Senior Associate Underwriter

Entity: Rokstone Underwriting

Role: Senior Associate Underwriter

Department: Underwriting

Location: USA/Hybrid

Who We Are

Rokstone, part of the Aventum Group, is an established international underwriting MGA and approved Lloyd’s of London coverholder, where we also hold a Lloyd’s Box. With innovation at our core, we go beyond the ordinary to offer brokers specialized (re)insurance solutions. Within Rokstone, we house specialist MGAs such as Novus, iSure and iFarm, each contributing to our commitment to redefining industry standards.

At the heart of Aventum are our people. Working together in dynamic, service-focused teams, we prioritize our customers in everything we do. Collaboration fuels our success, courage drives our innovation and continuous improvement keeps us ahead in a rapidly evolving industry. Our shared commitment is to revolutionize insurance for the better, one day at a time.

We also believe that investing in our people is investing in our future. By empowering people across the Group to develop their careers, advance within the Group, and embrace new challenges, we build an environment where growth and learning never stop.

Our competitive benefits package, offered via a flexible benefits platform, reflects this. Beyond core benefits, employees have the freedom to tailor their benefits to meet their individual needs, supporting their unique goals and ambitions.

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Associate Underwriter to join the Rokstone Commercial Risk segment. This position will provide technical underwriting and administrative support to the underwriting team, ensuring compliance with applicable service standards and regulatory requirements. The Senior Associate Underwriter will assist in the overall management of assigned underwriting territories to drive profitable growth, including underwriting new and renewal business, marketing to broker partners and identifying new business opportunities while meeting and maintaining service standards and successfully managing broker relationships.

Role Responsibilities

• Complete technical review and underwriting analysis of new and renewal business for acceptability according to authority granted.
• Identify the need for and request additional information required to complete underwriting analysis.
• Evaluate, accept, reject or modify risks within established underwriting guidelines and authority granted.
• Calculate appropriate premiums and determine proper terms for acceptable risks and communicate directly with brokers when particular risks do not meet underwriting guidelines
• Make sound risk selection and pricing decisions to drive profitable growth
• Set up and maintain policy files, follow-up for outstanding subjectivities and perform policy maintenance as required and in accordance with service standard guidelines
• Identify the need for, order and review loss control inspections to confirm accounts written are consistent with preliminary underwriting information and take appropriate action when the inspection reveals unacceptable risk characteristics
• Participate in territory team marketing calls, video conferences and agency visits. Some travel may be required
• Quality control bound policies to confirm accuracy, completeness and adherence to underwriting guidelines and standards
• Develop and maintain profitable business relationships with assigned brokers
• Continue to increase underwriting knowledge and skills through a combination of on-the-job training, assigned manuals, self-study and the pursuit of formal education (AINS, ASLI, CPCU, CIC)
• Assist with special projects and other tasks assigned by supervisor or managers.
• Perform other related duties required to achieve the goals and objectives of the business

Role Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 4 years of related commercial insurance experience required, preferably in Excess and Surplus lines.
• Strong customer service focus and the ability to respond with a sense of urgency
• Strong analytical skills
• Knowledge and experience in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Strong ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of company-sensitive data
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures within underwriting
• Experience with policy wording and endorsement issuance
• Desire to progress and learn new skills

Management Duties

• No

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We believe that our diversity makes us stronger and we are dedicated to providing a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and succeed.

We value applicants from all backgrounds and foster a culture of inclusivity. We understand the need for flexibility, so we work in a hybrid model. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Employees working within an underwriting role must have a license to work in that capacity upon commencing employment with us.