Senior Underwriter- Primary Casualty
Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA
U.S. Risk Management has an exciting opportunity to join the West Zone underwriting team.
As a Senior Underwriter, you will be responsible for delivering a profitable 'Underwriting' service to your clients. You'll be joining an established team of underwriters as part of AXA XL's West Zone.
You will report to the Head of West, Primary Casualty.
What you'll be doingThe candidate will handle both new and renewal business in the West Region. This includes:
- Market and solicit new business opportunities from retail broker partners.
- Analyze submission data including applications, policy wording, inspection reports, loss runs, and financial reports while conducting appropriate research to determine degree of risk for each account.
- Utilize underwriting tools including exposure, experience and industry ratings to analyze complex casualty exposure.
- Adhere to underwriting guidelines, underwriting authorities and referral requirements as needed to regional management, product management and chief underwriting officers.
- Collaborate with internal colleagues in the assessment of current and prospective risks, including actuarial, claims, legal and risk engineering.
- Pro-active service of business in conjunction with our Middle Office to ensure timely and accurate delivery of quotations, binders, policies and endorsements.
- Cross-sell with other business units including excess casualty, property and other professional lines to maximize deployment of AXA XL's capital.
- Monitor trends within the Marketplace to ensure we stay aware and ahead of emerging issues.
- Contribute to regional planning through the development and execution of your own annual desk-level underwriting plan.
- Travel throughout the territory (20%) for client, broker and internal meetings.
What you will BRINGWe're looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
- Effective relationships within National and Regional brokerages in the assigned territory.
- Some years of progressive underwriting experience, including umbrella & excess casualty.
- Thorough knowledge of commercial insurance coverages and contracts.
- Experience working hands-on with actuarial colleagues.
- Effective project and time-management skills.
- Effective sales, marketing and negotiation skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
Applicants for this role must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. The U.S. base salary range for this position is USD $125,500-$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.
