What are the responsibilities and job description for the Underwriting Specialist position at Private Client Select?
Company Overview:
About Private Client Select Insurance Services, LLC (PCS): PCS is one of the largest high net worth managing general underwriters in the market today. With a sole focus on families with $5m or more in assets, PCS provides complex insurance policies for individuals with complex needs. Private Client Select offers property and casualty personal insurance solutions and risk management services that meet the unique and complex needs of High-Net-Worth clients. We understand their passions and are committed to preserving the life that they have built.
PCS employs approximately four hundred staff members. The company has offices in New York, NY, St. Petersburg, FL, and Schaumburg, IL. PCS has a geographically diverse workforce and supports hybrid and remote business-based flexibility.
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Underwriting Specialist to join our team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to underwrite large and complex personal lines risks across a national footprint. It is ideal for underwriting professionals who thrive in high-stakes environments and are energized by impactful underwriting challenges.
The Underwriting Specialist will serve as the primary point of contact for a dedicated book of business, including both new and renewal accounts. In this strategically important role, you will collaborate closely with internal teams and broker partners to deliver exceptional underwriting outcomes.
Job Responsibilities:
- Market and underwrite a book of large and complex personal lines risks.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external business partners.
- Meet renewal retention goals through strong negotiation and communication skills, including occasional in-person meetings with brokers, clients, and centers of influence.
- Identify new business and cross-sell opportunities by cultivating relationships with producers and account managers.
- Document underwriting files in accordance with authority statements and guidelines.
- Participate in annual audits for specific product lines.
- Utilize advanced underwriting and producer management tools to meet profitability targets.
- Make independent sales calls to grow and support your book of business.
- Recommend updates to underwriting guidelines and workflows.
- Contribute to marketing and underwriting projects that enhance company performance.
- Occasional travel as necessary for business needs.
What You Bring:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Personal Lines Property & Casualty Insurance.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- Familiarity with underwriting concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage a personal book of business.
- Positive attitude, strong interpersonal skills, and self-motivation.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Property and Casualty (P&C) and Excess and Surplus (E&S) lines licenses are required. If not currently licensed, licenses are expected to be obtained promptly upon hiring; PCS will provide support as needed.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
PCS values and is fully committed to diversity and inclusion. It is the policy of PCS not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, nation of origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status.