Underwriter II, Primary Casualty
(West Region)

San Francisco, CA

U.S. Risk Management has an exciting opportunity to join the West Zone underwriting team.

AXA XL provides customized risk management programs for major businesses and institutions operating in the U.S. Underwriters have deep expertise and broad authority for quick execution. Your focus is to establish robust relationships internally and externally and to act as the critical interface between our brokers, clients and the company. You are expected to continuously contribute towards improving our current working and underwriting practices.

As an Underwriter II, you will be responsible for delivering a profitable ‘Underwriting’ service to your clients. You’ll be joining an established team of underwriters as part of AXA XL’s West Zone.

You will report to the Head of West, Primary Casualty.

What you’ll be doing

• Produce, underwrite, manage and service a profitable book of new and renewal business per AXA XL underwriting guidelines.
• Underwriter conducts risk review and analysis. Also, determines terms & conditions and appropriate pricing in accordance with granted authority and AXA XL underwriting guidelines.
• Underwriter effectively negotiates and secures policy terms that align with AXA XL directives.
• Underwriter cultivates key broker relationships in the region to maintain a steady stream of business within our underwriting appetite.
• Underwriter cultivates effective business relationship with accounts, providing risk stewardship including initial setup of service commitments and ongoing consultation. Completes all required steps on account setup, documentation, and account management. Partners with internal service providers to build long-term relationships between customers/brokers and AXA XL, managing expectations of all parties.
• Underwriter cross-markets with other AXA XL lines; meets with brokers and insureds as required.
• Develop and manage underwriting strategies for both renewals and targets within his/her portfolio of accounts, including knowledge of the current penetration by product, cross marketing penetration and specific plans to increase company share.

What you will BRING

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

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Moderate to extensive underwriting large risk management accounts with focus on high deductible, self-insured retentions, captives, group captives, bundled and unbundled claims.
• Knowledge of workers compensation, general liability and automobile lines of business.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with customers and producers.
• You should possess robust analytical and problem-solving skills as well as robust sales and marketing abilities.
• Excellent organizational, time-management and multi-tasking skills.
• Excellent Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration and presentation skills.
• Strategic Thinking: Visualize what doesn’t exist and know how to get there. Can invent, design and build.
• Mental Agility: Innovative thinker, willing to turn ideas on their head. Bright and can handle highly complex situations.
• Outstanding demonstration of initiative, interpersonal skills, integrity, and a professional demeanor are critical.

Who WE are

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.