Underwriting assistant

Senior Underwriting Assistant

Exton, PA Stamford, CT Hartford, CT Atlanta, GA

Summary of the position / team, etc.

AXA XL offers risk transfer and risk management solutions to clients globally. We offer worldwide capacity, flexible underwriting solutions, a wide variety of client-focused loss prevention services and a team-based account management approach.

As a Senior Underwriting Assistant, a significant proportion of your responsibilities will be full underwriting support in nature and supporting the offshore data entry, processing and aggregate teams.

You will have the opportunity to expand and grow your capabilities within Enterprise Operations and Underwriting.

DISCOVER your opportunity

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Actively learning about the market, underwriting and business plans and reinsurance.
• Actively increasing presence within the market.
• Understanding underwriters and teams globally.
• Knowing the key players in the market - both underwriters and brokers.
• Progressing through professional qualifications.
• Cross training in all Marine lines of business.
• Gathering underwriting information on behalf of the underwriter and complete underwriting quote and binder templates, essential services or other documentation, ensuring timelines and accuracy levels are met.
• Rating policies for renewal accounts, where applicable, to be quoted to determine whether premium is consistent with expiration policies for underwriter review and approval.
• Data Compilation / Analysis / Assessment / Management Compiling, analyzing, assessing and managing data.
• Conducting routine data analysis and manipulation using spreadsheets and databases.
• Monitoring loss ratios.
• Compiling data into reports for premium monitoring.
• Interacting with and supporting underwriters on day-to-day business issues.
• Helping manage day-to-day risk workflow : maintenance of electronic underwriting files through DIVA and correspondence through DIVA workflow to our offshore team for accurate downstream reporting (accurate and timely).
• Corresponding through DIVA to our offshore team to book policies and endorsements accurately and in a timely manner.
• Some processing into financial systems where risks are urgent or complex.
• Monitoring and tracking renewals.
• Demonstrating a proactive approach to suggesting approaches for improvement in work processes.
• Providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
• Building and maintaining relationships internally and with brokers.
• You will report to the Operations Manager for Marine Middle Office.

You will report to Team Lead- Marine.

SHARE your talent

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills :

Required Skills and Abilities :

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to summarize large amounts of information.
• Strong knowledge of common industry standards.
• Previous experience working within the commercial insurance environment.
• Experience within Ocean Marine to include Liabilities HMP and Excess.
• Insurance-related courses encouraged.
• Commercial insurance underwriting process experience desirable.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Solid Knowledge of Microsoft Suite of products : Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.
• Analytical skills

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re / insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Last updated : 2024-03-08