Senior Underwriter, Medical Stop Loss

🕒 May 26

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Skyward Specialty Insurance

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2007

🤝 B2B

💸 Finance

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

💰 $177.3M Post-IPO Secondary - Skyward Specialty on 2024-05

B2B • Finance • Healthcare Insurance

Skyward Specialty Insurance is a Houston-based specialty insurance group that provides tailored risk solutions across niche and complex markets. The company offers a range of specialty insurance products including transactional Excess & Surplus (E&S), professional lines, medical stop-loss, surety, captives, programs, global property, agriculture & credit (re)insurance, and risk consulting. Skyward works primarily with brokers and agents, leverages technology (including e-surety capabilities) to deliver innovative underwriting and claims services, and focuses on high-complexity, non-standard risks and scalable specialty solutions.

📋 Description

• Responsible for underwriting new and renewal medical stop-loss accounts at a profitable level • Managing relationships with producers and customers to ensure alignment with overall company stop-loss goals • Evaluate risk for in-force business and new business prospects • Make decisions to quote or decline to quote and develop premium rates in accordance with underwriting guidelines and authority limits • Develop and communicate new business or renewal rate recommendations and decisions in line with underwriting authority limits • Prepare and generate correspondence, proposals, and other reports as needed • Provide detailed explanations regarding conditions and requirements of quotes, rating decisions, and support the sale of new and renewal business • Negotiate rates, terms, and conditions for new and existing business • Manage the new business and renewal book to balance profitability and growth • Develop and maintain relationships with clients, producers, and sales representatives to support the company's production goals and persistency • Participate in training sessions and professional development opportunities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred • 4+ years of experience underwriting medical stop-loss required • Preferred experience underwriting reference-based pricing and/or small group programs • Professional certifications (HIAA, CEBS, FMLI, etc.) beneficial • In-depth knowledge of underwriting principles, risk assessment, and regulatory requirements • Proven track record of developing and implementing successful underwriting strategies and policies • Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to evaluate complex transactions • Ability to prioritize and balance a dynamic workload • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders • Proficiency in underwriting software (Connexure/ESL preferred) and other relevant technology

🏖️ Benefits

• health and welfare benefits • tuition and professional certification assistance • 401k savings • elective participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program • paid time off • paid holidays • child bonding leave • other employee assistance