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Zurich North America · 6 days ago

AVP, Underwriting Director OR VP, Senior Underwriting Director- E&S Property

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$130K/yr - $280K/yr

7+ years exp

Zurich North America is a leading provider of commercial property-casualty insurance solutions. They are seeking an experienced E&S Property Underwriter to work with national wholesalers, drive growth, and provide mentorship to the team.

CommercialFinancial ServicesInsurance

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Wendy Lawrence

Responsibilities

You will develop and maintain relationships with broker partners and customers across all industries in support of business objectives

You will leverage your property underwriting acumen across risk assessment, exposure evaluation and pricing to generate and maintain a profitable book of new and renewal business

You will work collaboratively across business units including but not limited to; claims, finance, risk engineering, actuary, and technical underwriting while gaining extensive knowledge in a growing and innovative industry

You will be empowered to use your market facing, negotiation and interpersonal skills to grow and develop relationships with preferred distribution partners in an assigned territory

Qualification

E&S Property UnderwritingRisk AssessmentExposure EvaluationPricing StrategiesBroker RelationshipsNegotiation SkillsCoaching SkillsMentoring SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

High School Diploma or Equivalent and 7 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area

High School Diploma or Equivalent and 14 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area

Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 5 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area

Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 12 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area

Bachelor's Degree and 9 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area

Bachelor's Degree and 18 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area

Only current employees at reward level 7 and above may apply with a High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience

Experience in Excess & Surplus Property Underwriting

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree

9 or more years of experience in E&S Property underwriting, familiar with offering smaller limits on quota shared and layered business for hard to place accounts

Strong Wholesale broker relationships

Strong verbal and written communication skills