Branch Manager, Contract Surety

Amerisure Insurance•Farmington Hills, MI

5d•Remote

About The Position

Amerisure is a property and casualty insurance company that creates exceptional value for its partners, policyholders, and employees. With an A.M. Best “A” (Excellent) rating, Amerisure serves mid-sized commercial enterprises focused in construction, manufacturing and healthcare. Ranked as one of the top 100 Property & Casualty companies in the United States, we proudly manage nearly $1 Billion of Direct Written Premium and maintain $1.21 billion in surplus. We are recruiting for a Branch Manager, Contract Surety to join our team. This role can sit remote in most locations across the U.S. The Branch Manager, Contract Surety will lead the contract surety team within the branch in handling complex and demanding agency relationships in support of the company’s mission. This role will promote the vision and objectives for the team while leading underwriters who handle complex contract surety accounts. The Branch Manager will ensure continuity within the branch from both an underwriting and customer relationship standpoint. This role will provide consistent contributions to the division’s strategic plan by implementing underwriting procedures and guidelines to ensure profitable results.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in business, finance, or accounting, or equivalent work-related experience.
Minimum 7 years of contract surety underwriting experience
Minimum 3 years of contract surety management experience
Financial analysis and risk assessment skills
Demonstrated success cultivating and maintaining business relationships with key customers to support departmental goals and objectives.
Strong leadership capability with experience in building and leading highly successful teams.
Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to effectively build relationships across all levels of the organization.
Coach, mentor, and visionary.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with internal and external customers.
Problem solving skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.

Nice To Haves

Ability to travel up to 50%

Responsibilities

Manage direct reports, providing training and feedback to ensure industry-best service and support.
Manage Agency relationships for the branch, focusing on customer needs and expectations.
Lead the underwriting process for the branch with direct involvement on more difficult risks.
Assume direct underwriting responsibilities for assigned Agency relationships.
Manage budgeting and benchmarking for the branch.
Ensure marketing consistency throughout the branch.
Develop strategy for continuing growth and profitability in the branch.
Collect and analyze industry information to provide guidance to senior management.
Develop local market knowledge of potential new surety opportunities.
Contribute to projects and committees in association with senior management to promote the development of Amerisure Surety’s infrastructure.