Specialist, Contract Underwriting - E&S/Specialty

Location: Remote within any of the lower 48 U.S. states; listed location: Scottsdale, Arizona. Travel to agency offices and out-of-state travel may be required several times a year.

Salary: $84,000–$126,000 expected starting range; $84,000–$156,000 national range per year.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 100 insurance company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, providing property and casualty insurance and related customer solutions.

What you will do

• Evaluate complex excess and surplus risks, determine acceptability, set premiums, and define coverage terms, endorsements, and exclusions.
• Quote, price, and underwrite new and renewal policies, endorsements, and service-sensitive accounts within the assigned territory.
• Review claims, loss history, agency portfolios, and profitability trends; recommend and implement corrective action plans.
• Place treaty and facultative reinsurance in accordance with department guidelines and maintain reinsurer relationships.
• Build relationships with general agents and program managers, support marketing activities, and develop new business propositions.
• Contribute to product, form, rate, and manual development and provide technical assistance and mentoring to underwriting staff.

Requirements

• Six years of related experience or five years of underwriting experience; excess and surplus lines experience is preferred.
• Experience with brokerage casualty/general liability underwriting in the excess and surplus, non-admitted insurance business is preferred.
• Knowledge of underwriting practices, insurance law, commercial rating plans, regulatory matters, agency distribution, and company operations.
• Knowledge of treaty and facultative reinsurance concepts and the ability to analyze risks, policy language, pricing, and reinsurance needs.
• Advanced negotiation, communication, decision-making, and territory management skills with minimal supervision.
• Must be eligible to work within the lower 48 U.S. states; employer-sponsored work authorization is not available.

Nice to have

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience.
• Insurance designations or coursework such as CPCU, CIC, AU, ARM, CPIW, CWIS, or ASLI.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, team-oriented environment in a fast-paced and evolving specialty insurance business.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid time off, nine paid holidays, Lifetime paid time off, and Unity Day paid time off.
• 401(k) with company match and a company-paid pension plan.
• Business-casual work environment and commitment to an inclusive workplace.