Senior Underwriter/Account Manager - Fidelity and Crime

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Great American’s Fidelity/Crime Division is a market-leading specialty insurance writer with deep expertise in protecting organizations against financial loss arising from employee dishonesty, forgery, computer fraud and other crime-related exposures. With deep underwriting and claims expertise, the division delivers customized specialty insurance coverage solutions to a diverse portfolio of public and private companies, financial institutions, and governmental entities. In addition to Crime coverage, the division specializes in Kidnap & Ransom (K&R) and Fine Art coverage.

https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/about-us/business-operations/division/fidelity-crime 

We are currently seeking a Senior Underwriter/Account Manager located in the Atlanta area for our Southeast Region. The role of this position is to produce, underwrite and manage a profitable book of Fidelity/Crime business within an assigned territory of producers in the states of GA, FL and TN.

Responsibilities:

• Has responsibility for moderately complex to complex risk selection / rejection, pricing, retention, growth and profitability (within scope of authority and per divisional objectives).

• Develops and maintains effective business relationships with internal and external customers/coworkers to attract and retain profitable business.

• Implements and executes territory marketing/business development plan to drive new opportunities for profitable growth.

• Visits producers and Insureds in order to build and maintain business relationships, retain existing accounts,  and develop new opportunities in support of divisional objectives.

• Interprets, explains and markets products and services to drive profitable new business growth.

• Receives and analyzes submissions and determines terms to offer (policy limits, deductibles, coverage options and conditions, etc.). 

• Prices business in accordance with company guidelines. 

• Assesses risk quality and compliance within company guidelines.

• Analyzes business reports needed in the rating and underwriting processes, including applications, financial statements and underwriting surveys.

• Makes recommendations on risks.

• Enters, maintains and monitors accounts using underwriting, analysis and desktop systems.

• Uses independent judgment and initiative to support business goals.

• Maintains a high level of customer service.

• Prepares effective internal and external communications on underwriting and business development issues.

• Administers and applies underwriting rules and guidelines, rating manual rules and insurance laws and regulations.

• Works collaboratively with underwriting/claims colleagues and Divisional leadership.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Finance, Insurance, Economics, Communications or other Business related fields.

• Generally, 5-10+ years of underwriting and/or insurance brokerage and/or insurance business development experience, with fidelity/crime and/or management liability underwriting/business development experience strongly preferred.

• Proven track record of producing and managing a profitable book of underwriting business.

• Proven success in developing and maintaining a broad network of agency/brokerage relationships.

• Strong negotiation skills, verbal and written communication skills in order to leverage excellent customer relationships, and to drive opportunities for marketing products and services.

• High level of organizational skills, ability to establish priorities and meet tight deadlines.

• Must be open to day and overnight travel up to 30% of the time, to visit producers and Insureds.

Business Unit:

Fidelity / Crime

Salary Range:

$90,000.00 -$130,000.00

Benefits:

We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees*. Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits.

Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs. Your recruiter will provide details about benefits and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process. Learn more at http://www.gaig.com/careers.

*Excludes seasonal employees and interns.