Underwriter II

Underwriter Position

The underwriter administers the underwriting and servicing of new and renewal accounts for brokers assigned within the territory. In compliance with company underwriting, authority, and pricing standards. Maintains a solid understanding of AmTrust's mission, vision, and values. Upholds the standards of the AmTrust organization.

This role can be out of any AmTrust office four days a week in office.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Solicit, underwrite, and retain a profitable book of business through solid risk analysis, pricing, and servicing. Maintains compliance with state filings and adheres to corporate underwriting and pricing guidelines to include file management and documentation. Operate within written authority grant and make referrals to Management as required.
• Collaborate closely with territory team. Keep peers and Management informed of all issues and activity and competitive information.
• Collaborate with internal and external sales and marketing teams to develop broker relationships and share accountability with teams in meeting goals.
• Educate brokers on underwriting appetite to attract profitable business within the assigned territory.
• Travel in the territory to meet with brokers and policyholders both prospective and current to further develop business relationships as needed. Ability to travel up to 20-40% of the time within the assigned territory or to the Home Office.
• Actively plan and participate in industry events as required such as but not limited to broker or association conventions.
• Provide professional, timely, and courteous communication and service to external clients and cross departmental staff to successfully resolve issues pertaining to policyholders and brokers.
• Provide pertinent information and guidance to operations staff required to process coverage requests in accordance with service guidelines.
• Assist in gathering and sharing competitive information as well as keep current with market trends and demands.
• Performs other functionally related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications include:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent years of industry experience.
• 5+ years of Workers' Compensation experience, commercial lines property and casualty experience a plus.
• Demonstrated experience with Excess Workers' Compensation pricing and coverage.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and analyze data and make an informed, calculated risk decision on an account basis and/or group account basis.
• Ability to make sound contributions to tactical and strategic planning.
• Ability to train, coach, and mentor individuals of various backgrounds within area of expertise.

Preferred:

• CPCU, AIS or CIC designation preferred, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

This job description is designed to provide a general overview of the requirements of the job and does not entail a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that will be required in this position. AmTrust has the right to revise this job description at any time.