Senior Primary Casualty Production Underwriter

Summary

Join Argo Group, a specialty insurance leader, as a Senior Primary Casualty Production Underwriter! This home-based or office-based position supports the Primary Casualty team, driving profitable business growth with wholesale partners. You will review and price policies, interact with brokers, manage territories, oversee endorsements, resolve disputes, and mentor junior staff. The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, along with underwriting experience in excess and surplus lines. Argo offers a competitive salary, annual bonuses, and a generous benefits package, including health insurance, retirement savings, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or five plus years related insurance experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Five years underwriting experience with authority in excess and surplus lines
• Proven track record of driving profitable growth
• Demonstrates an understanding and ability to effectively engage in the negotiation process
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Detail oriented with initiative and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to travel
• Advanced knowledge of computer programs, including Word, Excel, and Outlook

Responsibilities

• Review and price policies to verify acceptability based upon company underwriting guidelines and granted underwriting authority both primary and supported excess
• Utilize underwriting tools to determine accurate classifications, rates, and premium charges
• Interact in person, via email, and by phone with wholesale brokers to obtain further risk-specific details, negotiate terms and pricing, and explain company positions
• Manage assigned underwriting territory, including the performance (GWP, loss ratio) of assigned brokers
• Oversee and approve endorsements as indicated
• Resolve premium audit disputes within assigned territory
• Review state laws, including cancellation and non-renewal, within assigned territory to properly transact business within the state
• Create, analyze, and interpret data from various reports/dashboards
• Mentor less experienced team members
• Conduct educational sessions within the department
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Previous insurance educational work, IIA and CPCU designation strongly preferred

Benefits

• A culture that recognizes performance and empowers employees to excel, offering competitive compensation and merit driven profit sharing
• Workplace policies that support employee well-being include flex time and floating holidays
• Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial planning options that employees can tailor to meet their personal and family needs.  In addition to traditional health and wellness plans, benefits include dental, disability, life insurance, medical, and vision insurance, matching 401(k) retirement savings, generous paid time off (21 days of PTO, 11 paid company holidays, 3 floating holidays and a paid voluntary day), paid caregiver and parental leave, paid bereavement, jury duty/court appearances, and military (up to 14 days) leave, employee assistance program (EAP), and an array of voluntary benefits
• Argo Academy, a digital and instructor-led platform that offers continuous learning and professional development – Training magazine lists Argo among the Training "Top 125" Companies.   Argo encourages career mobility and continuing education to pursue and maintain professional and industry designations, in addition to traditional university and higher education programs
• An inclusive culture that develops and sponsors diverse teams, encourages cross-functional engagement and collaboration, builds community through employee resource groups (ERGs), and provides an environment that welcomes ongoing dialogue, creative innovation, professional and personal development
• Active community outreach and volunteer programs
• A generous Employee Referral program that results in approximately 25% of all new hires annually