Senior Underwriter
- Employer
- Greater New York Insurance Companies
- Location
- Edison, New Jersey or New York, NY
- Salary
- Base Salary, plus annual discretionary bonus
- Closing date
- Nov 30, 2021
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- Category
- Underwriting
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Details
This candidate can be located in NJ or NY.
Position Summary:
The Senior Underwriter develops and fosters positive, professional relationships with the company’s agency partners, as well as achieves company growth and profitability objectives. The Senior Underwriter is expected to exhibit a high level of technical expertise, while exercising sound judgment, and delivering consistent results.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review loss experience, insurance to value, loss control reports, in additional to other relevant risk factors.
- Develops and maintain a strong working knowledge of company underwriting guidelines, coverage forms, enhancements, rating plans, and workflow.
- Determine the acceptability of commercial lines package, auto, worker compensation and umbrella policies based on company underwriting guidelines.
- Uses underwriting information such as inspection reports, claims history, and commercial applications to make appropriate underwriting decisions.
- Determine appropriate premium levels and coverages for commercial package and umbrella policies based on filed rates and individual risk characteristics.
- Responsible for maintaining strong business relationships with assigned agencies, which will include agency travel and agency management responsibilities.
- Meet or exceed all company service standards for underwriting and processing. commercial lines applications, endorsements, renewal policies, and new business policies.
- Train and mentor underwriters.
- Participates in special projects and performs additional duties as required.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 7 or more years commercial multi-line and/or package underwriting experience required; workers compensation and casualty experience preferred.
- Excellent computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft 365.
- Completed or in process of completing a Professional Designation such as CPCU, CIC, ARM preferred.
- Experience with ImageRight preferred.
Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
- Strong organizational and time management skills required.
- Proficient negotiation and analytical skills required.
- Demonstrated ability to exhibit sound judgment and decision making as per company underwriting guidelines and philosophy.
Company
Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company ("GNY") is an A+ rated, financially stable and growing property casualty insurance company with locations throughout the Northeast.
GNY offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which includes 2 retirement plans (both a company contributory 401(k) plan AND a fully funded defined benefit pension plan); two medical plan options; two dental plan options; company paid life insurance for yourself, voluntary life benefits for yourself, your spouse, and your children; company paid long term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care, pre-tax commutation benefit plans, tuition reimbursement and generous paid time off benefits.
- Website
- http://www.gny.com/
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