Commercial Underwriting Manager

FBL Financial Group, Inc.

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Farm Bureau Financial Services is seeking a Commercial Underwriting Manager to lead a team of commercial underwriters and promote profitable growth. The company values integrity, teamwork, passion, service, leadership, and accountability, with a history of over 80 years of protecting clients and fostering employee growth. This role is crucial in ensuring client/members feel confident in their protection for family, home, cars, and businesses.

Requirements

College degree or equivalent plus seven (+) years of relevant insurance experience, including at least three years of commercial insurance experience.
Underwriting/claims/insurance experience preferred.
CPCU or CIC designation preferred.
Must keep current with Commercial and underwriting trends.
Required skills include customer service, team orientation, interpersonal, and technical/business/industry regulations related skills.
Must have excellent problem solving, analytical and organizational skills.
Proven ability to negotiate and build relationships.
Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities, demanding workload and tight timelines while meeting established guidelines.
A valid driver’s license and satisfactory Motor Vehicle Records are required.
Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team environment.
Oral and written communication skills as appropriate to this position.
Ability to read, write and speak the English language.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not able to sponsor OPT status.

Nice To Haves

Underwriting/claims/insurance experience
CPCU or CIC designation

Responsibilities

Define, implement, and monitor a client service strategy consistent with the property/casualty companies’ mission of being the ‘Company of Choice’.
Partner with the Commercial Vice President and Commercial Business Center Directors to support the alignment of Commercial operations within the states of Iowa and Minnesota.
Oversee all staff development.
Lead assigned Commercial Marketing Underwriters in determining acceptability, modification, and declinations of commercial new business policies, ensuring proper premium collection and accurate coverage recommendations.
Create strategies to drive profitable growth through increased new business across the team of Commercial Marketing Underwriters.
Drive increased efficiencies in the overall underwriting process to ensure a high level of service for our business partners.
Develop positive working relationships with all stakeholders.
Monitor legislative developments, state laws, and regulations, making appropriate changes to ensure company compliance.
Participate in the design and development of a system to answer complaints from insurance departments and consumers.
Act as a key contact for claims staff by interpreting the intent of commercial coverage and providing legal documentation when needed.