Product Line Manager, Construction Primary Casualty

At AXA XL we provide dedicated expertise to solve risk management challenges for large contractors & deliver unique solutions, significant capacity and diverse construction experience. Our Construction Primary and Excess Casualty team offers Casualty coverage to North America’s Contractors and Specialty Trade buyers who may also have a global exposure. As a result, our construction underwriting team will tailor the buyer’s policy to fit each client’s unique needs.

This role will combine experience and industry knowledge with expertise in regulatory compliance and support of the production underwriting team.

What You’ll Be DOING What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Drafting and updating primary casualty underwriting guidelines and conducting related training.

• Working with Claims, Legal and Compliance teams to draft and catalogue manuscript endorsements and endorsement filings:

• Developing endorsement language in support of innovative underwriting products.
• Supporting underwriters in response to manuscript wording requests.

• Ensuring consistency with ISO and AXA XL proprietary endorsements.

• Participation in external industry groups and advocating for Construction Primary Casulty on internal underwriting councils.

• Supporting the Construction Primary Casualty Leader in various underwriting initiatives:

• Responding corporate underwriting inquiries.
• Performing periodic underwriting peer reviews.

• Development of underwriting guidance and endorsement language for emerging risks.

• Mentoring and motivating team underwriters to achieve finicial goals.

• Leadership and involvement in special projects as assigned by senior management:

• Implementing and training on new processes or technologies
• Composing White Papers or making presentations on specific risk topics

In this role you will report to the Construction Primary Casualty Leader.

What You Will BRING We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Extensive Commercial Underwriting Experience with a focus on Primary Casualty.
• In-depth underwriting expertise as it relates to solutions for construction managers, general contractors, trade contractors, project owners, environmental contractors, architects and engineers to contribute to the underwriting of the full range of Construction Primary Casualty accounts.
• Work self-supported with the ability to be an open-minded team player with a willingness to actively listen to comprehend unique circumstances that require practical and unique solutions to complex issues.
• Extensive knowledge of regulatory and compliance functions within the insurance industry.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to work with both internal teams and external colleagues as you will work in a team environment, assisting underwriters and / or deal administrators as part of their overall responsibility.
• Robust organizational, time-management and multi-tasking skills.
• Robust comprehension and work experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Bachelors Degree required with advanced education and / or professional designations including but not limited to CPCU, IIA, CRIS preferred but not required.
• Willingness travel to per 2 to 3 times a year

Who WE are AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com.

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