Senior Underwriter Environmental

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company

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Houston, TX Chicago, IL Until 8/21/2026 5+ years exp First posted March 18, 2026 Last posted March 18, 2026
Job description

Join Starr, a global leader in commercial insurance with over a century of expertise. We empower our employees to innovate, make impactful decisions, and build lasting client relationships worldwide. At Starr, you'll work in an entrepreneurial culture alongside accessible leaders, leveraging our financial strength and vast industry experience to deliver solutions for our clients, no matter how complex. Grow your career with a rapidly growing company that invests in its people and their ability to drive real progress.

Position Overview

This position has clear and distinct accountability for business results for an assigned territory (branch) or territories (multiple branches) within the Environmental Division. This individual will be responsible for all aspects of portfolio management, including solicitation of submissions, underwriting analysis, preparing and issuing indications/quotations/binders, tracking pipeline, weekly forecasting of production, and support in preparation of annual budgets.

Essential Job Functions

  • This position has clear and distinct accountability for business results for an assigned book of business and in managing employees within the region
  • Focuses on new business production, account retention of profitable renewals,  and account management
  • Manages components of development, growth and profitability for book of business and/or assigned territory and drives accountability for underwriting production goals
  • Underwriting of general liability, site pollution, contractor pollution liability, professional liability, auto liability, workers comp and umbrella
  • Pipeline tracking
  • Tracking rate movements within book
  • Tracking loss activity within book
  • Producer development

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor Degree
  • Minimum 5 years' experience within the liability underwriting discipline, pollution experience is a bonus
  • Proven track record in managing an insurance portfolio
  • Developed relationships with wholesale and retail brokers
  • Presentations
  • Excel, Word, Outlook

Starr is an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer first class training and development opportunities to all employees. Our aim is to grow our own talent and bring out the best in people.

About this role

Summary

Manage insurance portfolios, evaluate risks, develop broker relationships, and meet underwriting targets.

Job title

Senior Underwriter Environmental

Experience level

5+ years

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

insurance

Location requirements

Houston or Chicago, remote flexible

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

portfolio managementunderwriting analysisbroker relationshipsExcelWordOutlook

Preferred skills

pollution experiencepresentation skills

Specializations

liabilitypollutionprofessional liabilityauto liabilityworkers compensation
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Houston, TX, USA

Remote City

Chicago, IL, USA

Remote City
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