Line of Business Underwriting Director - Commercial Auto & Worker's Compensation (Hybrid or Remote)

Amerisure Insurance•Duluth, GA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Amerisure creates exceptional value for its partners, policyholders, and employees. As a property and casualty insurance company, Amerisure’s promise to our partner agencies and policyholders begins with a comprehensive line of insurance products designed to protect businesses, as well as the health and safety of every employee. 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. Amerisure is recruiting for a Line of Business Underwriting Director – Commercial Auto & Workers Compensation to join our team. This role will be hybrid if near a local office or for the right candidate can be remote from most locations in the U.S. Position Summary: The Line of Business Underwriting Director provides strategic leadership for the Workers Compensation and Auto lines of business to assist in achieving growth and profit objectives. This role shapes and executes underwriting strategies informed by market trends, industry insights, data analysis, and underwriting performance. The Director serves as a key driver of portfolio strategy, underwriting discipline, and long-term business success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work-related experience
10 years commercial underwriting insurance experience with expertise in construction or manufacturing exposures
Experience across multiple core lines of business preferred with depth of knowledge and expertise in Workers Compensation and Auto lines of business
Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Proven ability to build strong partnerships and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to function in a fast paced, highly visible, and evolving environment.
Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including comfort with ambiguity.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with internal and external customers.
Demonstrated successful capability to resolve conflict over sensitive or complex issues.
Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to effectively build relationships across all levels of the organization.
Experience influencing and collaborating at the executive level.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategic direction for assigned lines of business including risk appetite, underwriting guidelines, opportunity identification, underwriting tools, OKRs, and overall book management
Develop analytic insights, leading indicators, and profitability drivers through internal and external research to support data driven decision making.
Monitor and analyze portfolio performance, identifying emerging trends, and pinpoint opportunities to enhance growth and profitability.
Recommend strategic or executional adjustments based on data-driven insights and external factors such as competitive dynamics, industry trends, and judicial or regulatory developments.
Identify line of business needs and manage underwriting controls, risk appetite, and tools in partnership with industry practices, product development, and field underwriting teams.
Evaluate risks outside of field authority in accordance with corporate guidelines and place facultative reinsurance when necessary to protect the company’s financial integrity.
Collaborate with field underwriting, actuarial, financial planning and analytics to establish pricing program recommendations that align with company strategy.
Lead cross-departmental projects related to process improvement, operational efficiency, and expense management
Provide technical expertise for designated lines of business to support underwriting training, product development, form updates, and service enhancements.