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The Excess Liability Division specializes in offering large limits of liability to protect its clients' corporate assets from catastrophic loss.

The Division offers significant capacity of up to $25 million dollars for both Lead Umbrella and Excess Liability placements. This protection is made available to companies varying in size from single location light hazard risks to a wide variety of more difficult to place manufacturers and processors.

Our Excess Liability Division is looking for a Master Production Underwriter to join their team in Marietta, GA. This individual will primarily be handling Lead Umbrella and Excess Liability risks in manufacturing, contracting and retail distribution.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

Has responsibility for risk selection/rejection, pricing, retention, growth, and profitability per divisional objectives.Uses independent judgment and initiative to support business goals.Maintains a high level of customer service.Analyzes coverage and limit requests and decides what terms to offer.Prices business in accordance with company guidelines.Assesses risk quality and compliance within company guidelines and initiates appropriate loss prevention actions.Orders and screens miscellaneous reports needed in the rating and underwriting processes, such as Motor Vehicle reports, loss history reports, financial statements, outside inspections, loss control, etc.Develops and maintains effective business relationships with internal and external customers/coworkers in order to attract and retain profitable business.Visits agents, brokers, and producers in order to retain existing accounts, build and maintain business relationships, and develop new opportunities in support of divisional objectives. Prospects and solicits New Retail Agents and Brokers to develop new opportunities in support of divisional objectives.Interprets, explains, and markets products and services.Administers and applies underwriting rules and guidelines, rating manual rules, and insurance laws and regulations. Provides technical advice to lower level associates and other functional areas. Performs other duties as assigned. 

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Liberal Arts, Business or a related discipline.Generally, 10+ of excess liability underwriting experience.Effective communication skills to build and leverage excellent customer relationships and to successfully market products and services.Position requires frequent day and overnight travel, more than 10% but less than 50% of time to visits agents and brokers.

Business Unit:

Excess Liability

Benefits:

We offer competitive healthcare, retirement, and paid time off benefits for full-time and part-time benefit eligible employees.