{"id":1144251,"url":"https://alion.io/job/burns-wilcox-transportation-underwriter","title":"Transportation Underwriter","company":{"id":1090759,"name":"Burns & Wilcox","domain":"burnsandwilcox.ca","url":"https://alion.io/company/burnsandwilcox","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":true,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T14:04:32Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T17:43:39Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Responsibilities\nSummary: When someone needs coverage for the unique, the unusual, or the unconventional, they come to Burns & Wilcox. Burns & Wilcox offers unparalleled resources and exposure for those looking to excel in the specialty insurance industry. We are looking for candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit and drive for career advancement to join our team as a Transportation Underwriter. The Transporation Underwriter will have the opportunity to grow a book of business by underwriting new business and increasing renewal business through the cultivation of client relationships.\nResponsibilities:\nBuild, maintain, and grow a book of transportation business\nManage agency relationships and serve as lead client contact\nCreate and execute marketing plans to increase new and renewal business\nRate, quote and bind each risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing for large or complex renewals as well as new business\nDevelop and submit underwriting referrals to company brokerage facilities and Burns & Wilcox management\nMonitor key metrics to formulate corrective action impacting new business hit, renewal retention, premium growth, and loss ratio\nLead, train, and develop Assistant and Associate Underwriters\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience\n3+ years of transportation underwriting experience required, excess & surplus lines experience preferred\nDemonstrated proficiency in sales and marketing\nInsurance license, CPCU, CIC or comparable designations preferred\nProven organization skills and ability with a strong attention to detail\nInterest in continued education and professional development\nTravel if necessary in order to foster strong client relationships\nBenefits:\nCompetitive base compensation with a sales bonus plan\nEmployer paid continuing education courses and designations via access to Kaufman Institute\nHealth and welfare benefits including medical, vision and dental\n401K with employer match\nPaid vacation, sick time, and holidays\nAccess to Kaufman Wellness Program\nFlexible and hybrid work options\nAbout Our Company\nBurns & Wilcox, the flagship organization of H.W. Kaufman Group, is North America’s leading wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager. Burns & Wilcox offers wide ranging and comprehensive solutions to serve retail insurance brokers and agents of all sizes, from the large houses to the more than 30,000 independent brokers and agents worldwide. Fueled by its freedom from Wall Street and private equity, Burns & Wilcox is a privately owned company whose standards of service, depth of market relationships and outstanding talent are unsurpassed in the specialty insurance sector.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nThe H.W. Kaufman Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other status or condition protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.\nIn addition, Kaufman will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3428,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Equity","Hybrid work","Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T14:04:32Z"}],"liveness":{"score":52,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.516,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:1","agency","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T19:42:52Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/burns-wilcox-transportation-underwriter","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/burns-wilcox-transportation-underwriter.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T19:42:52Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}