Underwriter - Professional Liability / Miscellaneous & Construction PI --- FinPro
- Possible locations: New York City, NY | Chicago, IL | Alpharetta, GA | Windsor, CT
- Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week.
Are you a seasoned Construction Professional Liability underwriter who thrives on technical complexity, energizes broker relationships, and takes pride in building a profitable, high-quality portfolio? If you're ready to bring your expertise to a globally respected insurer with the scale and ambition to match your own — this is your opportunity.
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is looking for a driven and collaborative Professional Liability Underwriter to join our Construction Professional Liability and Miscellaneous Professional Liability team. This role is ideal for someone who understands the nuances of construction-related professional services, enjoys dissecting contract and project exposures, and can translate sophisticated underwriting thinking into clear, commercially practical solutions for brokers and clients.
About The Role
As a Professional Liability Underwriter on our FinPro team, you will take ownership of developing and managing a profitable portfolio of Construction Professional Liability business — spanning both annual practice and project-specific risks. You'll work across a diverse range of construction professionals, evaluate complex exposures, and play a meaningful role in shaping Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' continued growth in the professional liability market.
This role also includes underwriting selected Miscellaneous Professional Liability risks, offering a genuine opportunity to broaden your underwriting capabilities over time.
Key Responsibilities
- Underwrite and manage a portfolio focused primarily on Construction Professional Liability, including risks for architects, engineers, contractors, design-build firms, construction managers, project owners, and other construction professionals
- Evaluate both annual practice policies and project-specific professional liability opportunities, including primary and excess placements
- Analyze insureds' professional services, design responsibilities, project types, delivery methods, contractual obligations, risk management practices, claims history, and financial condition
- Review construction contracts and professional services agreements to assess indemnification obligations, limitations of liability, warranties, guarantees, contractual assumptions, and the allocation of design responsibility
- Assess pricing adequacy, attachment points, limits, retentions, policy terms, project duration, post-completion exposure, and extended reporting requirements
- Identify potential aggregation and capacity exposures across insureds, projects, annual programs, and project-specific placements
- Develop clear, well-supported underwriting recommendations and document the rationale for risk selection, pricing, terms, and conditions
- Negotiate coverage, pricing, and policy terms with retail and wholesale brokers while maintaining disciplined risk selection and underwriting standards
- Build and maintain productive relationships with construct...
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