Senior Underwriter, Small Commercial

Title: Senior Underwriter, Small Commercial

Locations:

Lafayette, Louisiana, United States • Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States • Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States , Southaven, Mississippi, United States, Birmingham, Alabama, United States , Nashville, Tennessee, United States , Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States • Clarksville, Tennessee, United States

Work Type: Remote, Full Time

Job ID: 2025-72162

Typical Starting Salary

$76,000 - $120,000

Minimum Salary

$66,000.00

Maximum Salary

$137,000.00

Job Description:

Description

This is a remote position with occasional travel for in person agency visits. Ideal candidate will live and work remotely in Mississippi or surrounding states. This is a ranged posting. Level offered will be based on candidate experience at manager discretion.

Great underwriters know how to balance data analytics with human intuition. If you like both quantitative and qualitative reasoning, enjoy the challenge and autonomy of managing your own accounts at a company that offers competitive compensation and benefits, then consider joining the underwriting department at Liberty Mutual. As a Small Commercial Underwriter in property casualty insurance, you'll develop, grow and maintain diversified books of business while working closely with agents and brokers to assess risks, determine premiums, set conditions and negotiate deals that maximize profitability and meet business goals.

We encourage you to apply and bring your expertise if you're a:

• Strategic Account Manager: As part of your portfolio strategy, you'll ensure a profitable book of Property and Casualty insurance by writing new accounts with premiums of $100,000 and below, and growing successful agent and broker relationships and pursuing renewals
• Problem solver: You'll crunch the numbers and review the data to determine risk selection, premiums, policies and conditions, as well as identify opportunities for improved growth, profit and diversification
• Clear communicator: You'll maintain and nurture successful relationships with agents and brokers, while presenting proposals, negotiating deals and obtaining approvals
• Collaborative teammate: Contributing to overall team success, you'll mentor underwriters in both a technical and professional capacity sharing best practices and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
• Conscientious professional: Understanding that the deal isn't done until the paperwork is complete, you'll document account reviews, state-compliant sign-offs and referrals, letters of authority and follow underwriting guidelines

Qualifications

Experience

• 3-5+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with multi-line insurance products

Skills

• Analytical, problem-solving capabilities
• Strong territory management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• An aptitude for building rewarding relationships with agents and brokers, peer underwriters, underwriting assistants, and junior underwriters

Knowledge

• Command of insurance finance and actuarial concepts
• Thorough knowledge of commercial insurance products, underwriting, risk selection, pricing and marketplaces, as well as regulatory issues in relevant territories
• Understanding of contract language, including regulatory and policy differences among applicable states
• Familiarity with continuous improvement processes and tools

Education

• A bachelor's degree in a related field
• Chartered Property Casual Underwriter or other professional insurance designation preferred

About Us

At Liberty Mutual, we believe progress happens when people feel secure. By providing protection for the unexpected and delivering it with care, we help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow.

We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where employees from all backgrounds can build long and meaningful careers. By actively seeking employee feedback and amplifying the voices of our seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are open to all, we create an environment where every individual can make a meaningful impact so we continue to meet the evolving needs of our customers.

Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

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