Zurich is currently hiring an experienced Life Sciences Underwriter to join the Middle Market team in NY / NJ.
This role will be filled at the Senior (Level III).
Responsibilities include :
- Serving as a Life Science industry practice advocate with a focus on improving the customer experience by understanding their risk and offering the best end to end solution for their insurance needs.
- Using a disciplined approach to exposure evaluation, risk assessment and pricing
- Using risk insights, data and models to drive informed decisions at point of sale
- Assisting in the refinement of underwriting guidelines for life science exposures
- Identifying gaps in customer’s programs and aligning Zurich’s products and value proposition to offer a solution that provides the contract certainty the customer needs
- Demonstrating strong analytical skills and executing as an innovative advisor
- Underwriting, analyzing and generating new and renewal business for Life Science risks
- Demonstrating strong coverage analysis skills and understanding and ability to communicate life science defenses and exposure analysis for product liability
- Market facing and production within the growing Middle Markets division
- Collaborating with multiple groups within Zurich to build knowledge and understanding of life science exposures, controls, market requirements, and opportunities
- Administering and monitoring underwriting rules and guidelines, insurance laws and regulations and rating manual rules
- Developing and maintaining agency and broker relationships
- Working within broad limits and authorities on highly complex assignments
Senior Middle Markets Underwriter (Level III) Basic Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Knowledge of Middle Markets Property and Casualty Life Science Underwriting
- 5 or more years experience underwriting Life Science product liability on a primary basis
Preferred Qualifications Level III :
- Existing broker relationships in East Coast region
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong relationship building, active listening, needs analysis, and win-win negotiating skills. Demonstrates presentation skills and a solutions and service orientation
- Knowledge of underwriting philosophy, techniques, national / local filing regulations and guidelines
As a condition of employment at Zurich, employees must adhere to any COVID-related health and safety protocols in place at that time ().
30+ days ago