Surety Underwriter II
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
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Philadelphia Insurance Companies is seeking a Surety Underwriter II for its Seattle, Portland, or Lone Tree offices. The role underwrites and markets assigned products, assessing risk and determining underwriting acceptability under moderate direction and supervision. The underwriter also supports regional business development, prepares proposals and submissions, and makes recommendations or decisions within established authority limits.
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Description
Marketing Statement:
Philadelphia Insurance Companies, a member of the Tokio Marine Group, designs, markets and underwrites commercial property/casualty and professional liability insurance products for select industries. We have been in operation since 1962 and are nationally recognized as a member of Ward's Top 50 and rated A++ by A.M.Best.
We are looking for a Surety Underwriter II to join our team in either our Seattle, WA, Portland OR, or Lone Tree, CO offices!
Summary:
Under moderate direction and supervision, underwrites and markets assigned products by providing intermediate levels of risk assessment and technical underwriting expertise to determine underwriting acceptability.
A typical day will include the following:
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Assists with the preparation and participates in marketing activities within the region to promote the development of new business.
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Gathers and analyzing information, applies appropriate underwriting techniques necessary to make an accurate evaluation of acceptability of risk.
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May evaluate credit quality.
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Prepares and participates in proposals to producers and/or accounts negotiating terms and conditions.
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May ensure credit quality of accounts managed while maintaining and updating underwriting files.
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Participates in the producer management process which may include, but is not limited to, premium collections.
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Prepares underwriting submissions, making recommendations and/or decisions within established authority limits. Minimum authority is $750,000 (Surety).
Qualifications:
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Bachelor's Degree
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At least three years of contract surety underwriting experience preferably with a carrier.
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AFSB designation preferred.
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The ability to manage multiple priorities, generate new business and be detail oriented.
EEO Statement:
Tokio Marine Group of Companies (including, but not limited to the Philadelphia Insurance Companies, Tokio Marine America, Inc., TMNA Services, LLC, TM Claims Service, Inc. and First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In order to remain competitive we must attract, develop, motivate, and retain the most qualified employees regardless of age, color, race, religion, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, family circumstances, life experiences, marital status, military status, sexual orientation and/or any other status protected by law.
Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive benefit package, which includes tuition reimbursement and a generous 401K match. Our rich history of outstanding results and growth allow us to focus our business plan on continued growth, new products, people development and internal career opportunities. If you enjoy working in a fast paced work environment with growth potential please apply online.
Additional information on Volunteer Benefits, Paid Vacation, Medical Benefits, Educational Incentives, Family Friendly Benefits and Investment Incentives can be found at https://www.phly.com/Careers/default.aspx
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How this job compares
Set against the 857 open Underwriting jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$112–185K/yr582 salary ranges
- US median$25–31/hr55 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 18 open Underwriting jobs in Washington and 857 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Underwriting postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (607 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 193 of the 857 open Underwriting jobs (23%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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