Accelerant · 1 month ago
Underwriter — Loss Sensitive & Captive Solutions
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expAccelerant is a data-driven risk exchange connecting underwriters of specialty insurance risk with risk capital providers. They are seeking an experienced senior underwriter to help grow their loss sensitive and captive book by underwriting complex middle market risks and building broker relationships.
Big DataProperty & Casualty InsuranceAnalyticsInsuranceInsurTech
Responsibilities
Underwrite loss sensitive middle market and national account risks, including large deductible, SIR, and retrospective rating programs, with sound technical judgment on pricing, structure, and terms
Build and maintain broker relationships, serving as a consistent and reliable market for complex, loss-sensitive placements and captive structures in the middle market
Deliver multi-option solutions on eligible submissions — captive and loss sensitive — ensuring brokers have a complete picture of available structures for each account
Manage and grow an assigned book of business, maintaining underwriting discipline, monitoring portfolio quality, and achieving production targets
Build admitted and non-admitted insurance products including building a forms library and assisting in the implementation of a policy administration system
Qualification
Required
5–12+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience at a top carrier, with a focus on middle market or national accounts
Hands-on technical expertise in loss sensitive structures — large deductible, SIR, and retrospective rating — is required
You are commercially minded and results-oriented — you know how to win business and build broker trust over time
You are rigorous on the technical side, confident pricing complex structures, and focused on building a profitable, growing book
Preferred
Captive experience is a plus
Company
Accelerant
Accelerant is a data-driven, technology provides insurtech underwriters with risk exchange, data analytics.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$343MKey Investors
BaringsEldridge Industries
2025-07-24IPO
2023-06-22Private Equity· $150M
2022-01-12Private Equity· $193M
Leadership Team
Jeff Radke
CEO
Pete Horst
Chief Technology Officer
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