[Hiring] Underwriter, Allied Medical @Hamilton

Role Description

We’re looking for an Underwriter, Allied Medical. Working remotely or based in Richmond, Virginia and reporting to the Allied Medical Division Manager, this role will help drive the development of the Allied Medical liability book. The purpose of this role is for a talented, dynamic, and technical Underwriter to bring healthcare liability underwriting experience to the Allied Medical team. This role will focus on Excess & Surplus lines placements using Hamilton Select's E&S platform that is rated A by AM Best.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and managing relationships with wholesale brokers in the US to build a profitable portfolio of Allied Medical liability insurance. Exceptional service is a must. This role will include occasional business travel.

What you will do

• Underwrite healthcare liability insurance for long-term care facilities, social services agencies, drug and alcohol rehab organizations, group homes, adoption and foster care, home health care and medical staffing agencies, among others.
• Contribute to Hamilton’s strategy to grow and diversify the Healthcare portfolio.
• Establish and maintain underwriting standards and discipline to ensure the delivery of profitable results.
• Drive the general use of technology to produce superior profit and establish an ease-of-doing business reputation with our appointed trading partners.
• Originate, grow and develop high level market relationships with brokers.
• Use critical thinking skills to negotiate terms.
• Assist in training and mentoring of new employees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• An established underwriter with 3 plus years underwriting experience (handling healthcare and social services classes) and a strong technical reputation in the U.S. healthcare liability market.
• Understands, is comfortable with, and able to support a business strategy that focuses on writing niche lines.
• Proven track record of generating new leads and building a substantial portfolio of business from a small base.
• Ability to attract business from existing relationships and to nurture and develop new relationships.
• Appreciation of both the subjective and objective aspects to underwriting risk.
• Breadth of understanding of market trends and nuances.
• Proven ability to generate an underwriting profit.
• Integrity in all internal and external relationships.
• Shared focus on expense management and managing the overall business operations to maximize shareholder returns.

Requirements

• Motivated, self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven decision-making skills.
• Good management, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Approachable and able to clearly market business.
• Keen attention to detail, highly analytical and excellent problem-solving capability.
• Demonstrates an understanding and capacity to effectively engage in the negotiation process.

Benefits

• Hybrid working.
• Matching 401K plan.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability.
• Generous time off (including parental leave).
• Continued support for professional development.
• Gym subsidy.
• My day (additional days leave for personal interests/wellness/charity work).