Starr Insurance Companies is a leading insurance and investment organization, providing commercial property and casualty insurance, including travel and accident coverage, to almost every imaginable business and industry in virtually every part of the world.

Cornelius Vander Starr established his first insurance company in Shanghai, China in 1919. Today, we are one of the world’s fastest growing insurance organizations, capable of writing in 128 countries on 6 continents.

Starr Insurance Companies is a global insurance and investment organization providing property and casualty insurance solutions to business and industry, and one of the fastest-growing insurance companies in the world.  Our talented  and experienced associates manage risk and ultimately support the profitable growth of organizations in a dynamic, competitive and ever-changing marketplace. Join us and become part of our talented and passionate workforce.

Position Overview

The Senior Underwriter will be responsible for continued development and growth of the book of business.  Senior Underwriter will be responsible for all aspects of portfolio management, including: solicitation of submissions, underwriting analysis, preparing and issuing indications/quotations/binders, and marketing.

Essential Job Functions

This position has clear and distinct accountability for business results for an assigned book of business and: 

• Focuses on new business production and account management
• Manages components of development, growth and profitability for book of business and/or assigned territory and drives accountability for underwriting production goals
• Underwriting of site pollution
• Producer development and management
• Budgeting
• Tracking rate movements within portfolio
• Tracking loss activity within portfolio
• Pipeline tracking
• Travels to key markets/accounts and remains highly visible in the marketplace
• Cross marketing with other Starr products

Requirements

• 10+ years underwriting experience, preferably with some Environmental experience
• 4 year degree in engineering/science, business administration, Insurance or similar is preferred.
• Proven track record in managing an insurance portfolio
• Developed relationships with whole-sale and retail brokers

Other Skills/Abilities

• Presentations
• Excel, Word, Outlook

Starr is an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer first class training and development opportunities to all employees. Our aim is to grow our own talent and bring out the best in people.