Senior Underwriter

Founded as a farmers' mutual in 1953, the company is now one of the larger mutual insurers in the US. We started in 1953 and have grown to about 320 people. January renewals keep everyone busy for a few weeks.

The role

The Senior Underwriter reviews and prices commercial insurance submissions from independent agents and decides what to write, and on what terms. The company is based in Fort Worth, the US. We are a distributed team spread across a few time zones. You will be employed through our employer-of-record partner in India, with a local contract and salary paid in Indian rupees. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time. Please make sure you have dependable internet and backup power.

What you'll do

• Document underwriting decisions in the policy file.
• Quote, bind and issue policies within your letter of authority.
• Visit agencies to build relationships and explain our appetite.
• Mentor underwriting assistants and trainees.
• Work with loss control on recommendations and follow-up.
• Refer accounts above your authority with a clear recommendation.
• Re-underwrite renewals for loss trends, exposure changes and rate adequacy.

Minimum qualifications

• 5-7 years of commercial lines underwriting experience.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, risk management or a related field.
• Experience reading loss runs, schedules and financial statements.
• Familiar with Guidewire, Duck Creek or a similar policy system.
• Strong judgment on risk selection and pricing.

Preferred qualifications

• Excel modelling for pricing.
• Prior agency or brokerage experience.
• Experience at a regional or mutual carrier.

Why work with us

• Performance bonus.
• Flexible hours.
• Annual salary review.
• Co-working space stipend.
• 24 days paid time off.

The posting will close once we have a strong shortlist.

Start: Flexible.

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