Professional Lines Underwriter

Professional Lines Underwriter

Comma Recruitment are looking for a Professional Lines Underwriter who is driven, results-oriented, and a team player. This is a great opportunity to work alongside industry experts, develop client relationships, and grow a career and a book of business to support our ambitious goals.

Job Responsibilities

• Underwrite new and renewal professional lines business for company partners based on underwriting authority and contract guidelines and produce business in assigned territories
• Strong aptitude for professional liability, miscellaneous E&O, technology E&O and Cyber liability; experience in other professional liability lines (A&E, Lawyers, D&O etc.) an asset
• Maintain the long-term profitability of a significant portfolio of accounts; the ability to successfully negotiate terms, conditions and pricing to achieve new business, renewal and profitability targets
• Develop and execute marketing plans with target brokers to drive new business and achieve retention goals
• Understand and leverage the breadth of products and markets, develop and submit underwriting referrals, where required.
• Develop and maintain a professional relationship with brokers and/or clients to enhance understanding of the target market and to contribute to quality service, problem solving, and risk selection
• Support in the development of new professional liability products by leveraging strong market and product knowledge
• Develop and execute marketing plan to drive new business
• Monitor key metrics, such as, new business hit ratio, renewal retention ratio, premium growth, and loss ratio, formulating corrective action where necessary
• Mentor and train junior underwriters, as needed
• Enter computer data of quotations, binders and related support documents
• Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

• 2 years or more of professional lines underwriting experience
• Provincial License or eligibility for obtaining, CIP, FCIP or comparable designations an asset
• Proven underwriting experience and the ability to make informed underwriting decisions in-house
• Demonstrated proficiency in sales and marketing
• Proven organization skills and ability with a strong attention to detail
• Strong broker relationships
• Ability to work independently, but also be a team player

Please forward resume to [email protected]