Underwriter, Excess Casualty Large Commercial

AXA•Dallas, TX

18h

About The Position

AXA XL Large Commercial Excess Casualty division has an exciting opportunity to join the Central Zone underwriting team. AXA XL's Excess Casualty business unit offers Umbrella and Excess Liability coverage to North American based Insureds. Underwriting teams are based in the United States, Bermuda and Canada and this opening is in Dallas, Texas. Coverage is written on an occurrence, claims-made or occurrence reported basis. Our broad range of appetite includes clients in manufacturing, retail, hospitality, real estate, banking, wholesale distribution and many more. The candidate will handle both new and renewal business. Your responsibilities will include:

Requirements

Manage and develop effective relationships with your peers, brokers, agents and risk management community through organizational, time-management and multi-tasking skills.
Underwriting experience, a plus if this includes umbrella & excess casualty and a thorough knowledge of coverages and contracts.
Proactive analysis internally and externally to complete your underwriting analysis, problem-solving skills as well as robust sales and marketing abilities.
Experience working hands-on with actuarial, referral and colleagues.
Outstanding Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration and presentation skills. Negotiation skills and strategic mental agility required.
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Underwrite, manage and service your own book of business managing the KPIs and Guidelines per AXA XL underwriting guidelines and annual goals.
Market and solicit new business opportunities from our broker partners to establish and grow your relationships in the retail community. Cross-sell with other business units to maximize AXA XL’s successes thru data-mining, targeted accounts and relationships.
Analyze submission data including applications, policy wording, inspection reports and loss runs while conducting appropriate research to determine degree of risk for each account.
Utilize underwriting tools including exposure, experience and industry ratings to analyze complex casualty exposure. Loss rating experience is a plus.
Adhere to underwriting guidelines, underwriting authorities and referral requirements as needed to regional management, product management and chief underwriting officers.
Collaborate with internal colleagues in the assessment of current and prospective risks, including actuarial, claims, legal and risk engineering. Service your book of business in conjunction with our Middle Office to ensure timely and accurate delivery of quotations, binders, policies and endorsements.
Contribute to regional planning through the development and execution of your own annual desk-level underwriting plan.
Travel throughout the territory (20%) for client, broker and internal meetings. Our underwriting territory encompasses TX, OK, AR and LA.
You will report to the Dallas Underwriting Manager for Excess Casualty.

Benefits

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.
Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe
Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
Enhanced family friendly leave benefits
Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.
We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.
At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience,” focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.
AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.