Production Underwriter-Senior Living
14 days ago
Chicago
Job Description Superior Insurance Partners is a rapidly growing insurance brokerage platform, focused primarily on providing commercial lines, personal lines, and employee benefit solutions to companies and individuals. Superior acquires and partners with leading independent insurance agencies primarily in the Midwest and Eastern US. The company's mission is to improve the lives of its agency partners. Superior does this by creating a highly tailored plan for each of its agency partners to help them achieve their goals, and providing customized resources including accounting/finance, recruiting, HR, AMS/IT, marketing, and M&A support. Agency partners are aligned through long-term economic incentives while leveraging the benefits of best practices, scale, and resources across Superior's shared platform. Superior is backed by Tyree & D'Angelo Partners ("TDP"), a leading Chicago-based private equity firm that makes control ownership investments in, and partners with, lower middle market businesses with the goal of creating meaningful value for all involved. TDP is currently investing out of its third fund and has managed and created over $3 billion of capital and company enterprise value. TDP has significant experience investing in service businesses and has completed over 1000 investment partnerships in its history. Production Underwriter – Seren Specialty Insurance (Senior Living) The Production Underwriter for Seren Specialty Insurance, specializing in Senior Living liability coverage, is responsible for building and maintaining a profitable book of business by developing strong relationships with agency partners, assessing and analyzing complex risks, and crafting tailored insurance solutions. This role blends underwriting discipline with business development, emphasizing proactive engagement, market expertise, and a deep understanding of the senior living sector. The position requires both technical acumen and relationship management skills to drive growth, ensure sound underwriting practices, and deliver consistent value to Seren's insureds and agency partners. Job Responsibilities: Production • Develop and maintain strong relationships with retail agents and brokers who specialize in Senior Living operations, driving submission flow and bind rates for Seren Specialty Insurance., • Provide responsive, knowledgeable support to agents throughout the quoting and binding process, ensuring a positive and efficient experience., • Solicit and underwrite new business opportunities, focusing on senior living communities, including skilled nursing, intermediate care, assisted living, independent living communites., • Engage with existing and prospective partners through meetings, webinars, and education sessions to promote Seren Specialty's senior living program and specialized coverage offerings., • Support renewal retention by providing expert guidance on coverage adjustments, pricing, and loss prevention recommendations., • Establish, track, and report on a production pipeline of new and renewal business., • Identify and pursue underserved segments and emerging risks within the senior living and healthcare liability space., • Assess, price, and bind new and renewal accounts in accordance with Seren Specialty underwriting guidelines and authority levels., • Analyze operations, exposures, and loss history of senior living facilities to determine appropriate coverage terms, conditions, and pricing., • Determine class codes, exposure bases, and applicable rating adjustments to ensure fair and sustainable premium levels., • Review applications, inspections, and financials to assess risk quality and ensure complete documentation of underwriting rationale., • Communicate quote terms and coverage recommendations clearly to agents and brokers., • Partner with internal teams to ensure accurate policy issuance and timely servicing., • Provide feedback to product and actuarial teams to refine underwriting appetite and enhance Seren Specialty's offerings in the senior living market., • Collaborate with fellow underwriters and leadership to ensure consistent application of underwriting standards and best practices. Required Criteria: • Bachelor's degree required; preferred (Business, Marketing, Risk Management, or related field)., • Minimum of 5 years of experience in liability underwriting within the senior living, healthcare, or specialty casualty sectors., • Experience with carrier, program business, or surplus lines underwriting strongly preferred., • Strong agency and broker relationships within the Senior Living Insurance market Key Skills and Competencies Technical/Functional: • Senior Living and Healthcare Risk Evaluation, • Underwriting Discipline and Documentation, • Market Development and Agent Engagement, • Coverage Form Knowledge and Policy Language, • Data and Trend Analysis, • Relationship Management, • Business Development Mindset, • Time Management and Prioritization, • Presentation and Communication Skills, • Collaborative Problem Solving, • Highly competitive compensation consisting of base salary and an annual performance bonus