Program Underwriter

Program Underwriter, Waste Hauler Program

Amwins Program Underwriters (“APU”) is conducting a candidate search looking for a Program Underwriter in the Waste Hauler Program. Please visit  www.amwins.com/opco/amwins-program-underwriters.

APU is a Managing General Agent (MGA) with brokerage capabilities within the Amwins Underwriting division. Depending on the specific program, we do everything from underwriting to coverage analysis, brokering, pricing, claims, actuarial, loss control, policy issuance, and audits. We administer over 35 programs generating more than $630 million in premium across nine office locations and through 190 dedicated professionals.

Within APU, we create insurance programs for underserved niches. Generally, these industries are underserved because the risk is difficult to understand and service, as with the roofing industry. Our expertise in these niches allows us to out select the competition, allowing our programs to grow over the long term while maintaining stable relationships with our carrier partners. While not an insurance company, we underwrite on behalf of the insurance companies we partner with on our various programs. Our programs typically focus on casualty lines of coverage, although some may include property.

APU’s parent company is Amwins Group, Inc. (“Amwins”) is the largest wholesale brokerage and group benefits insurance administrator in the US with annual placed premiums over $39B+, 155 locations around the world, and 7.3K employees. Amwins has expertise across a diversified mix of property, casualty, and group benefits products, and offers value-added services to support some of these products, including product development, underwriting, premium and claims administration and actuarial services. Please visit us at www.amwins.com

Waste Hauler Program ─ Program Coverages & Highlights

Multiline coverage (Auto Liability, Auto Physical Damage, General Liability, Pollution Liability, Excess Liability) for businesses within the waste hauling industry, including residential and commercial waste haulers, dumpster rental and debris removal businesses among others. Program is distributed nationally via retail independent insurance agents and wholesale brokers. Current program in-force premium is approximately $90M with a team of four underwriters and four underwriting assistants.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Senior Managing Director, the Program Underwriter is responsible for both new and renewal underwriting on an approximately $15M book of business on a national basis, balancing underwriting profitability with revenue production responsibilities. The successful candidate will join a team of four underwriters and four underwriting assistants.

Responsibilities

• Solicit, underwrite, and quote new and renewal business within carrier partner guidelines, including assessing the risk quality of accounts, analyzing coverage and limit requests, determining when to offer proposals, and establishing pricing, coverages, terms, and conditions to offer within underwriter and APU authority.
• Utilize internal and external data sources to better inform underwriting decisions.
• Demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of policy forms, coverages, and pricing.
• Maintain thorough familiarity of the Waste Hauler competitive landscape, including producers, aggregators, competing programs and carriers.
• Responsible for providing prompt response to incoming phone calls and e-mails from agents and companies within 24 hours of receipt.
• Prospect, develop and maintain effective producer relationships, emphasizing superior service for the generation of company income.
• Responsible for agency visitations as directed by Senior Managing Director.
• Employ cross marketing of business to other APU programs and Amwins divisions to contribute income production for the company.
• Develop and maintain extensive and favorable relationships with the program carrier partner.
• Continue to work to improve technical skills through increased experience, formal education, self-study, seminars, and attainment of professional designations.
• Represent APU and the Waste Hauler Program at company and industry meetings as directed.
• Any other like duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Two to five years multiline insurance underwriting experience (agency, carrier, program management or MGA). A focus on commercial auto or trucking is a plus.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain strong positive working relationships with all levels of internal colleagues and external business contacts to include carrier partners, brokerage companies, vendors, and other Amwins divisions.
• Knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures related to MGA underwriting.
• Accomplished written skills and solid verbal communication skills.
• Possesses solid analytical skills to gather and interpret moderately complex data.
• Strong organization skills, with the ability to effectively manage their desk/workload.
• Practical working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook.