Senior Underwriter, Real Estate & Hospitality

Chubb Real Estate & Hospitality is looking for an applicant to fill the position of Senior Underwriter in our New York office. We offer customized & complex primary casualty insurance programs tailored to our client’s business needs and operations within the Real Estate & Hospitality industry.

• Handle day-to-day servicing of a book of large, complex, primary casualty Real Estate & Hospitality accounts.
• Negotiate the annual pricing, terms and conditions on renewal business.
• Work on new business opportunities with key brokerage houses in regions around the country, design and propose appropriate program structures and pricing for said opportunities.
• Maintain and develop relationships with their brokers and clients.
• Develop a pipeline with our major trading partners, as well as engaging other business units for cross-selling opportunities across the industry practice.
• Maintain service standards by timely response to broker request and timely submission of quotations, binders, policies and endorsements.
• Responsibility for file maintenance of handled client accounts.

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 4+ years casualty underwriting experience
• Experience with Real Estate & Hospitality underwriting or other similar technical risks a plus
• Prior large, complex primary casualty underwriting knowledge.
• Strong knowledge of guaranteed cost programs, as well as loss sensitive structures, captives, etc.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Presentation and public speaking skills
• Strong negotiations skills
• Local broker and insurance marketplace relationships
• Knowledge and understanding of current insurance marketplace conditions
• Understanding and adherence to organizational and regulatory rules, and ability to adhere to underwriting authority
• Understanding of Workers Compensation, General Liability and Auto Liability Insurance coverage, terms and conditions
• Ability to identify risk exposures, special or common hazards, and appropriate controls.
• Ability to select risk based on exposure and hazard analysis.
• Ability to analyze claims and loss trends.

• Customized & complex primary casualty insurance programs
• 401k matching
• Comprehensive benefits package

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients.