We are Hiring!

Sr. Underwriter (Environmental)

Location: La Jolla, CA, or Remote

Why choose Palomar?

Palomar is a rapidly growing and innovative insurer focused on providing specialty insurance to residential and commercial customers. Palomar welcomes self-motivated individuals to our thriving company. Guided by an entrepreneurial spirit, Palomar is building a dynamic and diverse team.

Join a company built on a culture of agility, innovation and authenticity that delivers peace of mind and protection to individuals and businesses impacted by adversity.

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The Details:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Underwriter for our Environmental division. Successful candidates must be able to produce and manage a profitable book of business through the development of relationships with wholesale brokers.

What will you do? (Job Duties)

• Select, price, quote and review new & renewal business in accordance with company underwriting guidelines and experienced, underwriting judgment.
• Independently work with assigned distribution channel to appropriately select risks, evaluate and recommend program structure, services and pricing to achieve a balanced portfolio and long-term profitability.
• Establish and maintain strong business relationships to develop new opportunities as well as visit brokers/producers to retain existing accounts in support of the producer and territory management plan.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding in underwriting General Liability, Pollution Liability, Business Auto and Excess Liability for a diverse book of risks.
• Independently review underwriting information, including environmental reports, and engineering surveys to assess risk quality and compliance within company guidelines.
• Evaluate reinsurance requirements and implement appropriate action.
• Assist with the development and coaching of junior underwriters, share knowledge of industry specific specialty with underwriters of all levels and be recognized as a technical underwriting resource.
• Communicate and collaborate across disciplines to establish and maintain relationships to achieve organizational and policyholder success.
• Actively continue to improve personal knowledge and practices of the insurance industry through work experience, in-house instruction, insurance specific designations (e.g. CPCU), industry courses, home office seminars and workshops, etc.