio performance across the vertical in partnership with Underwriting, Claims and Actuarial, identifying drivers of performance and key growth opportunities.
• Work in close collaboration with Product and Underwriting counterparts as well as broker partners to assess overall capabilities in the market and identify opportunities for enhancements in products or services.
• Drive underwriting strategy and risk selection through understanding of the competitive marketplace, preferred risk characteristics, lessons from loss trends, and competitor offerings.
• Establish excellent working relationships with cross-functional groups including Claims, Compliance, Regulatory, Legal and other functions to engage and collaborate on issues related to the Casualty Lines of business
• Represent AXA XL as a Construction subject matter expert and thought leader at industry conferences enabling the organization to see around corners and stay ahead of industry trends and emerging risks

You will report to the Head of Industry Solutions.

What You'll Bring

We're looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Deep technical experience in the coverages, exposures and rating for Construction risks and experience with different rating programs and structures
• Advanced knowledge of the principles of underwriting, primarily gained through extensive experience working in an underwriting or referral role
• Intimate knowledge of the Construction market, specifically for mid-sized clients.
• Possess and demonstrate sound critical thinking skills, robust interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) and excellent negotiation abilities.
• Team player with excellent management skills and commitment to continued professional development. Prior people leadership is preferred.

Bachelor's Degree and extensive experience gained on the broker, carrier, or reinsurance side. CPCU, CRIS, RPLU designation is preferred.

Who We Are

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don't just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it. How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty. With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward. Learn more at axaxl.com