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Senior Market Facing Underwriter
Zurich Insurance Group
Chicago, IL, United States
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Description
Zurich Insurance is currently looking for a Senior Market Facing Underwriter for our Management Solutions Group in our Chicago Office. This is a highly technical, and market facing position. Experience with E&O and Cyber lines of business is preferred, but not required. As a member of Zurich's Specialty Underwriting Team you will enjoy the opportunity to fully apply and hone your underwriting and marketing skills. Specifically, you will underwrite and analyze new and renewal business utilizing The Zurich Way of Underwriting Framework within delegated authority levels.
Our Underwriters are market-facing with objectives focused on profitable growth and superior service to our broker partners and customers.
Our Senior Market Facing Underwriter is responsible for:
• Generating, underwriting and analyzing E&O and Cyber Risk business
• Market facing and production activities within the Specialties Division
• Complying with underwriting rules and guidelines, insurance laws and regulations and rating manual rules
• Developing and maintaining agency and broker relationships
• Working within broad limits and authorities on complex assignments
Basic Qualifications:
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area
OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support area
OR
• Zurich approved Apprenticeship program including an Associate Degree and 3 or more years of experience in Underwriting or Market Facing area
OR
• Zurich approved Apprenticeship program including an Associate Degree and 8 or more years of experience in Claims or Underwriting Support area
AND
• Knowledge of legal and regulatory guidelines
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Experience working within time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
• Experience working in a fast paced team environment
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Knowledge of E&O and Cyber lines of business.
• Ability to effectively assess risk
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong broker relationships
• Superior skills in relationship building, active listening, needs analysis, and win-win negotiation.
• Possess a high level of customer service by meeting or exceeding broker and or customer expectations with respect to required deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong knowledge of underwriting philosophy, techniques, national/local filing regulations and guidelines
Imagine working for a company that truly cares about their employees, customers, stakeholders, and communities they serve.
Imagine working for a values-driven organization that has the ambition and desire to be the best global insurance provider in the world.
Zurich is that place where 55,000 employees across approximately 200 countries and territories are all focused on helping people and helping companies protect what is truly most important to them. We are a values-driven organization that takes pride in the work that we do every day and we have the ambition to be the best global insurer in the world.
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