Underwriting Manager
Underwriting Manager
Questpro
Austin, TX
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Our client is a well established MGA who is looking for their next Underwriting Manager, who will be managing a book of business as well as managing an UW staff.
Main Responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
- Develops and executes strategic initiatives that support profit, growth, retention and customer service objectives;
- Coordinating or determining the tasks of underwriters, underwriting assistants and/or technical assistants who work as part of the underwriting team
- Actively underwrite new and renewal business alongside their team
- Provides assistance in underwriting of difficult, complex accounts
- Manages their assigned underwriting territory. Responsible for overall production, profitability and relationships with agents within their territory;
- Provide support to ensure accurate and timely servicing of accounts;
- Assesses agency performance and recommends the appointment or cancellation of agents within the territory;
- Collaborate with other departments to resolve issues;
- Coordinates with Marketing to plans regular agency contact and visits to agents;
- Determine and lead delivery of training and development based on individual and unit needs – Coaches, develops and provides feedback to associates;
- Work with Marketing to monitor, track and analyze the effectiveness of agency partnerships to support course corrections and decision making;
- Conduct performance reviews on staff;
- Reporting to upper management about team performance so far, as well as any issues that have occurred and proposals to resolve those issues
- Minimum of 3 years of agency management experience;
- 7+ years’ commercial underwriting experience (preferred);
- 7+ years’ experience in rating, inspections, and claims (preferred)
- Broad underwriting technical background;
- Proficient understanding of surplus lines insurance, and underwriting of commercial P&C business;
- Good analytical skills;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills;
- Proficient with Word, Excel, & Outlook;
- College degree (preferred)
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Sales and Business Development -
Industries
Insurance
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