Insurance Product Development Manager and Forms Analyst

Berkley • Tampa, FL

104d

About The Position

The Insurance Product Development Manager and Forms Analyst will define product vision, lead cross-functional development teams, and oversee project execution to ensure timely and successful product delivery. The Manager ensures product designs meet compliance requirements and provides strategic guidance and technical support throughout the product lifecycle. Policy and endorsement language creation and oversight is a key component of the job. Design policy and endorsement language while contributing to the formulation of underwriting rules that drive consistent and accurate policy issuance and pricing. Maintain and regularly update policy forms, product user guides, and supporting documentation, including conducting a comprehensive annual review to ensure accuracy, compliance, and relevance across all materials. Evaluate insurance products to promote consistent underwriting practices and maintain compliance. Draft tailored (manuscript) and standardized endorsements to address specific coverage needs and ensure product flexibility. Monitor and analyze laws, regulations, case law, and ISO circulars to assess their impact on insurance products, underwriting practices, and internal procedures, ensuring timely updates and compliance across all jurisdictions. Develop policy language and underwriting rules for major program updates that enhance product offerings and deliver added value to clients. Collaborate with Corporate Underwriting, Executive Team and Product Line Leaders to research and evaluate new product opportunities, assess their impact on existing offerings, and coordinate cross-functional efforts to bring new products to market. Contribute to strategic discussions and planning sessions related to product improvements and new product initiatives. Support the CUO in identifying and addressing emerging risks by conducting research and providing well-informed responses to underwriting inquiries across a broad range of insurance topics. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders—including Legal, Claims, Actuarial, Underwriting, Compliance, and Marketing—to ensure insurance products align with internal standards and meet all applicable state regulatory requirements. Work closely with IT teams, including system administrators, to ensure accurate representation of products in the forms library and policy issuance systems, and to coordinate timely implementation of product updates. Upload and maintain policy forms and endorsements within internal systems, ensuring accuracy and proper system integration. Configure and oversee form attachment rules within internal systems to ensure accurate form selection based on underwriting parameters and jurisdictional requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 10+ years of experience in the Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance industry.
• Strong background in product development and forms creation.
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Proficiency with business and productivity tools, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Familiarity with policy administration systems and form management platforms.
• Customer-focused mindset with a proactive approach.
• Highly detail-oriented with strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to shifting deadlines.
• Knowledge of state filing requirements across multiple jurisdictions is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Active participation in insurance industry education and professional designations (e.g., CPCU, RPLU, ARM).
• Familiarity with ISO rating plans and insurance product structures.
• Experience with ISO-based forms.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision and lead cross-functional development teams.
• Oversee project execution to ensure timely and successful product delivery.
• Ensure product designs meet compliance requirements.
• Provide strategic guidance and technical support throughout the product lifecycle.
• Create and oversee policy and endorsement language.
• Maintain and regularly update policy forms, product user guides, and supporting documentation.
• Conduct comprehensive annual reviews to ensure accuracy, compliance, and relevance.
• Evaluate insurance products to promote consistent underwriting practices.
• Draft tailored and standardized endorsements to address specific coverage needs.
• Monitor and analyze laws, regulations, case law, and ISO circulars.
• Develop policy language and underwriting rules for major program updates.
• Collaborate with Corporate Underwriting, Executive Team, and Product Line Leaders.
• Contribute to strategic discussions and planning sessions related to product improvements.
• Support the CUO in identifying and addressing emerging risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure compliance with internal standards.
• Work closely with IT teams to ensure accurate representation of products.
• Upload and maintain policy forms and endorsements within internal systems.
• Configure and oversee form attachment rules within internal systems.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation plan.
• Robust benefits package for full-time regular employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree