Senior Underwriter Excess Casualty

Argo Group is a leader in specialty insurance with a vibrant culture built on respect, equality, wellness and opportunity. We’re an innovative organization that’s small enough to be agile and big enough to make a difference in our industry.  

Our collaborative workplace is continuously evolving to ensure all employees feel: 

• Comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. 
• Confident that they will be treated respectfully. 
• Recognized for their performance and provided with equal opportunities to succeed. 

At Argo, skill meets opportunity. If you’re wired to raise your hand and ask, “Where can I help?”, you’ll thrive with us. 

Argo Group currently has a challenging opportunity for a Senior Underwriter in their Excess Casualty line of business.  This is a production underwriting position responsible for marketing, underwriting and processing assigned lines of business. Responsibilities may also include participating in special projects and mentoring less experienced staff.  

 The primary duties and responsibilities of the role are: 

• Underwrite and analyze new business and renewal submissions for our assigned area. 
• Ensure our marketing initiatives are achieved and that consistent communication of our products and services are provided to our retail and wholesale brokers.  
• Further develop existing broker relations as well as establish new relationships in targeted territories to attract business opportunities. 
• Actively participate in client and broker meetings. 
• Develop and maintain a submission pipeline sufficient to achieve overall production and business mix objectives. 
• Use market contacts to bring in business, gather and share market intelligence and cross sell other products. 

 Core qualifications and requirements for this position include: 

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required or equivalent combination of experience and education. 
• A relentless desire to continually update your skill level through continuing education and self-development. 
• Previous insurance educational work, IIA and CPCU designations are strongly preferred. 
• A minimum of five years underwriting experience with authority.
• A genuine excitement to not only meet, but exceed, our customer’s expectation on each and every interaction with the customer. 
• Demonstrated robust and productive relationships with professional liability specialist brokers in the Central U.S., marketplace. 
• Demonstrated strong negotiation skills, achieving favorable outcomes in win/win negotiations. 
• Flexibility and the ability to thrive in change are important to be successful here.  
• A strong focus on execution in getting things done right.  
• Proven ability to consistently produce and deliver expected results. 
• Excellent ability to collect, gather, manipulate and analyze information in detail to draw conclusions on how to underwrite an account profitably. 
• Advanced knowledge of computer programs, including Excel, Outlook, and Word. 
• Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time. 

The base salary range provided below is for hires in those geographic areas only and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. In addition to base salary, all employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance as well as a generous benefits package.

New York City Pay Range:$111,200—$149,900 USD

PLEASE NOTE:  At this time, Argo Group will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization for this position.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or a similar law and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Argo Group, please contact our Benefits Department at 210-321-8400. 

To all recruitment agencies:  Unless you have been requested to work on this position, or other positions with Argo Group, please do not forward any resumes to Argo Group employees.   Argo Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. (“Argo” or the “Company”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brookfield Wealth Solutions, Ltd. (“BWS”), a New York and Toronto-listed public company. Argo, with over $8 billion of assets on its balance sheet, is a