Personal Lines Underwriter
H.W. Kaufman Financial GroupPlantation, Florida, United States
Posted March 31, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Burns & Wilcox is a privately owned wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager with a focus on the specialty insurance sector.
Job Description
Burns & Wilcox is looking for a Commercial Lines Underwriter with an entrepreneurial spirit and drive for career advancement to join their team. The role will involve building a book of business, managing agency relationships, and growing new and renewal business through marketing and client cultivation.
Requirements
- Build, maintain, and grow a book of business
- Manage agency relationships and serve as lead client contact
- Create and execute marketing plan to increase new and renewal business
- Rate, quote and bind each risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing for large or complex renewals as well as new business
- Develop and submit underwriting referrals to company brokerage facilities and Burns & Wilcox management
- Monitor key metrics to formulate corrective action impacting new business hit, renewal retention, premium growth, and loss ratio
- Lead, train, and develop Assistant and Associate Underwriters
Benefits
- Competitive base compensation with an incentive bonus plan
- Employer paid continuing education courses and designations via access to Kaufman Institute
- Health and welfare benefits including medical, vision and dental
- 401K with employer match
- Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Access to Kaufman Wellness Program