127 underwriter jobs found in Chicago

Built on meritocracy, our unique company culture rewards self-starters and those who are committed to doing what is best for our customers. Nexus Specialty Inc. is seeking an Associate Underwriter to join our growing team in Chicago, IL ! The underwriter will play a key role working with the product leader to help grow a profitable book of business for companies in the larger middle market and corporates segment.  The underwriter will take an active part in the development and implementation of an underwriting strategy that identifies profitable market opportunities and broker relationships. How You Will Contribute:   Underwrite, manage and develop a book of primary and excess renewal business Partner with the product leader to review and manage overall book performance and production results. Analyze risks and book of business results to manage and control underwriting exposure and pricing strategy consistent with MGA/carrier objectives. Manage retail...

Description Solicit surety account submissions from assigned producer plant via marketing efforts. Perform analytical evaluations of financial statements on both a static and trend basis. Determine the present and historical financial position of the account and monitors financial position of risk through analysis of quarterly statements and work in progress data. Develop/maintain strong relationships with agents/brokers and oversee a book of Surety business within defined territory/product line. Meet production, marketing, and profitability goals as set by manager and assist in developing marketing plan. Meet with agents to solicit business/submissions and educate agency representative(s) on Liberty Mutual Surety policies, procedures, appetite, and requirements. Act in a consultative capacity and discuss/review agency accounts and performance. Stay abreast of Liberty Mutual Surety product lines and identify cross-selling opportunities with...

The position is described below. If you want to apply, click the Apply button at the top or bottom of this page. You'll be required to create an account or sign in to an existing one. If you have a disability and need assistance with the application, you can request a reasonable accommodation. Send an email to Accessibility (accommodation requests only; other inquiries won't receive a response). Regular or Temporary: Regular Language Fluency:  English (Required) Work Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America) Please review the following job description: Supports Underwriter with all job functions and often performs some duties on behalf of the Underwriter. Underwrites new and renewal business, approves policy changes, maintains workload and controls written business up to and including the time of binding according to company guidelines and established Starwind procedures without direct supervision on each item. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND...

Company Details   Berkley Human Services, a Berkley Company, is devoted to meeting the needs of Human Services Organizations. Our insurance policies are written through our Berkley affiliates, each of which is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company with a Financial Category of XV.   We offer property and casualty coverage designed for the unique operational aspects of social service organizations. Our Human Services Program dates back to 1989 and has continuously evolved to meet the unique needs of the market we serve. We insure both nonprofit and for-profit social service organizations, such as child daycare, sheltered workshops, group homes, senior citizen centers, senior independent living, schools, counseling services, YMCAs, YWCAs, and Boys & Girls Clubs. Responsibilities To develop, grow and maintain a profitable book of Human Services business within an assigned territory through marketing and underwriting...

Job Type: Permanent Build a brilliant future with Hiscox   Drive growth with an ambitious team of A&E Underwriters at Hiscox Position: Underwriter Reporting to Regional Manager– A&E Location: Chicago, Los Angeles   The Role: Hiscox USA is currently searching for a dynamic, engaging and solutions-oriented Underwriter to drive new professional liability business and handle complex renewal business within the A&E sector in the Mid-West/West Coast regions. This position provides a unique opportunity for a professional liability generalist or an A&E/construction specialist to join a fast paced, dynamic team to write policies tailored to the specific requirements of the A&E sector. Lines of business include commercial general liability, professional liability (E&O) and cross-sold Cyber from time to time. In addition to insuring architects and engineers, we also specialize in contractors (interior & exterior), real estate...

As a leading provider of insurance and reinsurance with worldwide operations and employees in Bermuda, U.S., U.K., Continental Europe and Asia, we recognize that our success is derived directly from those who matter the most: our people . At Sompo International, our values of integrity, collaboration, agility, execution and excellence underpin our culture and our commitment to providing an employee experience that attracts and engages the best talent in the industry. As we continue to grow, we strive to find diverse, innovative and driven professionals to join our teams and offer a broad range of career and development opportunities at all levels, in multiple business areas, in each of our locations throughout the world.  Our compensation and benefits programs are market driven and competitive, with excellent family friendly policies and flexible working provisions. Job Description Are you looking for your next opportunity? Sompo has a unique opportunity for an...

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow. At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best. Our Executive Liability Division underwrites Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance, Employment Practices Liability Insurance, and Fiduciary Liability Insurance for public, private and not for profit companies. We are looking for a D&O Private Company Underwriter to...

Responsibilities Build, maintain, and grow a book of business Manage agency relationships and serve as lead client contact Create and execute marketing plan to increase new and renewal business Rate, quote and bind each risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing for large or complex renewals as well as new business Develop and submit underwriting referrals to company brokerage facilities and Burns & Wilcox management   Monitor key metrics to formulate corrective action impacting new business hit, renewal retention, premium growth, and loss ratio Lead, train, and develop Assistant and Associate Underwriters Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience   Minimum 3 years of commercial lines underwriting or brokerage experience required, excess & surplus experience preferred Demonstrated proficiency in sales and marketing...

Description The Senior Underwriter for Middle Market Multi-Industry underwrites policies within underwriting authority, with limited guidance from leadership as needed. Makes decisions on whether to underwrite business by making analytical, data-driven decisions based on data and information provided, including pricing the risk.   Responsibilities   Manages portfolio of brokers/agents and clients. Leverages market presence and knowledge to develop and underwrite profitable business, acting as a representative for Liberty. Maintains a strong market presence, including established relationships with agents and brokers. Looks to strengthen these relationships and develop new ones. Contributes ideas for product development and participates in development and execution. Contributes to team projects (e.g., process / tool improvement). Understands the work implications of relevant legislation and regulation. Collaborates effectively across teams, stakeholders,...

Executive Underwriter - UW07CD Senior Underwriter - UW08CA Underwriter - UW08CB We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.           We’re in the business of helping people achieve amazing things by protecting the things that matter most. And you can help us when you join our team of underwriters. They’re at the center of everything we do – and by joining us, you’ll be on a team known throughout the industry for providing our customers with just the right amount of coverage they need to pursue their unique interests. Your underwriting career here means collaboration, inclusivity, innovative thinking and so much more. Here, doing things the way they’ve always been done isn’t a part of the job. Here, you’ll be putting...

Starr Insurance Companies is a leading insurance and investment organization, providing commercial property and casualty insurance, including travel and accident coverage, to almost every imaginable business and industry in virtually every part of the world. Cornelius Vander Starr established his first insurance company in Shanghai, China in 1919. Today, we are one of the world’s fastest growing insurance organizations, capable of writing in 128 countries on 6 continents. Job Description: The Senior Ocean Marine Underwriter is responsible for the underwriting, growth, and profitability of an assigned book of new and renewal marine business. This individual will work independently to determine proper terms, conditions, and pricing, while fostering relationships with brokers to meet profit center business growth, retention, and profitability objectives. The Senior Underwriter will actively contribute to the development and training of less experienced staff and uphold...

Job Type: Permanent Build a brilliant future with Hiscox   Underwriter Associate The Role and the Team: When you visit somewhere and see a picture hanging on the wall that’s a little out of whack – do you find yourself levelling it? And do you look for a tool, maybe an app on your phone, to help because you want to make it perfect? Well, we may have the team for you, perfectionist: The Hiscox Underwriting Center (HUC), where existing and selected new business is underwritten, is the largest underwriting team in the company and responsible for 25% of all US business! We are a team of busy organizers and get-stuff-doners who support and inspire each other to win a high percentage of quotes and provide exemplary customer service based on fast response and definitive answers. As an Underwriter Associate in the HUC, you will analyze, price, quote and negotiate Professional Liability, Technology E&O, and Cyber/Privacy insurance to meet agreed service...

  *This position is open to multiple Burns & Wilcox branch offices across the US.*   When retail agents and brokers have successful clients who require coverage for the unique, the unusual, or the unconventional, they come to the Private Client Practice at Burns & Wilcox. Our Underwriters have full underwriting authority to build and grow a profitable book of Private Client business across the US and Canada.  Burns & Wilcox offers unparalleled resources and exposure for those looking to excel in the specialty insurance career.  Interested? Join our team! Responsibilities Build a growing book of profitable Private Client business Manage agency relationships and serve as lead client contact Provide a Best in Class customer service experience for our retail partners Execute on the national marketing strategy to increase new and renewal business Work within granted authority and program guidelines to...

Company Details             Vela Insurance Services provides specialized Excess and Surplus Lines Casualty and Professional Liability insurance solutions in the following market segments: Construction, Specialty Casualty, & Professional Liability.  We offer national service and local knowledge to our exclusive wholesale broker network and the businesses they serve.       Responsibilities The Renewal Underwriter plays a critical role in retaining profitable business and achieving adequate rate across assigned accounts. As part of a collaborative “one team” approach, this role supports the Broker Specialists in maintaining strong broker relationships while focusing on desk underwriting. The Renewal Underwriter is responsible for evaluating renewal submissions, negotiating terms, and ensuring underwriting integrity and profitability.   Manage the renewal process for assigned accounts, ensuring timely and...

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠. This position is responsible for the submission generation, underwriting and policy issuance of Cyber & Technology Liability accounts with potential to work on Miscellaneous Professional Accounts as well. * Position offered (Senior Underwriter or Underwriting Specialist ) will be dependent upon the individual candidate’s qualifications. Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Build strong long term profitable relationships with agents, brokers and policy holders. Evaluate applications and related materials to determine acceptability of risks in accordance with company guidelines and standards. Determine the need for additional evidence of insurability....

MSIG USA continues to grow!  Company Overview: MSIG USA is the US-based subsidiary of  MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. , one of the world’s top P&C carriers and a global Class 15 insurer, with A+ ratings and a reach that spans 40+ countries and regions. Leveraging our 350-year heritage, MSIG USA brings the financial strength, expertise, and global footprint to offer commercial insurance solutions that address your business’s unique risks. Summary: Produce, underwrite and service profitable Marine business in accordance with all department guidelines.  Assumes a leadership role in the organization to positively influence staff and promote a positive image of MSIG in the marketplace. Develop agency relationships and build a profitable book of business. Essential Functions: Produces, selects and underwrites Marine risks within delegated underwriting authority, including construction, transportation or other classes of Inland Marine as...

AIG is seeking a motivated Underwriter to contribute to our industry leading Environmental Casualty team. AIG’s strong brand in the market has provided for strong growth and thus the need for underwriting resources. We consistently provide clients with innovative products, use of technology, and a world-class platform. Our underwriters constantly deliver in an ever-changing marketplace and world.  In this role, you will be responsible for underwriting and servicing an existing renewal book with assistance to other team members who will solicit new business opportunities. This role includes constant interaction with top nationwide, regional, local and wholesale brokers and insureds. Through this role, underwriters gain experience in a wide variety of coverages, client industries and specializations. This role underwrites NA Casualty Products under general supervision, issuing quote and policies while ensuring standards and compliance guidelines are met. These individuals will...

Description Executive Underwriter — Miscellaneous Professional Liability: Acts as the leading technical authority for Miscellaneous Professional Liability (MPL) across an aligned wholesale territory, working independently and autonomously subject to required process oversight. Serves as the go‑to advisor on MPL coverage, exposures and wordings for colleagues across the segment, including senior underwriting leaders. Underwrites MPL policies within delegated authority, making acceptance and declination decisions based on analytical, data‑driven assessment of submitted information and pricing the risk appropriately. Typical exposures include E&O claims for consultants, IT/service providers and other non‑class specific professionals, media/communications risks, and other miscellaneous advisory or service professions. Where applicable, may be responsible for setting the business plan and portfolio strategy for the MPL book in their territory. Responsibilities...

Primary Details Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee The Opportunity: The purpose of this role is to underwrite business in accordance with the business plan within set underwriting guidelines, service standards and within individual earned or delegated underwriting authority.. This role involves underwriting complex new businesses within our Life Sciences business unit. Additionally, the role is responsible for building and maintaining broker relationships, applying technical expertise, contributing to business results, staying informed about industry standards and new product introductions. •        Location: Preferably Chicago, IL but open to other locations •        Work Arrangement: hybrid working expectations •         The starting salary for this role is between $136,500.00 and $204,500.00 Your new role Contribute to the delivery of the annual business plan for the respective business unit by making appropriate decisions....

Description This is an exciting opportunity to join the Educational underwriting Public Entity Team.  We are the largest insurers of educational k-12 accounts in the country.  We have been writing in this space for over 50 years.  We write an all lines solution for educational risks.  We have a very wide appetite in this space which gives us a chance to work on a wide array of accounts.   Underwrites policies within underwriting authority, with limited guidance from leadership as needed. Makes decisions on whether to underwrite business by making analytical, data-driven decisions based on data and information provided, including pricing the risk. In parts of North America more likely to underwrite complex/unusual policies - or those of high individual line size - policies assessed will include those of some complexity. Responsibilities   Manages portfolio of brokers/agents and clients. Leverages market presence and knowledge to develop and underwrite...