The Life Sciences Senior Underwriter will manage a Life Sciences renewal book ($5-7M) for the Mid-Atlantic territory. The book could be comprised of accounts from any of the six branches within the Mid-Atlantic region.  The position will primarily be focused on underwriting Life Sciences Casualty opportunities (Products and E&O), however, the underwriter will be charged with cross selling and writing other lines of business, including Human Clinical Trials.  Other lines of business include Package, Auto, WC, Umbrella and International.  

This Life Sciences Underwriter will be based in the Philadelphia branch but is expected to travel at least 25% of the time to the other branches within the Mid-Atlantic territory and their agency partners, when necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop book growth, maintain superior relationships and implement effective and profitable pricing rate strategies.  Underwriting will include marketing and servicing accounts based on Chubb guidelines and strategies. Develop and implement a business plan to grow the Life Sciences book through prospect identification and pipeline development, new business production and account management in the Mid-Atlantic territory.  Responsible for reaching various key performance indicator goals including new business generation, rate, retention and overall book growth. Take accountability for the financial performance of the Life Sciences book of business, achieving growth for the branches, region and territory.  Identify opportunities for growth within new and existing production sources, identify cross sell opportunities, conduct agency planning/goal setting including monitoring of progress and make regular broker and insured visits. 

Desired Qualifications:

Candidate will have 3-5 years commercial multi-line underwriting experience, preferably in Life Sciences casualty placementsStrong sales and marketing skills are also critical.Must be able to demonstrate success in marketing, producer/book management and new business development.  Also, the ability to successfully negotiate on all levels with both internal and external partners and nurture key producer relationships.  The ideal candidate for the role will possess a high degree of proficiency with the underwriting process, risk analysis, and work effectively in collaboration with an Underwriting Associate.  Effective desk management is a critical part of this role.  Must have exemplary ability to effectively interact with all levels of customers and coworkers and exhibit strong interpersonal and written communication skills.  Knowledge and proficiency with underwriting technical issues, compliance, coverage, products, pricing & strategies expected.  Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite as well as other business-related software required.  We are looking for a candidate who is highly motivated to succeed and is results oriented with solid business acumen.

Education and Experience: 

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.