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Underwriter I - New Business
Job Locations US-PA-TBD
Requisition ID
2025-18091
Category
Underwriting
Position Type
Regular Full-Time
Overview
Manage an assigned underwriting territory (Eastern / Central Pennsylvania) to achieve profitable growth, including underwriting new business, renewals (as necessary), endorsements and other transactions. Identify new business opportunities and manage agency relationships.
Candidate must reside in Pennsylvania.
Responsibilities
Manage an assigned underwriting territory - Eastern / Central Pennsylvania.
- Develop and maintain strong agency relationships and work closely with Underwriters, Sales, and Management to implement agency plans and share accountability in meeting territory goals.
- Perform onsite agent visits to identify and generate new business quoting and binding opportunities through quick underwriting analysis and deep understanding of the territory and market.
- Ability to analyze agent activity and address issues to avoid wasting time handling non-revenue generating activities.
- Achieve new business premium goals and hit ratios.
- Operate within authority grants.
- Make sound risk and pricing decisions to achieve profitable loss ratios for all lines of business handled.
- Maintain underwriting quality score based on established standards.
- Achieve customer service standards for all transactions handled.
- Occasionally participate in company sponsored and / or industry events that may require travel to meet with agencies to support relationships as needed.
- Maintain strong product line and industry expertise and stay abreast of changes in markets.
- Other tasks, responsibilities and projects as needed.
- Keeps current with market trends and demands.
- Performs other functionally related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
LI-GH1
LI-REMOTE
AMTRUST
What We Offer
AmTrust Financial Services offers a competitive compensation package and excellent career advancement opportunities. Our benefits include Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including eligible spouses & children, Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, 401k Savings Plans, Paid Time Off.
AmTrust values excellence and recognizes that by embracing the diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives of its workforce, it will sustain a competitive advantage and remain an employer of choice. Diversity is a business imperative, enabling us to attract, retain and develop the best talent available. We see diversity as more than just policies and practices. It is an integral part of who we are as a company, how we operate and how we see our future.
AmTrust strives to create a diverse and inclusive culture where thoughts and ideas of all employees are appreciated and respected. This concept encompasses but is not limited to human differences with regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion or disabilities.
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