Vice President, Senior Underwriter - Construction Professional

Summary

Join Distinguished Programs as a Vice President - Senior Underwriter and execute the company's Construction Pollution & Professional underwriting activities. Develop, underwrite, and manage a book of business for CPPL, OPPI, CPL, and follow form excess products. Utilize environmental risk management tools, team collaboration, insurance underwriting knowledge, business acumen, and sales and marketing skills to contribute to Distinguished Programs' bottom line profitability.

Requirements

• Prior experience underwriting environmental risk is required
• Minimum of 5 years of professional underwriting and marketing experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• CPCU, CRIS, and/or RPLU designations are a plus

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the exposures and risk management practices of their accounts, determine appropriate policy terms and conditions, and develop policy pricing for CPPL insurance programs
• Advocate for each viable submission; complete a Risk Assessment Document (RAD) and coordinate/collaborate, as necessary, with fellow employees and management on submission due diligence, risk assessment, terms and conditions, etc
• Develop policy terms and conditions, pricing, policy structure, and make coverage recommendations
• Collaborate with fellow underwriters and management to address issues such as pricing, wording questions, and inconsistencies, and bring about resolutions, liaise with Division Counsel on contract analysis, manuscript wording, and claims issues, prepare quote terms and conditions, and document said files accordingly
• Market to and successfully maintain existing retail and wholesale brokers. Develop new broker relationships to drive new business and retain renewal accounts. Maintain current client relationships
• Perform account/exposure analysis and bind business in accordance with Distinguished Programs' guidelines
• Prepare quotes, binders, policies, referrals, and related underwriting documentation within Distinguished Programs’ guidelines, and maintain underwriting files in an orderly manner, consistent with Distinguished Programs’ guidelines
• Mentor more junior underwriters and where appropriate provide underwriting authority to such underwriters, while delegating and supervising account administration
• Support management in assessing and developing expectations, goals, timelines and internal underwriting guidelines
• Perform underwriting audits, as required
• Deliver an exceptional customer experience with every interaction, in all modes of communication

Benefits

• $135,000 to 175,000 base salary plus bonus. Salary commensurate with knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location
• Summer Fridays (Leave at 2:00PM all Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day)
• Full healthcare coverage including Medical, Vision, and Dental
• 401k company match. Immediately 100% vested
• Life, disability and supplemental insurance
• Growth and development opportunities
• Wellness Benefits including an Employee Assistance Program, Telemedicine, and Peloton App Digital Membership for 1 year (or if you have Peloton equipment, receive a 4-month waiver)
• Work/Life Balance with generous time off policy including PTO and paid holidays, Dependent Daycare flexible spending account, paid parental (primary or secondary caregiver) leave, a commuter account, and a sabbatical every 7 years