Senior Underwriter – Restaurants

🕒 June 25

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Distinguished Programs

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1987

🏨 Hospitality

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏗️ Construction

Hospitality • Food & Beverage • Construction

Distinguished Programs is a leading national insurance program administrator that specializes in providing specialized coverages to brokers. They offer a wide range of insurance programs catering to various sectors, including real estate, community associations, hotels, and restaurants. Distinguished Programs is known for its market-leading umbrella insurance, fine art and collectibles insurance, and specialized environmental and construction professional insurance. With almost four decades of experience, they are committed to enable brokers to meet the needs of their clients across the United States.

📋 Description

• Underwrite restaurants risks for primary package and excess/umbrella lines of business. • Analyze and evaluate applicants to ensure proper risk selection. • Negotiate pricing and coverage with brokers. • Rate and quote new and renewal business while adhering to underwriting guidelines and rating rules with proper file documentation. • Underwrite and document all service requests for in-force policies within authority. • Communicate with brokers to obtain information needed to underwrite risks, respond to questions and address issues. • Gather competitor information and marketing intelligence to identify opportunities for improvements to products and pricing. • Participate in other company projects and new initiatives.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Minimum 5 years of Commercial Package (ISO-based) underwriting experience. • Prior experience underwriting restaurants required. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and ISO-based rating. • Property and Casualty Insurance license • Analytical and quantitative skills. • Must be self-driven detail oriented & possess strong organizational skills including time-management and prioritization. • Strong verbal and written communication skills. • May be required to travel for team and broker meetings.

🏖️ Benefits

• Summer Fridays (Leave at 2:00PM all Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day) • Great healthcare coverage including Medical, Vision, and Dental • 401k with 4% company match. Immediately 100% vested • Life, disability and supplemental insurance • Growth and development opportunities • Wellness Benefits including an Employee Assistance Program, Telemedicine, and Peloton App Digital Membership for 1 year (or if you have Peloton equipment, receive a 4-month waiver • Work/Life Balance with generous time off policy including PTO and paid holidays, Dependent Daycare flexible spending account, paid parental leave, a commuter account, and a sabbatical every 7 years