Executive Underwriter – Complex Liability High Hazard Casualty

Executive Underwriter – Complex Liability High Hazard Casualty

Requirements

• 5+ years of Middle Market, National Accounts Casualty or Excess Casualty underwriting required
• Knowledge of and proficiency in loss rating/pricing accounts with large retentions
• Understanding of loss pick development, policy terms analysis, and pricing rationale for both GL and Excess lines
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• An ability to think analytically about business problems, make recommendations and propose solutions
• Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining solid relationships with all internal and external business partners
• High energy self-starter, who is resilient and has an entrepreneurial spirit
• Demonstration of solid time, organizational, and desk management skills
• Goal-oriented and delivers outcomes
• Ability to challenge the status quo and compete to win
• Superior technical knowledge and sound decision-making and analytical skills

Responsibilities

• Provide technical underwriting expertise in the risk selection, pricing, administration, and account management of the Complex Liability Solutions book of business
• Profitably underwrite new and renewal high hazard driven business that requires strong exposure and control evaluation skills
• Identify appropriate opportunities consistent with risk appetite
• Develop strong agency relationships
• Create, drive and execute on strategies for new and renewal accounts
• Adeptly manage an approximately $10M+ renewal book
• Take the lead in communicating strategy to the agency; coordinate communications across the Enterprise; educate other Hartford business units on strategy and appetite
• Act as a trusted advisor to agents/brokers
• Establish/maintain/update pipeline of target accounts 90-120 ahead of effective dates
• Ensure adequate external visibility by adhering to in-person broker/agent sales call quota within assigned territory
• Ability to manage a high volume of submission flow, quickly review opportunities, then determine next steps
• Meet or exceed operational efficiency standards for generating submission flow and quoting allotted number of NB accounts per month
• Establish fluency across all underwriting systems
• Manages cross-sell and up-sell opportunities across the team
• Manages the sales process including planning, operating routines, and monitoring working opportunities
• Coach and mentor others on sales practices and underwriting routines
• Is well versed about every aspect of The Hartford’s Value proposition to best position us for success
• Is professionally demanding and holds internal and external customers accountable

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.