Executive Underwriter, Home Office

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What makes Admiral Insurance Group ADMIRABLE.

Since 1974, Admiral Insurance Group has been supporting business innovation and market growth through our wholesale-dedicated excess and surplus (E&S) lines of commercial insurance.  We specialize in underwriting difficult-to-place moderate to high-risk commercial businesses that require creative solutions, outside of the box thinking, entrepreneurial spirit and astute business knowledge.  As a member of the W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500® Company and one of the nation’s premier commercial lines property casualty insurance providers, we have the resources, support and industry data to provide exceptional service and exciting solutions for our clients and partners. 

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The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

The role of the Executive Underwriter, Home Office is to provide technical assistance in the Home Office Underwriting Department on special projects, form and endorsement drafting, underwriting audits, corporate initiatives, training and development and product specific research while also acting as a referral authority, mentor and trainer to the national Casualty underwriting team.

• Provide support to the underwriting audit process.
• Function as referral authority to Associate Underwriters, Underwriters, Senior Underwriters and Vice Presidents.
• Support the drafting of policy language and coordinate with Claims and Legal to finalize wording.
• Attend and participate in IT and Claims Committee meetings.
• Actively mentorship and train (nationally) all Casualty Associate Underwriters, Underwriters and Senior Underwriters.
• Participate in WRBC and other data calls as needed.
• Lead research projects on trends impacting our Casualty business.
• Stay abreast and knowledgeable on market trends in terms of forms, coverage and appetite to maintain competitiveness.
• Support Underwriting initiatives as needed (i.e. speaking on panels, writing white papers and case studies for publication or presentations).
• Collaborate with Product Management, as needed.
• Assist with special projects and tasks, as directed by the Chief Underwriting Officer.

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum of 10 years of commercial insurance underwriting experience, preferably in E&S markets.
• Firm technical knowledge of all Casualty lines of coverage.
• Coursework toward applicable designation(s), for example CPCU, RPLU, ASLI.
• Proven ability to mentor and train personnel.
• Strong research skills and project management expertise are required.
• Travel up to 30%.

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