Senior Underwriter, Primary Casualty

Overview

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

Title:

Senior Underwriter, Primary Casualty

Company:
Everest Insurance Company

Job Category:
Underwriting

Job Description:

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 within the Construction, Energy, Environmental, Real Estate & Hospitality, and Public Entity sectors. Everest Evolution is part of the Everest Group and focuses on wholesale primary casualty underwriting.

This role is available in our Los Angeles or San Francisco office.

• Underwrite select new and renewal accounts to department standards
• Adhere to underwriting guidelines and referral processes
• Build and underwrite a diverse and profitable book of business
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with appointed wholesale brokers
• Develop, implement, and control pricing and a risk selection standard that supports strategic objectives and achieves desired financial goals
• Work effectively with Actuarial, Claims, Loss Control, Operations, Finance, and Information Technology
• Maintain awareness of competitor capabilities and strategies, as well as the overall insurance marketplace

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business or related field, with insurance designations a plus
• 4+ years of relevant, wholesale casualty underwriting experience, with demonstrated skills to support leadership with strategies to support a profitable portfolio
• Knowledge in General Liability and Commercial Automobile lines of business
• Be self-motivated and independent while maintaining underwriting discipline to achieve strategic objectives
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Outstanding interpersonal relationship building and employee coaching and development skills
• Ability to assess risk-inherent exposures and natural hazards
• The ability to travel up to 25%

The base salary range for this position is $125,000 - $175,000 annually. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, experience, qualifications and work location. All offers include access to a variety of benefits including health insurance, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, 401k match, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

What if I don’t meet every requirement? At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

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 driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Our values inform decisions, actions and behaviors:
Talent;
Thoughtful assumption of risk;
Execution;
Efficiency;
Humility;
Leadership;
Collaboration;
Inclusion and Belonging. Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate:
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.

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