Underwriter, Marine Fulltime

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.

Responsibilities:
• Responsible for new and renewal premium in the region on assigned producers and/or accounts.
• Responsible for underwriting and pricing accounts in accordance with Starr Marine underwriting standards and personal underwriting authority level.
• Manage several producers and/or accounts and be the primary point of contact for these producers.
• Monitoring production, hit ratios, renewal retention ratios, spread of risk, and other production and quality measures.
• Possesses a working knowledge of all of Starr Marine products and work with the Regional Manger to identify new production opportunities.
• Provide informal and formal underwriting training as required.
• Mentor less experienced underwriting personnel on market conditions, competitors, relationship management, etc.
• Meets all file documentation standards, comply with underwriting and authority level standards and pass all audits (both internal and external).
• Responsible for conducting regular and periodic underwriting self-review.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of Starr Marine’s forms and endorsements, including various manuscript forms required on more complex accounts.

Skills/Experience Required:
• 3-7 years of ocean marine underwriting experience, demonstrated productivity and profitability with a progressive and disciplined underwriting acumen
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent business experience preferable
• Oral and Written Communication
• Presentation Skills
• Problem Solving/Decision Making
• Initiative
• Sales and Negotiation Skills
• Customer Service
• Planning, Organization and Time Management
• Results Orientation
• Teamwork
• Adaptability
• Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Computer Skill

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.

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