As a Senior Underwriter within the Design Professional West Region, you will play a key role in driving profitable growth and underwriting excellence across the portfolio. Working closely with the Underwriting Manager, Functional Line Underwriters, brokers, and regional business partners, you will underwrite and manage complex professional liability risks, identify growth opportunities, and support business objectives related to profitability, retention, and service delivery. Success in this role requires robust technical underwriting expertise, sound judgment, relationship management skills, and a commitment to delivering exceptional client and broker experiences.
What you'll be doingWhat will your essential responsibilities include?
- Underwriting both new and renewal business within assigned territory. Assisting in achieving profitable premium and rate goals, working with actuarial and claims and successfully delivering results consistent with financial plan.
- Developing, maintaining, and servicing broker relationships within the distribution model. Coordinate with brokers to determine their marketing and education needs supported by AXAXL Design Professional Platform.
- Working with the Underwriting Manager within the assigned zone in furthering the AXAXL Design Professional Platform and achieving business' financial plan.
- Interacting directly with insureds, brokers and producers to service accounts.
- Working collaboratively in a team environment, assisting underwriters, underwriting assistants, and management team. Training newer staff members, acting as a mentor.
- Developing technical knowledge of design professional risk management to act as a resource on our product including ability to deliver educational programs, contract reviews, assist with policy coverage evaluations.
- Ensuring high quality service standards and compliance with all internal audit guidelines.
- Acting as a representative of the company and our agents by attending internal/external company functions, agent sponsored and industry events.
- Meet with brokers and set annual targets, issue monthly status reports, monitor P&L against plan.
- Take initiative and proactively support brokers and market interactions which support growth. Some examples include coordinating insured events, inclusion of claims, LPED, marketing, conducting regional broker meetings, targeting interaction(s) with ACEC, AIA.
- Meet with customers and prospects to develop relationships, deliver risk management education and to support business targets.
You will report to West Zone Underwriting Manager.
What you will BRING We're looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
Required Skills and Abilities: - Bachelor's Degree required.
- Moderate commercial insurance experience (e.g., underwriting, claims, or insurance risk management or insurance related business development experience).
- Robust analytical, risk assessment, and relationship management skills, with the ability to evaluate complex exposures and make sound underwriting decisions
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain outstanding insured and broker contacts.
- Ability to travel up to 20%
Desired Skills and Abilities: - Professional insurance designations, advanced degrees, or industry-related credentials are preferred, including but not limited to: RPLU, CPCU, CRIS, IIA, LLB, JD, BSc, or BEng.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills. Excellent customer service focus is a must.
- Collaborative team player who provides creative solutions and ideas for resolution.
Total RewardsAXA 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 enterprising 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.
SustainabilityAt 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 an enterprising 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.
