Personal Lines Underwriter

Burns & Wilcox

• $100K — $150K *
Portland, OR 97229In-Person
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience required; excess & surplus experience preferred
  • Strong sales and marketing skills
  • Insurance license, along with CPCU or CIC designations preferred
  • Aspiration for continued education and professional growth
  • Willingness to travel to build client relationships

Responsibilities

  • Build and expand a profitable book of business
  • Manage agency relationships as the primary client contact
  • Develop and implement a marketing strategy for acquiring new and renewing business
  • Evaluate risks, coverage, and pricing for complex renewals and new business
  • Submit underwriting referrals to company and management teams
  • Monitor performance metrics to drive improvement in business outcomes
  • Lead and mentor Associate Underwriters

Benefits

  • Employer covers costs for continuing education courses at Kaufman Institute
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401K retirement plan with employer match
  • Generous paid time off including vacation and sick leave
  • Participation in Kaufman Wellness Program
  • Flexible work arrangements including hybrid options
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

  • Build, maintain, and grow a book of business
  • Manage agency relationships and serve as lead client contact
  • Create and execute marketing plan 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 Associate Underwriters


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 3+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience required, excess & surplus experience preferred
  • Demonstrated proficiency in sales and marketing
  • Insurance license, CPCU, CIC or comparable designations preferred
  • 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


* Ladders Estimates

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