Ascot Group · 16 hours ago
Senior Underwriter, Inland Marine
Ascot Group is one of the world’s preeminent specialty risk underwriting organizations. The Senior Underwriter, Inland Marine is responsible for driving profitable growth within Ascot’s Inland Marine portfolio through strong technical underwriting and proactive broker engagement.
Insurance
Responsibilities
Underwrite Inland Marine risks in accordance with Ascot’s appetite, guidelines, and underwriting strategies
Independently evaluate and select risks, determining appropriate program structure, coverage, services, and pricing to support long-term portfolio profitability
Develop and maintain strong relationships with retail and wholesale brokers; identify new business opportunities and visit insureds and brokers/producers to retain and grow accounts
Review engineering and loss control information to assess risk quality, ensure compliance with guidelines, and initiate appropriate loss prevention actions
Adhere to CAT guidelines and maintain underwriting discipline to manage exposure and appropriately price risks
Manage an assigned book to achieve targets across GWP, profitability, rate, retention, product mix, new business, and portfolio balance
Evaluate reinsurance needs and implement appropriate strategies for individual accounts and the broader portfolio
Collaborate across internal disciplines to drive organizational and policyholder success
Share underwriting expertise and support the development of underwriters at all levels
Demonstrate and champion The Ascot Way—fostering collaboration, inclusivity, accountability, and colleague engagement
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 4 years of Inland Marine underwriting experience
Strong ability to interact effectively with brokers, insureds, and internal partners, including claims and loss control
Proven marketing, negotiation, and relationship‑management skills
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and time‑management abilities
Highly collaborative work style
Bachelor's degree required
Benefits
Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, AD&D, Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program), and more.
Leave Benefits: Paid holidays, annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state /local paid leave where required), Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Other leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, Adoption, Maternity, Military, Primary & Non-Primary Caregiver)
Retirement Benefits: Contributory Savings Plan (401k)
Company
Ascot Group
Ascot Group provides underwriting services for the insurance sector.
H1B Sponsorship
Ascot Group has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (2)
2021 (1)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$350M2025-05-13Debt Financing· $350M
2024-11-13Private Equity
2016-09-16Acquired
Leadership Team
Recent News
Life Insurance International
2026-01-09
2026-01-07
Life Insurance International
2026-01-06
Company data provided by crunchbase