Underwriter, Construction Professional
 Axis Capital | |
 United States, New Jersey, Short Hills | |
 Sep 06, 2025 | |
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This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital - a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry. At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process. Senior Underwriter, Construction Professional AXIS' Construction Contractors Professional team is seeking a dynamic and experienced underwriter to join our team as an underwriter focusing on Construction Contractor's Professional Liability. An ideal candidate will have exposure across contractor's professional protective indemnity (CPPI). Experience with Contract Surety, Owner's Protective (OPPI) and Architects/Engineers (A&E) is not required but favorable. Reporting to the Lead Underwriter Construction Contractors Professional this created position will require the individual to work closely within an established business to manage a renewal book and develop new business via retail and wholesale distribution partners. Candidate Profile The Underwriter Construction Contractors Professional should be a hands-on technical expert with a history of success within a top-tier Commercial Insurance Carrier focused on building a complex book of Construction contractor's liability with premiums of $25,000 to $75,000. Ideal candidates possess key retail and wholesale broker relationships and full life cycle exposure to portfolio management, including solicitation of submissions, underwriting analysis, preparing and issuing indications/quotations/binders, and marketing. Additionally, the candidate must have an executive presence, demonstrating success communicating, influencing, and building relationships that add value to the AXIS book of business and contribute to longer-term strategic initiatives. Work Profile This hybrid role requires in-office presence three days a week at one of our locations in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Red Bank NJ, Short Hills NJ, Princeton NJ, or Alpharetta. Travel may also be required for meetings with brokers and clients, as well as for industry and company events. Responsibilities:
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