Underwriting Manager, CI

We’re hiring a manager to lead the Small Commercial Specialty Inland Marine Mountain Region team. This is a fast-paced, collaborative role with high visibility and real influence in a variety of areas including segment priorities, underwriting rules, and guidelines. It’s a great opportunity for a leader who wants to make an impact and help shape the future of a profitable and growing business segment.

In this role, you will build expertise by selecting, developing and managing a unit of technically competent underwriters with Inland Marine expertise, confidence of judgment and deal orientation. Identifies and pursues opportunities for profitable growth in order to achieve a balanced, profitable and quality book while protecting Company assets. You will also develop and maintain effective business relationships with distribution and service partners. Lastly, you will apply an advanced level of expertise and judgment to analyze data prepared by underwriters and provides approval for risk selection and acceptance, coverage, and price for Inland Marine business.

Responsibilities:

• Leadership: Responsible for the acquisition, retention and development of underwriting talent. Formally manages, guides, mentors, and coaches underwriters in both technical and professional skills. Fosters an environment conducive to continuous improvement and root cause problem solving activities.
• Risk Selection: Responsible for implementing a strategy to better evaluate risk quality and further UWs skillset in qualifying, selecting and assessing risk.
• Agent/Broker Relationships: Fosters relationship management with key Agents and Brokers. Develops underwriter negotiation, communication and general deal making skills.
• Portfolio Management: Evaluates portfolio performance based on profitability metrics, multiline diversification, production metrics and industry trends.
• Quality Audit and Account Review: Ensure files meet regulatory requirements and internal documentation standards. Coaches underwriters to articulate thought process, decision making within both account reviews and file documentation.