Skills and experience
Stephen Penwright is the Head of Underwriting for U.S. National Accounts at Zurich North America. In this role, he leads the technical underwriting strategy, manages the portfolio, and oversees pricing and reinsurance decisions. He is also responsible for underwriting quality control and the development of underwriters, account service associates, and business unit actuaries, in close collaboration with the central Technical Underwriting team.
Steve began his career at Zurich in 2006 as an Enterprise Associate and has since held several key underwriting roles in Large Property. Most recently, he served as Technical Director for Property’s Portfolio Management team and as Northwest Area Manager for Large Property, based in San Francisco.
Educational background
Steve is a graduate of Indiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Insurance & Risk Management.