Underwriter, Small Business

Chubb is seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Underwriter to drive growth initiatives in the P&C New Business Underwriting team and manage large portfolio opportunities. This role requires leveraging Chubb’s full suite of Property and Casualty products to craft tailored solutions for our clients, in a growing market opportunity. The ideal candidate will possess a strong commercial multi-line underwriting acumen and demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills, with a focus on profitability and growth.

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Underwriting responsibilities include: evaluating, accepting, rejecting, or modifying Small Business risks within established underwriting guidelines and authority utilizing Chubb’s Small Business on-line platform.
• Demonstrate strong underwriting quality and profitability through appropriate risk assessment and documentation
• Takes ownership for an assigned territory and communicates underwriting decisions quickly and effectively with assigned agents.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships within the Chubb organization to enhance profitability and growth within the assigned territory
• Identify and drive enterprise cross-sell opportunities utilizing Chubb’s full product suite, to include Financial and Management lines, for assigned book.
• Understands the unique needs of the small business owner and partners with agents to craft a specialized policy and sell Chubb’s Small Business value proposition
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• We are looking for an experienced candidate that is highly motivated to succeed, has strong desk management competencies and is results oriented.
• Candidate must have a minimum of 1 – 3 years of multi-line underwriting experience within the Small Business space and possess knowledge of policy issuance and processing center workflows
• Must possess a strong commercial multi-line underwriting acumen with the ability to handle and make rapid decisions on small business risks
• Demonstrate tenacious problem solving skills and the ability to adapt to change as the company advances its strategic vision
• Strong sales acumen, effective communication and creative marketing skills are critical; must be able to demonstrate success with managing tight time frames, high volumes of work, agency relationships and positioning Chubb’s strengths within Small Business
• Exhibit a strong entrepreneurial attitude needed to build a high performing territory
• A strong track record of service orientation is required.
• Knowledge and proficiency with technical issues, compliance, coverage, products and pricing strategies expected
• Proficient in using the company’s commercial rating and policy issuance systems and software programs (MS Word, Excel) needed to conduct daily business
• Travel <10% may be required