Large Account Underwriting Specialist - Remote

Summary

Selective Insurance is a U.S. property and casualty insurance company. The Large Account Underwriting Specialist researches, markets, underwrites, prices, and coordinates the issuance of new large loss-sensitive accounts while partnering with internal and external stakeholders. The role also develops business opportunities, supports field and agency staff, analyzes financial and industry trends, and maintains agent relationships.

Responsibilities

• Implement defined marketing strategies for the company’s large account services and products. Create new business opportunities by understanding the customer’s business and identifying additional product and service offerings. Work within specific letter of authority to quote, accept, decline and modify new large account business. Ensure adequate pricing through proper classification and documentation, and adherence to company underwriting standards and philosophy
• Implement short and long-term goals for large accounts that support the company's business strategies. Recognize trends and patterns in financial data and make sound business decisions and recommendations to positively impact those trends and patterns
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders regarding the survey process of large accounts. Ensure effective utilization of field force including safety management and claims to enhance service for agents, insureds, and other internal staff members
• Develop effective working relationships with agents. Partner with team to conduct agency and customer visits across a broad regional geography. Participate in association trade shows, cross-functional meetings, and other organizational events to represent large accounts as needed
• Provide technical support to field staff and agency employees on large accounts products, tools, and services to write and manage such accounts
• Support Continuous Improvement by coordinating with peers across regions to implement best practices
• Maintain information on competitive intelligence, industry trends and consumer need to ensure competitive advantage with large accounts
• Must be able to drive an automobile to travel within territory. Car travel represents approximately 20% of employee’s time

Skills

• Highly proficient written and verbal communication skills
• Broad knowledge of company products and underwriting guidelines
• Effective influencing and negotiation skills
• Effective critical thinking skills with ability to solve problems, evaluative high stakes risks and make sound decisions with confidence
• Proficient ability to multi-task and manage workflows to meet and exceed production and service expectations
• Highly effective ability to develop relationships with internal and external customers/peers
• Demonstrated proficiency in use of all supplied desktop tools, including the automated underwriting and email system
• Must have valid state-issued driver's license in good standing
• Minimum of 3 years of commercial underwriting experience required Minimum of 2 years of field underwriting / insurance marketing experience required
• College degree preferred
• Completion of INS; AU; or completion or pursuit of CIC; or CPCU preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Highly proficient written and verbal communication skills
• Broad knowledge of company products and underwriting guidelines
• Effective influencing and negotiation skills
• Effective critical thinking skills with ability to solve problems, evaluative high stakes risks and make sound decisions with confidence
• Proficient ability to multi-task and manage workflows to meet and exceed production and service expectations
• Highly effective ability to develop relationships with internal and external customers/peers
• Demonstrated proficiency in use of all supplied desktop tools, including the automated underwriting and email system
• Must have valid state-issued driver's license in good standing
• Minimum of 3 years of commercial underwriting experience required Minimum of 2 years of field underwriting / insurance marketing experience required

Nice to Haves

• College degree preferred
• Completion of INS; AU; or completion or pursuit of CIC; or CPCU preferred

Benefits

• Incentive plan eligibility at all levels
• Comprehensive health care plans
• Retirement savings plan with company match
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement programs
• Paid time off plans