AVP - Underwriting

1 week ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Chubb Full time
Job Description

Team Lead, Complex Casualty Underwriter

Primary responsibilities include
  • Drive financial performance of a commercial book of complex casualty business
  • Underwrite and negotiate renewals for various size customers.
  • Meet or exceed financial goals including rate, growth, profit, retention, and new business
  • Predominately responsible for account solicitation, risk selection and analysis, pricing and sales of core commercial products and services for new and existing customers
  • Participate in cross-sell initiatives within Commercial Insurance to expand product offerings to current clients
  • Meet with new and renewal customers and agents/brokers to negotiate coverage, price, financial terms and service delivery
  • Build relationship with agents/brokers to meet or exceed financial goals and create effective business plans for assigned agents/brokers and territory
  • Work collaboratively and effectively with a team of underwriters, underwriting associates, customer service representatives, claims examiners, and loss control representatives
  • Utilize agency travel and internal tools to build a robust prospect pipeline.
Qualifications

Qualifications
  • Candidate will have experience in complex casualty underwriting including knowledge of combined general liability/pollution forms, retentions and deductible programs. Focus is on GL, Pollution and Umbrella however we are finding more opportunities to cross-sell WC and Auto. Targeted customers include chemical, plastic manufacturing, metalworkers, and other heavier manufacturing risks.
  • Strong sales and marketing skills are critical; able to position accounts and close deals.
  • Candidate must be able to demonstrate success in marketing, producer management, new business development, and the ability to successfully negotiate on all levels with both internal and external partners.
  • Teamwork, communication, and negotiation skills required.
  • Candidate will need a solid background in risk analysis and experience with complex accounts.
  • Candidate must possess a high degree of proficiency with the underwriting process and partner effectively with an Underwriting Associate.
  • Candidate must have exemplary ability to effectively interact with all levels of customers and coworkers.
  • Knowledge and proficiency with technical issues, compliance, coverage, products and pricing strategies expected.
  • Candidate must have the ability to be creative and adaptable in a changing business environment.
  • Travel/marketing to agents, brokers, and customers required
About Us

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.

At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.

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