Senior Underwriter

AXA SA$107K — $209K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in Middle Market insurance, including underwriting and claims.
  • Strong technical knowledge of P&C products and effective broker relationships.
  • Proven ability to build and maintain impactful broker and client contacts.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills with a customer service focus.
  • Collaborative team player capable of offering creative solutions to challenges.

Responsibilities

  • Underwrite new and renewal business to meet premium and rate goals.
  • Develop and execute an annual desk-level underwriting plan.
  • Ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines and referral requirements.
  • Maintain high quality service standards and adhere to internal audit guidelines.
  • Collaborate with underwriters and management team to support a team environment.
  • Travel for meetings with brokers, clients, and internal teams.
  • Build and maintain broker relationships and support their education needs.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs for physical and mental wellbeing.
  • Competitive retirement savings plan to secure financial future.
  • Personalized and inclusive benefits that grow with employees.
  • Learning opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
  • Volunteering and charitable giving programs with matching gifts and leave days.
Full Job Description
Our Middle Markets business serves mid-sized customers across the U.S. Commercial P&C market and is in an exciting phase of growth. As a Senior Underwriter, you will play a key role in helping build and expand our presence in the West Territory, partnering with brokers and clients to deliver tailored underwriting solutions, drive profitable growth, and shape the future of our Middle Market business.

What you'll be doing

Essential responsibilities include:
  • Underwriting both new and renewal business. Assisting in achieving profitable premium and rate goals, working with actuarial and claims to successfully delivering results consistent with financial plan.
  • Contribute to planning through the development and execution of your own annual desk-level underwriting plan.
  • Adhere to underwriting guidelines, underwriting authorities and referral requirements as needed to Underwriting Manager and Chief Underwriting Officer.
  • Ensuring high quality service standards and compliance with all internal audit guidelines.
  • Working collaboratively in a team environment, assisting underwriters, underwriting assistants and management team.
  • Travel throughout the territory for broker, client, and internal meetings.
  • Developing, maintaining and servicing broker relationships within the distribution model. Coordinate with brokers to determine their marketing and education needs supported by AXAXL Middle Market.
  • Acting as a representative of the company and our agents by attending internal/external company functions, agent sponsored and industry events.
  • Cross-sell across Middle Market business unit to maximize deployment of AXA XL's capital.

You will report to the Underwriting Manager, West Middle Market.

What you will BRING

We're looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
  • Outstanding knowledge of the US insurance industry, combined with in-depth technical knowledge of P&C product offerings and effective broker relationships.
  • A moderate amount of Middle Market insurance experience (e.g., underwriting, claims, or insurance related business development experience).
  • Consistently pursue opportunities to differentiate AXA XL in the industry through our offerings and how we conduct business.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain outstanding insured and broker contacts.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills. Excellent customer service focus is a must.
  • Collaborative team player who provides creative solutions and ideas for resolution.

What we OFFER

Total Rewards

AXA XL's Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.

We're committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called "Roots of resilience", focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

  • Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society - are essential to our future. We're committed to protecting and restoring nature - from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard - by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
  • Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
  • Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We're training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
  • AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL's "Hearts in Action" programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day - the Global Day of Giving.


For more information, please see Sustainability at AXA XL.

The U.S. base salary range for this position is USD $107,600- $209,100. Actual pay will be determined based upon the individual's skills, experience and location. We strive for market alignment and internal equity with our colleagues' pay.

At AXA XL, we know how important physical, mental, and financial health are to our employees, which is why we are proud to offer benefits such as a competitive retirement savings plan, health and wellness programs, and many other benefits. We also believe in fostering our colleagues' development and offer a wide range of learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills and to position themselves for the next step of their careers. For more details about AXA XL's benefits offerings, please visit US Benefits at a Glance 2026.

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