Supervisor, Underwriting

Overview:

This position will be responsible for supervising a team of production underwriters for United National programs as well as maintaining and growing an existing book of program business. Assist the AVP with establishing growth and profitability objectives for the territory, and subsequently oversee underwriters towards those objectives. Ensure continued relationship management with program administrators by ensuring communication and service from underwriters. Assisting the AVP with the establishment of underwriting authority limits of the underwriting staff, vetting of new program opportunities, and collaboration with all business partners that support the Programs division. Assist in the selection of underwriting staff. Train, develop, and coach ensuring regular communication and feedback.

• Responsible for underwriting a book of program business, ensuring profitable growth.
• Assist AVP with growth objectives, pricing objectives and profit improvement.
• Supervise the risk selection and underwriting process, reporting, and business development for programs book of business.
• Accountable for auditing of the underwriters as well as the program administrators so that any issues can be caught early and corrected.
• Assist the AVP in collaborating with the company’s Underwriting, Actuarial, Product, Systems, Claims, Finance, and Legal function on new Program rollouts.
• Supervise underwriting staff; and maintain key contacts with program administrators.
• Work with Product Development with Underwriting Guides, Reference Guides, etc. for various new programs.
• Regularly monitor and oversee metrics for programs business via the company’s analytics and work with the AVP to develop action plans based off of the objective findings.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• A minimum of 7 to 10 years’ experience in underwriting with experience in the underwriting and marketing of General Liability and Property product lines; experience with Excess and Surplus risks preferred. Ability to lead the underwriting, pricing and negotiation of small and medium account business in accordance with established guidelines, procedures and strategies.
• High energy, with a desire to be a team player capable of interacting with a variety of individuals internally and externally. Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal support departments.
• Developed technical knowledge of underwriting, product design, rating and pricing, with a proven record of profitable underwriting in a multi-line environment.
• Ability to maintain productive relationships with a wide variety of program administrators through periodic visitation, consistent communication of appetite, and ensuring excellent customer service and response time.
• Ability to analyze individual risks and provide underwriting solutions, through creativity and vision to design coverage that can appropriately respond to a specific line of business, class or customer need.
• Develop direct reports through continuous coaching of performance and setting goals and objectives.
• A positive attitude, with a sense of urgency directed toward the design of creative solutions, a customer centric approach, and motivating team members.
• Ability to travel periodically for agent visitation, underwriting meetings, etc.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience