E&S Excess Casualty Underwriter

Job Description

Underwriter or Underwriting Specialist, E&S Excess Casualty | Zurich Insurance Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid role at Zurich Insurance Group, located in Chicago, New York, Parsippany, or Atlanta. Zurich E&S is dedicated entirely to a wholesale distribution model, with a product and technology strategy aimed at establishing Zurich as a market leader in E&S. This position is vital for cultivating relationships with broker partners and customers, and for developing and maintaining a profitable book of E&S Excess Casualty business.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – Chicago, New York, Parsippany, or Atlanta
• Pay: $60000–$125000 yearly
• Team: Growing Casualty team
• Mission: To generate and maintain a profitable book of new and renewal E&S Excess Casualty business by expertly assessing risk, evaluating exposures, and pricing solutions.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office

What You’ll Actually Do
• Relationships: Develop and maintain strong relationships with broker partners and customers across diverse industries to support business objectives.
• Underwriting: Apply casualty underwriting acumen across risk assessment, exposure evaluation, and pricing to generate and maintain a profitable book of new and renewal business.
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with various internal business units, including claims, finance, risk engineering, actuary, and technical underwriting.
• Market Facing: Utilize market facing, negotiation, and interpersonal skills to grow and develop relationships with preferred distribution partners in an assigned territory.
• Customer Advocacy: Serve as a customer industry advocate, focusing on enhancing the customer experience by understanding their risks and offering comprehensive insurance solutions.

The Must-Haves
• Background: High School Diploma or Equivalent. Must possess knowledge of the insurance industry, the legal and regulatory environment, underwriting philosophy, techniques, national/local filing regulations, and guidelines. For the Underwriting Specialist level, this includes knowledge of specific lines of business and time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business.
• Experience: For an Underwriter, 1 or more years of experience in the Insurance or Market Facing area, or 2 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area. For an Underwriting Specialist, 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area, or 6 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area. Alternatively, for a Specialist, a Zurich Certified Insurance Apprenticeship including an Associate Degree with 1 or more years of experience in Underwriting/Market Facing, or 4 or more years in Claims/Underwriting Support.
• Skills: Strong casualty underwriting acumen in risk assessment, exposure evaluation, and pricing. Proven market facing, negotiation, and interpersonal skills. Ability to use risk insights, data, and models to drive informed decisions. Capability to administer and monitor underwriting rules, guidelines, laws, and regulations while working within broad limits and authorities.
• Bonus: A Bachelor’s Degree. Strong verbal and written communication skills.