Senior Underwriter

We’re thrilled that you are interested in joining us here at the Amynta Group!

As a Senior Underwriter a significant proportion of your responsibilities will be production, underwriting, and servicing new business opportunities in support of the organization's strategic and business goals. Assess individual risks, help monitor and manage the exposure trends of the company’s book, work with leadership to analyze, interpret and develop guidelines for the underwriting team and work closely with other departments including claims, loss control, operations, and business development.

We’re thrilled that you are interested in joining us here at the Amynta Group!

Established in 2008 and based in Sarasota, Florida, Beacon Aviation Insurance Services, an Amynta Company, offers insurance and risk management solutions to the general aviation industry. 

Our experience and expertise in providing insurance coverage and risk-management solutions extends to a full range of general aviation businesses: Fixed Base Operators (FBOs), Maintenance Repair and Overhaul operations (MROs), Municipal Airports, Airline Services, Aviation Manufacturers and Suppliers, Charter Operators, Flight Schools, and Corporate/Industrial Aid.

We pride ourselves on being responsive to each client’s individual needs. That personal touch, combined with our extensive industry expertise, is why so many agents, brokers and policyholders choose to work with Beacon.

As a Senior Underwriter a significant proportion of your responsibilities will be production, underwriting, and servicing new business opportunities in support of the organization's strategic and business goals. Assess individual risks, help monitor and manage the exposure trends of the company’s book, work with leadership to analyze, interpret and develop guidelines for the underwriting team and work closely with other departments including claims, loss control, operations, and business development.

What will some of your essential responsibilities include?

• Seeking out new account opportunities to maintain a flow of new production that is in alignment with company goals and objectives. 
• Maintain a book of renewal business. 
• Strive for excellence in service through meeting account service expectations and timely problem resolution. 
• Works closely with underwriting team and support staff. Helps to mentor staff and fosters supportive team environment.
• Works with leadership to analyze, interpret, and implement underwriting goals, results, changes. 
• Provides underwriting guideline recommendations to leadership to help improve underwriting results. 
• Works with leadership to help prepare results, reports and other materials. 
• Helps to develop underwriting policies and procedures to ensure underwriting consistency, risk analysis/ account documentation, alignment with underwriting audit goals.
• Assists with underwriting audits and implementation of carrier recommendations. 
• Monitors internal and external environment for factors that can impact underwriting.
• Interacts with agents/brokers as needed via phone, email and in person. Helps manage broker relations in alignment with business development strategy. 
• Ensures processes are consistently meeting or exceeding customer and organization’s service level expectations. 
• Updates and oversees various underwriting reports.
• Displays a firm understanding of company, bureau and state, rules and filings.  
• Ability to research and acquire knowledge on industry conditions and competing carrier’s pricing and coverage strategies, business developments, etc. 
• Assist with sales forecasts, company goals and targets.
• Assist with sales and marketing and attend industry conferences.
• Is a brand ambassador, helps to advance the company’s reputation and position in the marketplace
• Displays professionalism and works with high ethical standards at all times.

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Previous experience working within the aviation insurance environment and commercial insurance underwriting process.
• Professional Designations such as CPCU, AU or CAIP preferred.
• College graduate preferred and/or five to seven years prior experience within the insurance market.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven prioritization and time management skills with accurate results.
• Solid technical skills with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) and other computer systems.
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting as well as to work independently in a fast-paced environment requiring good judgment.
• Strong demonstration of initiative, interpersonal skills and a professional demeanor are critical.
• Client service experience and focus.
• A proven proactive approach to growing personal knowledge and skillset while supporting and improving the business through accurate and timely working habits.

The Amynta Group (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of any ground of discrimination protected by applicable human rights legislation. The information collected is solely used to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process in accordance with applicable human rights and accessibility legislation. A reasonable accommodation is an adjustment to processes, procedures, methods of conveying information and/or the physical environment, which may include the provision of additional support, in order to remove barriers a candidate may face during recruitment such that each candidate has an equal employment opportunity. The Company will accommodate a candidate to the point of undue hardship. Please inform the Company's personnel representative if you require any accommodation in the application process.