Job Description

The Senior Underwriting Assistant (Senior UA) provides advanced administrative, and technical support to underwriters within the Excess & Surplus (E&S) Specialty Lines segment. This role is responsible for coordinating complex underwriting activities, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of submission data, and facilitating timely quoting, binding, and policy issuance processes. The Senior UA serves as a subject matter expert on underwriting systems, documentation standards, and workflow procedures, and provides guidance and training to junior underwriting support staff. The Senior UA collaborates closely with underwriters, brokers, operations, and other internal partners to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant execution of underwriting activities.

Underwriting Process Support

• Reviews new and renewal E&S submissions to verify completeness, accuracy, and adherence to underwriting guidelines and documentation requirements.
• Prepares underwriting files by collecting, organizing, and summarizing relevant exposure information, including loss histories, supplemental applications, risk characteristics, and prior carrier details.
• Assists underwriters with rating, quote preparation, binders, endorsements, and policy issuance activities in accordance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ensures that required forms, disclosures, and compliance related documents specific to E&S markets are correctly incorporated into the underwriting file.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 8–10 years of underwriting support experience within Commercial Property & Casualty insurance; E&S or Specialty Lines experience strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with E&S market practices, surplus lines requirements, and non-admitted product workflows.
• 3+ years leadership.

Compensation

$110,000 to $127,500 per year annual salary. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.