OneBeacon uniquely blends a 170 year history and strong financial backing with
an opportunistic and fast-paced culture. Our ?think like owners? mindset is
reinforced through true pay for performance featuring an ESOP, incentive plans
and competitive pay and benefits. You?ll find that we?re an entrepreneurial
company that just happens to be in the insurance industry.
OneBeacon Insurance Group offers a range of specialty and segmented commercial
and personal insurance products sold primarily through select independent
agents. As one of the oldest property and casualty insurers in the United
States, OneBeacon traces its roots to 1831 and the Potomac Fire Insurance
Company. Today, OneBeacon?s specialty insurance products are available
countrywide, and commercial and personal lines are offered in select geographic
territories. OneBeacon?s corporate headquarters is in Canton, Massachusetts. The
Company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ?OB?.
We currently have an opening for an Underwriting Consultant to join our
Commercial Lines Middle Market team in San. Francisco, California.
Primary responsibility is new business development for the San. Francisco and
Seattle/Portland territory. Individual will also manage a book of business of
monoline property and inland marine accounts. Provides underwriting, technical
support, and service to assigned agents. Under limited direction, underwrites
risk regarding selection and rejection of new and renewal business. Analyzes
quality and quantity of risks written and prepares reports accordingly. Monitors
and evaluates results of assigned agents and assigned territory. Recommends and
implements action plans for improvement of underwriting results for assigned
agents and assigned territory. Viewed as a senior resource in a given unit. Acts
as a coach and mentor to junior members of the department.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Manages profitable agency relationships by evaluating results and conducting
portfolio reviews for assigned territory and individual agencies, developing
integrated pictures of factors that affect profitability and growth and
recommending, implementing, and monitoring necessary action plans. Participates
in producer reviews and implements resulting action plans.
2. Examines, identifies, and evaluates exposures by analyzing documentation from
various sources (e.g. application, inspection reports, credit reports, etc.) and
makes underwriting decisions to accept, decline, or modify risks with assigned
territory. Implements underwriting decisions in compliance with state laws.
3. Develops superior working relationships with agents, and with internal and
external partners, to successfully promote achievement of mutual operating goals
and to supply the appropriate products and services.
4. Processes underwriting decisions and documents files and reports via
automated desktop systems and tools.
5. Gathers and analyzes competitor information and agent specific reports on
assigned agents'' new business flow, retention, profitability and potential, to
support territorial rate reviews. Works with territorial manager to determine
and make recommendations for the rate review and to improve products, systems,
etc.
6. Collaborates with team members to manage work inventories and all production
activities to provide accurate and timely service in accordance with corporate
standards.
Requirements:
Must be production-focused with the ability to prepare and execute new business
marketing plans for assigned producers and assigned lines of business. Must be
able to identify and describe the major perils insured under monoline property
and inland marine policies. Must be able to identify and describe the exposures
and hazards to consider in making an underwriting decision. Must know how to
obtain information needed to make an underwriting decision. Must have proven
analytical, decision making, problem-solving, communication, organization, and
teamwork skills. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office suite. Must be able to
act as a coach to junior team members on all of the above.
Education and Experience Preferred:
7+ years of progressively complex experience. Bachelor''s degree preferred, but
exceptions are made.
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