Overview
Risk Placement Services, Inc. is one of the largest Specialty Wholesale Insurance Brokerage firms in the U.S. We partner with top carriers to create comprehensive coverage for clients. Our team thrives on a culture of teamwork, creativity, and responsiveness.
Position Summary:
The Underwriter/Broker is responsible for fostering revenue growth by delivering Retail Agents an efficient underwriting service and facilitating access to national markets through established relationships with Specialty Carriers.
How you'll make an impact
Key Responsibilities:
- Prospect for new business by actively networking and building relationships with Independent Retail Agents and Carrier Underwriters to achieve production goals.
- Build strong relationships with Specialty Carriers to ensure competitive pricing and access to coverage on various types of risk.
- Pre-qualify submissions and ensure focus on high probability sales opportunities, while following Carrier guidelines to maintain a profitable book of business.
- Develop and maintain deep expertise on insurance solutions for specific product lines, industry segments and business types.
- Analyze submissions from Retail Agents and quickly determine the best available Carrier, coverage, forms and premium.
- Gather information on client risks and determine potential areas of exposure RPS could also quote.
- Proactively stay abreast on relevant industry and market trends that impact underwriting guidelines, pricing and premiums.
- Ensure business partners understand RPS’ full-range of risk solutions as their business needs evolve.
- May be assigned a support team to lead, train and oversee work product.
- Able to travel as needed.
Competencies:
- Detail-oriented; strong analytical skills and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Business development skills. Builds relationships with Retail Brokers.
- Demonstrates appropriate urgency in driving towards production goals.
- Sets challenging revenue growth goals and develops and executes sales plans to ensure success.
- Leverages data and tools to identify client risks and develop a comprehensive insurance solution.
- Sets a high standard for responsiveness and commitment to meet the needs of Retailers and their clients.
- Conveys insurance and risk management expertise in ways that build trust, credibility and establishes RPS as the “one source” insurance provider.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor's degree and 3 years related experience required.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows applications and Microsoft Office.
- Home state P&C license, or willing to obtain within first 90 days of employment.
Behaviors: Assignments are broad in nature and usually require originality and ingenuity.
