Director of Enterprise Underwriting
Utica National Insurance Group•New Hartford, NY
•$190,000 - $233,000•Hybrid
About The Position
This Senior Leadership role involves overseeing all commercial underwriting functions, quality assurance, and field underwriting execution. It includes managing underwriting education, identifying skill gaps, and facilitating discussions. The position also handles strategic underwriting referrals, collaborates on guidelines, monitors expenses, leads projects, and supports new product initiatives. Additionally, it reviews financial data to adjust rates and serves as a communication link between Enterprise Underwriting and regional teams.
Requirements
- 8+ years of P&C Underwriting experience, including progressive leadership positions
- 3+ years leadership experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration; Risk Management; or Finance preferred or equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Certified Insurance Counselor designations highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Direct oversight of the Underwriting authority for all commercial underwriting functions within the company.
- Direct oversight of the Quality Assurance Underwriting Program, and overall underwriting execution of the field underwriting teams.
- Direct oversight of Underwriting Education and training. Facilitates discussion between field operations and underwriting education on needs and expectations. Takes an active role in identifying skill gaps and certain training functions.
- Direct oversight of the Strategic Underwriting team; manages the referral process for field underwriting.
- Working in close collaboration with the line of business directors, is responsible for underwriting guidelines across all commercial lines along with maintenance of the underwriting manual.
- Helps manage Enterprise Underwriting expenses by monitoring usage with outside vendors, as well as internal process improvements.
- Takes a leadership role in current and future underwriting projects. Serves as underwriting SME in projects for other functional areas.
- Work directly with other areas of Enterprise Underwriting to support the needs of segments with new product/forms/book rolls, or other opportunities as they arise.
- Review and analyze financial and loss experience information to assist in changes needed to rate/rules/guidance for the field.
- Conduit of communication between Enterprise Underwriting and the regional underwriting teams.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Conforms with all corporate policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit
- Dental Benefit
- Vision Benefit
- Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
- 401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment Plan (Includes annual Company financial contribution and discretionary Profit Sharing contribution based upon annual company financial results)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition Assistance, Training, and Professional Designations
- Company-Paid Family Leave
- Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance Benefit
- Voluntary Benefits - Group Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Legal, ID Theft Protection, Pet Insurance
- Student Loan Refinancing Services
- Care.com Membership with Back-up Care, Senior Solutions
- Business Travel Accident Insurance
- Matching Gifts program
- Paid Volunteer Day
- Employee Referral Award Program
- Wellness programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
