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Underwriter/Senior Underwriter, Excess Casualty

Everest
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/28/2025
Title:

Underwriter/Senior Underwriter, Excess Casualty

Company:

Everest Insurance Company

Job Category:

Underwriting

Job Description:

Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest) is a global underwriting leader providing best-in-class property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions that address customers’ most pressing challenges. Known for a 50-year track record of disciplined underwriting, capital and risk management, Everest, through its global operating affiliates, is committed to underwriting opportunity for colleagues, customers, shareholders, and communities worldwide.

About Everest Evolution™

Everest Evolution™ is the Wholesale-Exclusive arm of Everest serving the dynamic and rapidly-growing US E&S market. Everest Evolution™ offers Property and Casualty insurance products across multiple business units, with wholesale-exclusivity for various products.

Everest Evolution™, a member of the Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is looking for an Underwriter or Senior Underwriter to join our Excess Casualty team in our Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, or Warren office.

The ideal candidate will possess a background in underwriting and be committed to delivering outstanding service and underwriting results.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

  • Underwrite and price Lead Umbrella and Excess Casualty policies for US based risks.
  • Develop a sound understanding of the underwriting strategy for areas of responsibility.
  • Cultivate strong relationships with brokers, clients, and key industry stakeholders.
  • Develop the skills required to manage a portfolio of new and renewal business.
  • Collaboratively work with our internal Underwriting, Claims, Risk Engineering, Regional Leadership and Sales & Distribution teams to effectively meet quality servicing standards and to achieve underwriting goals.
  • Adhere to portfolio management goals, company guidelines, and objectives to ensure underwriting discipline and book profitability.
  • Assist with comprehensive assessments of accounts and ensure timely and accurate file documentation.
  • Assist in growing the excess portfolio with preferred casualty business.
  • Participating in relevant industry events and conferences.
  • Business travel as required to support the above objectives, and the appropriate management of expenses.


Qualifications, Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
  • Preferred 2-5 years of casualty insurance industry experience, with wholesale excess casualty underwriting experience preferred.
  • Strong analytical as well as communication and presentation skills.


Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:

  • Self-Starter/Entrepreneurial Spirit
  • Communication skills
  • Strong networking ability
  • Microsoft office proficient


For California and NY Only: The base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $145,000 annually. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, experience, qualifications, and work location.

Our Culture

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture.

  • Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
  • Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.


All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.

Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Chicago, IL - South Riverside

Additional Locations:

Boston, MA, Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, San Francisco, CA, Warren, NJ

Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, genetics, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of this commitment, Everest will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Everest Benefits at everestbenefits@everestglobal.com.

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Salary : $100,000 - $145,000

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