Commercial Lines Underwriter

Burns & Wilcox

• $100K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience, with excess & surplus lines preferred
  • Strong sales and marketing proficiency
  • Insurance license, CPCU, CIC or similar designations preferred
  • Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail
  • Commitment to ongoing education and professional development
  • Willingness to travel to strengthen client relationships

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain a profitable book of business
  • Manage and nurture agency relationships as the primary client contact
  • Design and implement marketing strategies for business growth
  • Assess risks and establish pricing for complex renewals and new business
  • Prepare underwriting referrals for specialized management review
  • Track performance metrics for new business and renewals to drive strategic decisions
  • Lead and mentor junior underwriters for skill development

Benefits

  • Employer-funded continuing education through Kaufman Institute
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, vision, and dental
  • 401K with employer matching contribution
  • Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
  • Participation in Kaufman Wellness Program
  • Flexible working arrangements including hybrid options
Full Job Description
Responsibilities Summary: When someone needs coverage for the unique, the unusual, or the unconventional, they come to Burns & Wilcox. Burns & Wilcox offers unparalleled resources and exposure for those looking to excel in the specialty insurance industry. We are looking for candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit and drive for career advancement to join our team as a Commercial Lines Underwriter. The Commercial Lines Underwriter will have the opportunity to grow a book of business by underwriting new commercial business and increasing renewal business through the cultivation of client relationships. Responsibilities: • Build, maintain, and grow a book of business • Manage agency relationships and serve as lead client contact • Create and execute marketing plans to increase new and renewal business • Rate, quote and bind each risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing for large or complex renewals as well as new business • Develop and submit underwriting referrals to company brokerage facilities and Burns & Wilcox management • Monitor key metrics to formulate corrective action impacting new business hit, renewal retention, premium growth, and loss ratio • Lead, train, and develop Assistant and Associate Underwriters Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience • 3+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience required, excess & surplus lines experience preferred • Demonstrated proficiency in sales and marketing • Insurance license, CPCU, CIC or comparable designations preferred • Proven organization skills and ability with a strong attention to detail • Interest in continued education and professional development • Travel if necessary in order to foster strong client relationships Benefits: • Employer paid continuing education courses and designations via access to Kaufman Institute • Health and welfare benefits including medical, vision and dental • 401K with employer match • Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays • Access to Kaufman Wellness Program • Flexible and hybrid work options • Salary $100,000 - $150,000 annually plus bonus potential

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