Senior Underwriter
Nirvana
Marketing & Communications
Remote
Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2023
<p><strong>Who we are:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">Nirvana is on a mission to modernize commercial insurance and enable a safer world. Our technology platform delivers modern insurance & risk management to not only help our customers protect their businesses, but actually improve safety for everyone.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">To start, we’re transforming the legacy, $750B+ commercial insurance industry through cutting-edge predictive models using real-time IoT data (~50B connected devices by 2030), automation to deliver instantaneous quotes & faster underwriting, & proactive, and data-driven insights to help customers prevent accidents.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">Backed by top-tier VCs including General Catalyst & Lightspeed Ventures, Nirvana became the fastest insurtech EVER to launch in Jan 2022 and crossed >$10M run rate in under 6 months, more than 2x faster than best-in-class insurtechs. Our leadership team has helped scale multi-billion dollar companies from scratch including Samsara, Rubrik, Acko & Flexport, and includes industry veterans from Hiscox, AIG, The Hartford & RLI.</span></p> <p><strong>About the role:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">We’re looking for an experienced Transportation Underwriter who can contribute independently as well as work effectively with a team that’s growing a modern commercial insurance product from the ground up! Instead of time-consuming data entry and manual calculations, we want our underwriters focused on developing strong relationships and making key decisions. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to both leverage their experience in the underwriting space and stretch themselves to find creative solutions to novel and complex problems.</span></p> <p><strong>What you’ll do:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Evaluate and price new and renewal commercial Transportation business using underwriting best practices coupled with modern tools and insights</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Work closely with key agency partners to achieve production and profitability goals</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Be a foundational driver of results for an emerging insurance product</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Collaborate with the Product and Engineering groups on emerging segments and territories as we scale</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>About you:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">5+ years of property/casualty underwriting experience in the Transportation space. </span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Proven track record of growing and maintaining a book of profitable transportation business</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Insurance certification (CPCU, ARM, etc.) a plus</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to present to both small and large groups of customers and brokers.</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Thorough critical thinker who isn’t afraid to make decisions</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Self-starter who independently seeks out opportunities to learn and succeed</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Bias-to-action - you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty and stretch yourself</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Owner mentality - take accountability for your actions and results</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Successfully able to work in high-growth and ambiguous start-up environments</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Competitive salary and meaningful equity</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Medical, dental and vision insurance</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">401(k) with company match</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Unlimited PTO</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Work from home friendly</span></li> </ul>
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