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Senior Underwriter, Commercial Surety

Arch Insurance Group
Full-time
On-site
Houston, Texas, United States

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠.

Position Summary

Under direction, provide underwriting and marketing duties by providing prudent financial analysis, risk assessment and technical underwriting expertise to determine credit quality and underwriting acceptability.

Responsibilities

  • Gather and analyze all relevant information, applying appropriate underwriting techniques, necessary to make an accurate evaluation of credit quality & acceptability of risk

  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with assigned producers and cultivate new relationships

  • Responsible for developing and managing a book of business, meeting/exceeding profitability objectives as set forth by regional leadership. This includes building and growing strategic relationships as well as identifying new opportunities for business within the region

  • Continuously monitor assigned accounts to ensure compliance with Arch standards and make/recommend appropriate corrective actions as needed for risk mitigation

  • Prepare underwriting submissions, making recommendations and/or decisions within established authority limits and;

  • Performs additional projects as requested by Regional Lead

Qualifications

  • Solid understanding of financial and accounting principles and the ability to demonstrate sound business judgment in evaluation of the financial condition, experience, credit history and character of contract accounts

  • Strong communication and organizational skills

  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload to meet agreed upon expectations

  • Learns quickly and demonstrates an open attitude when faced with new problems, processes, or procedures.

Preferred Technical Skills

  • Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office software products.

Experience

  • Minimum of three years surety underwriting experience and/or equivalent surety related experience required.

  • AFSB designation preferred. 

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