Senior Underwriter, Construction Surety

Chubb • Overland Park, KS, US

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Our Construction Surety team is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Underwriter. As a leading global insurance provider, we pride ourselves on our commitment to excellence and innovation in the surety sector. In this critical role, you will leverage your expertise in underwriting and your knowledge of the construction industry to assess risk and develop tailored surety solutions for our clients.

Duties may include but are not limited to :

Marketing and prospecting for new business, primarily through travelling throughout the assigned territory. Travel expectations 10-25% with flexible territory options.
Documents the underwriting files.
Determines terms and conditions and complex rating plans.
Handles more complex files and portfolios.
Guides and mentors junior staff.

Education & Experience :

3+ years surety underwriting experience.

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or marketing preferred.

Achieved or working towards achieving the AFSB (Associates in Fidelity and Surety Bonding) designation is preferred.

Critical Competencies :

Fundamental Surety Underwriting : Ability to underwrite surety credits which generate a profit for the Company while meeting the needs of the customer.

Risk Assessment : Ability to identify risk exposures, analyze contracts and bond forms. Ability to analyze and differentiate risks on an account specific basis. Manage underwriting meetings with customers to understand operations and internal controls.

Financial proficiency : Sophisticated understanding of financial statements and ratios used in surety underwriting. Understanding of the impact of underwriting decisions on company results. Ability to understand credit risk.

Actuarial fundamentals : Ability to understand loss trends, loss triangles, and ratemaking. Ability to quantify risk based on experience history and forecasting methods.

Marketing and communications : Ability to build relationships, internally and externally, to grow the book of business to achieve bottom line profitability for the Company. Ability to make presentations and communicate articulately. Ability to base communications on strategic thinking. Ability to manage producer strategy.

Technological proficiency : Ability to use systems and software programs needed to conduct daily business.

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.

At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.

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Senior Underwriter • Overland Park, KS, US