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

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.