E&S Underwriting Manager

Berkley • Jacksonville, FL

88d

About The Position

The E&S Underwriting Manager will be responsible for building and overseeing the E&S primary auto department. This role will be responsible for Portfolio Strategy & Execution, Risk Selection and Pricing, Portfolio Stewardship and Product Management. This is a critical role which requires oversight of strategic underwriting practices nationally. This leader will utilize their expertise to create, manage, design and drive diverse multidimensional strategies for our E&S book of business. We require strong leadership skills that will cultivate portfolio insights, develop strategy, and deliver a collaborative value chain with our Agents and customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• CPCU Designation Preferred
• 8+ years of E&S experience with primary casualty underwriting and/or management
• Prior commercial insurance business startup experience a plus
• Expert understanding of casualty insurance market and trends, competitor landscape and legal and regulatory environment
• Demonstrable experience setting strategy and monitoring production and profitability on a regional and/or national level

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with actuarial team to develop pricing model and optimize portfolio through risk selection and pricing strategy to maximize profitability
• Develop, implement and monitor underwriting guidelines, rates, forms, pricing, endorsements and procedures
• Develop, implement and manage strategic underwriting for specific lines of E&S
• Provide business forecasting related to trends and profitability
• Thoughtfully establish group strategy, appetite and marketing plans
• Lead pro-active discussions with reinsurers, verifying the appropriate use of reinsurance used by specific lines of business, including various treaty and facultative reinsurance
• Conduct regular visits with general agents, brokers and program managers to understand business needs, reinforce objectives, drive business results and identify new business opportunities
• Monitor results, collaborate with actuarial team and optimize portfolio through risk selection and pricing strategy to maximize profitability
• Eventually will be responsible for the planning and management of building out the E&S team including: hiring, placement, training, performance management, salary planning and administration and budgeting

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees