What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Underwriter position at AXA XL Ltd?
Associate Underwriter
New York, NY I USA
At AXA XL, our ambition is to unlock a more sustainable and prosperous tomorrow by helping businesses navigate the world’s risks. In the Americas, we’ll live up to that ambition by delivering value far beyond the insurance policies we provide. We’re confronting our clients’ risk management challenges by finding solutions that further their strategic goals and help them build more sustainable, thriving businesses.
As a newly established business division of AXA XL A our Middle Market business focuses on the expansion of AXA XL’s current offerings to mid-sized clients in the US Commercial P&C market.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Underwriter to join an established underwriting team in a rapidly growing and dynamic division. The individual will be responsible for servicing a renewal book and producing new business through exceptional underwriting practices for the East Region.
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What will your essential responsibilities include?
- Build and enhance relationships with assigned brokers and clients to identify and establish new distribution relationships.
- Collaborate across business units and functions to leverage existing resources to underwrite, manage and service a Private Equity renewal book and produce new business in accordance with the Private Equity underwriting unit goals.
- Exercise discretion and independent judgment in the analysis and evaluation of risk.
- Participate in roundtable discussions on risk assessment.
- Negotiate with producers within the limits of delegated authority and in accordance with established underwriting standards to achieve profit objectives.
- Build expertise within the Private Equity portfolio community to address the needs of our clients. A one AXA solutions approach to private equity underwriting.
- Maintain compliance with all internal and external underwriting guidelines and legal requirements.
You will report to the Chief Underwriting Officer, Private Equity, Middle Market.
