Senior Casualty Underwriter - GenStar

Overview

Gen Star Insurance Services, LLC is a premier provider of excess, surplus, and specialty property and casualty insurance written on General Star Indemnity Company (non-admitted) and General Star National Insurance Company (admitted) paper. The Gen Star companies conduct business through a select group of wholesale brokers, managing general underwriters (MGUs), and program administrators in the United States. The Gen Star companies are members of the Berkshire Hathaway Family of Companies.

Gen Star currently offers an excellent opportunity for Senior Casualty Underwriter - Gen Star based in our New York City office. This is a hybrid role.

The Senior Underwriter performs a wide array of underwriting and marketing functions, demonstrating knowledge and competence in both client relationship management and technical underwriting skills. Underwriting functions include analyzing and evaluating complex risks and exposures, and applying a working knowledge of rates, forms, pricing structures, terms and conditions in primary and excess casualty lines. The Underwriter acts in collaboration with a team of professionals within the branch and corporately, leveraging the company’s resources to provide a best-in-class response to our valued clients.

• Underwriting Analysis:
  Researches and analyzes complex risks and exposures, using critical thinking to structure competitive and sound proposals. Manages a flow of individual risk submissions where speed of response is valued by clients. Applies rates, forms, pricing structures, terms and conditions to support a profitable book of business.
• Relationship Building:
  Focuses on advancing existing client relationships and identifying new prospects throughout the territory. Develops strategies to broaden opportunities through crafting sound client management plans.
• Learning/Development:
  Increases knowledge of industry policies, principles, and exposures by attending Company underwriting/technical seminars and outside industry courses (CPCU, ASLI).
• Related
  
  Activities:
  
  Leads or supports underwriting and marketing activities/projects for the New York City Branch and/or Casualty Division, including developing new products, training new underwriters, and organizing client events.

• Minimum of five years commercial liability underwriting experience within the surplus lines marketplace; eight or more years preferred
• Undergraduate college degree
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong client relationship management skills
• Demonstrated commitment to learning
• Well-developed industry knowledge
• Enthusiastic team player / self-starter

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The annual base salary range posted represents a broad range of salaries around the US and is subject to many factors including but not limited to credentials, education, experience, geographic location, job responsibilities, performance, skills and/or training.

400 Atlantic Street
Stamford, CT 06901 (US)

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