UNDERWRITER II, DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
Exton, PA I Morristown, NJ I New York, NY I USA
AXA XL offers risk transfer and risk management solutions to global and local businesses. We offer worldwide capacity for a variety of exposures, experienced underwriting, dedicated loss prevention services and a team-based account management approach focused on better understanding each client’s needs.
For more than fifty years, AXA XL Design Professional has been a market leading insurance provider serving the needs of the Architect and Engineering design industry. We provide our customers with market leading loss prevention and risk management education programs, best in class claims support and industry leading underwriting services. We do risk like no one else. That’s why companies that are moving the world forward choose us as their partner. The AXA XL Design Professional team is committed to delivering risk management solutions.
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What will your essential responsibilities include?
- Underwriting both new and renewal business within assigned territory. Assisting in achieving profitable premium and rate goals, working with actuarial and claims and successfully delivering results consistent with financial plan.
- Developing, maintaining and servicing broker relationships within the distribution model. Coordinate with brokers to determine their marketing and education needs supported by AXA XL Design Professional Platform.
- Working with Regional UW Manager in furthering the AXA XL Design Professional Platform and achieving business’ financial plan.
- Interacting directly with insureds, brokers and producers and service accounts and brokers.
- Working collaboratively in a team environment, assisting underwriters, underwriting assistants and management team.
- Developing technical knowledge of design professional risk management to act as a resource on our product including ability to deliver educational programs, contract reviews, assist with policy coverage evaluations.
- Ensuring high quality service standards and compliance with all internal audit guidelines.
- Acting as a representative of the company and our agents by attending internal/external company functions, agent sponsored and industry events.
- Meet with brokers and set annual targets, issue monthly status reports, monitor P&L against plan.
- Take initiative and proactively support broker and market interactions which support growth. Some examples include coordinating insured events, inclusion of claims, LPED, marketing, conducting regional broker meetings, targeting interaction(s) with ACEC, AIA.
- Meet with customers and prospects to develop relationships, deliver risk management education and to support business targets.
You will report to the Underwriting Manager.
SHARE YOUR TALENT
We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Bachelor’s Degree r equivalent experience.
- Industry designation or professional registration preferred: LLB, JD, BSc, BEng, RPLU, CPCU, IIA, CRIS
- Some to moderate commercial insurance experience (e.g., underwriting, claims, or insurance risk management or insurance related business development experience).
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain robust insured and broker contacts.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills. Excellent customer service focus is a must.
- Collaborative team player who provides creative solutions and ideas for resolution.
- Some Travel required.