Senior Underwriter

4 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Selective Insurance Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Underwriter to join our team at Selective Insurance. As a key member of our underwriting team, you will be responsible for handling the daily service demands of our agents, ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of our underwriting processes, and providing exceptional customer service.

Key Responsibilities
  • Underwrite and process assigned renewal policies, applying knowledge of coverage forms, rating plans, and guidelines to select and price individual risks.
  • Answer incoming calls from agents, responding to inquiries on coverage and making adjustments to policy information as needed.
  • Work within specific authority levels to quote, accept, decline, modify, and renew risks within territorial assignments, collaborating with agents, AMS, team members, and other departments to grow and maintain a profitable book of business.
  • Provide guidance to internal and external customers on underwriting information, effectively communicating underwriting decisions and appetite to internal and external customers.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers, managers, peers, and agents, communicating openly and in a timely fashion.
  • Conduct continuous profit and growth analysis by territory and agency, monitoring premium retention with the use of electronic reporting tools.
Requirements
  • College degree preferred
  • 2+ years of commercial underwriting experience preferred
  • Demonstrate proficiency in usage of all supplied desktop tools, including automated underwriting and email systems.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers/peers.
  • Ability to adapt to change as the company moves forward in its strategic vision.
  • Must have valid state-issued driver's license in good standing.
About Selective Insurance

Selective Insurance is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view, and experiences, and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success.



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