James McWilliams

James McWilliams is currently a financial analyst at BLACE. Prior to this, they worked as a surety underwriter at Chubb from July 2020 to September 2021. In this role, they managed the home office underwriting for the entire Atlanta Surety book of business, comprised of 38 best in class construction contractors. James evaluated new account submissions and contracts in excess of $100 million to identify key points of risk then submitted their findings and made an underwriting recommendation to the Director of Eastern US Surety. Additionally, they annually conducted an in depth analysis of our customer's CPA prepared financial statements in order to implement necessary underwriting changes to mitigate risk of loss.

Before working as a surety underwriter, James was a surety intern at Chubb from June 2019 to September 2019. In this role, they completed the new hire crash course on Surety. James gained experience in analyzing potential new accounts for job performance, financial stability, and company leadership, then submitted a comprehensive write up to senior managers for account consideration. James also received rigorous training in vetting contracts for onerous terms, including excessive liquidated damages and forfeiture provisions.