Lead Account Executive – Senior Underwriter, Transportation

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⛰️ Colorado, Illinois – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote 🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $100k - $125k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Executive

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Ryan Specialty

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2010

💸 Finance

🤝 B2B

Insurance • Finance • B2B

Ryan Specialty is an international specialty insurance firm that provides innovative solutions for brokers, agents, and insurance carriers. The company offers a range of services including wholesale brokerage, binding authority, and underwriting management through highly specialized managing general underwriters. Ryan Specialty is a leader in the wholesale brokerage industry, providing expertise with local knowledge and national authority. The firm is committed to delivering distinct national specialty programs and bespoke alternative risk solutions, supporting its clients with comprehensive insurance services.

📋 Description

• Underwrite and manage a large transportation insurance portfolio, balancing growth, profitability, and retention objectives. • Evaluate and price new and renewal transportation risks in accordance with underwriting guidelines and carrier appetite. • Analyze submissions, loss experience, financials, operational exposures, and risk characteristics to make sound underwriting decisions. • Monitor portfolio performance and proactively identify opportunities to improve profitability and premium growth. • Maintain underwriting discipline while delivering exceptional service to distribution partners. • Negotiate terms, conditions, pricing, and coverage structures on new and renewal accounts. • Develop and maintain strong relationships with wholesale and retail broker partners. • Serve as a trusted underwriting resource for brokers and key clients. • Collaborate with brokers to identify new business opportunities and implement growth strategies. • Respond to underwriting inquiries and resolve escalated account issues in a timely and professional manner. • Participate in broker meetings, marketing initiatives, and industry events to strengthen market presence. • Identify, evaluate, and pursue profitable new business opportunities within the transportation marketplace. • Collaborate with leadership on production goals and business development initiatives. • Support strategic growth efforts through proactive agency management and pipeline development. • Review and assess new business submissions for profitability, risk quality, and fit within program appetite. • Serve as a senior underwriting resource for team members. • Mentor and support junior underwriters through technical guidance and knowledge sharing. • Collaborate with underwriting, operations, claims, and leadership teams to deliver consistent client and broker experiences. • Contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and underwriting effectiveness. • Ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines, carrier requirements, regulatory standards, and internal policies.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Business, Finance, Insurance, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience. • 5-7+ years of transportation underwriting experience. • Experience underwriting commercial transportation risks. • Proven ability to manage a book of business and achieve profitability objectives. • Strong broker relationship management and business development skills. • Experience evaluating complex transportation risk exposures. • Strong negotiation, analytical, and decision-making abilities. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment.

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid time off for company holidays, vacation, sick and personal days • Paid parental leave • Mental health services and more