What are the responsibilities and job description for the Underwriting Consultant - Property, Excess and Surplus position at CNA Insurance?
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JOB DESCRIPTION:
When you join the National Accounts Property, Wholesale team as an Excess & Surplus Underwriting Consultant, you are responsible for the overall management, business development, analysis and monitoring of a highly complex book of business. You will be recognized as a technical expert in underwriting ground-up monoline policies. Under general management direction, you will work within broad limits of authority on assignments requiring a high degree of technical complexity and coordination. California based candidates will be required to have DIC experience.
This hybrid role will work 2 - 3 days per week from one of our local offices: Los Angeles, Irvine, Denver, Arizona, Texas, Atlanta and Orlando.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:
Manager or above
Skills, Knowledge And Abilities
CNA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact leaveadministration@cna.com.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
When you join the National Accounts Property, Wholesale team as an Excess & Surplus Underwriting Consultant, you are responsible for the overall management, business development, analysis and monitoring of a highly complex book of business. You will be recognized as a technical expert in underwriting ground-up monoline policies. Under general management direction, you will work within broad limits of authority on assignments requiring a high degree of technical complexity and coordination. California based candidates will be required to have DIC experience.
This hybrid role will work 2 - 3 days per week from one of our local offices: Los Angeles, Irvine, Denver, Arizona, Texas, Atlanta and Orlando.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:
- Works on highly complex underwriting risks employing diagnostic and systematic analysis to assess acceptability. Develops specialized endorsement language for highly complex risk.
- Determines appropriate pricing of complex risks for assigned book of business based on financial and competitive analysis in line with compliance requirements and with little oversight needed from superiors.
- Makes recommendations on underwriting policy and pricing strategy.
- Analyzes quality, quantity, and profitability of highly complex risks underwritten; prepares and presents reports to management.
- Markets products and services through agencies or through the brokerage community and makes field visits.
- Develops and maintains agency and/or broker relationships with large producers within the assigned territory to reach positive and profitable outcomes on complex, high-risk business.
- Keeps current on state/territory issues and regulations, industry activity and trends. May participate in industry trade groups.
- Mentors and guides less experienced underwriters and assists in the development of underwriting training.
- Utilizes advanced functionality in relevant CNA systems to perform day-to-day activities.
- Responsible for special underwriting projects and presentations.
Manager or above
Skills, Knowledge And Abilities
- Advanced technical expertise, underwriting skill and high level of knowledge of insurance and underwriting principles, practices and procedures.
- Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills. Ability to effectively interact with all levels of CNA's internal and external business partners.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects.
- Ability to deal with ambiguous situations and issues.
- Creativity in resolving unique and challenging business problems.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software.
- Demonstrated leadership skills.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Professional designations preferred.
- Typically a minimum eight years underwriting experience.
CNA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact leaveadministration@cna.com.
Salary : $72,000 - $141,000