Senior Underwriter - Education

Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.•Merrill, WI

6d•Remote

About The Position

CM Regent, A subsidiary of Church Mutual Insurance Company, is seeking an Underwriter II for our Education Center of Excellence. This individual will work with our key broker partners in Pennsylvania on our flagship Education program. Within the scope of established binding authority and company underwriting guidelines, this candidate will evaluate complex Education submissions, identify potential exposures, recommend appropriate coverage solutions, and offer strategic risk management advice. They will ensure accurate pricing of insurance products specifically tailored to Education risks.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred. Associate in Underwriting (AU) designation or successful completion of two Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) courses may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience, preferably with a property and casualty insurance company in underwriting.
Ability and initiative to be self-directed.
Recognize and be receptive to change opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Expertise of the underwriting functions, insurance coverages, and principles to handle highly complex insurance transactions, including reinsurance application and administration.
Operate as a subject matter expert and leader for commercial underwriting.
Demonstrated success in the ability to effectively identify and analyze exposures, recognize areas of concern, and develop appropriate solutions.
Superior ability to make decisions outside parameter-based situations but within binding authority.
Superior ability to explain decisions to others and negotiate appropriate solutions.
Solid organizational skills.
Work closely with management to provide leadership through knowledge, confidence, and integrity.
Demonstrated desire and commitment to learn, accept new challenges, and strive for personal improvement/growth.
Support others by sharing knowledge.
Develop and maintain positive working relationships throughout the company. Work closely with management to achieve corporate objectives.
Advanced ability to effectively communicate with others professionally, respectfully, and timely.
Effectively use CM Group computer systems and stay current with changes.
Ability to provide leadership in a team environment.
Responsible, dedicated behavior to accomplish workload expectations and to assist others when necessary.
Ability to travel as necessary and/or required.

Responsibilities

Within established binding authority and in compliance with filings, effectively write and retain business to meet corporate objectives.
Using various sources of information, analyze, evaluate, make, and document decisions to achieve desired underwriting results on a highly complex assigned book of business. Recognize exposures to loss, identify coverage alternatives, develop risk management recommendations, and adequately price to an expected profitability level. Negotiate solutions, keeping the customer in mind. Decline/nonrenew business not meeting standards.
Thoroughly understand the reinsurance function, calculations, and administration per company guidelines.
Communicate with supervisor on issues exceeding binding authority and territory issues.
Maintain an effective business relationship with and be a mentor to the sales force. Explain and help develop an understanding of coverages, forms, guidelines, and underwriting philosophies. Proactively research, gather, and disseminate information to help service customers and offer suggestions on options and alternative approaches to coverage, pricing, and risk management.
Maintain underwriting expertise through an awareness of changes within the Underwriting Department, understanding CM Group, insurance industry coverages, policy forms, and operations specific to our niches. Professional knowledge development using external and internal opportunities.
Maintain an advanced level of knowledge regarding insurance issues, products, trends in the market, and pricing principles. Maintain a program of self-development to strengthen underwriting knowledge and personal skills.
Take a leadership role in achieving customer expectations through meeting department timeliness expectations, assisting in territories as needed, and positive interactions with all customers (including Sales, Technical Support, and other departments).
Be a resource to the Underwriting Department through enhancing the knowledge of others, acting as a subject matter expert for the department and others in CM Group, assisting underwriting personnel with accounts above their binding authority or beyond their knowledge level, and assisting the department in special projects.
Be a leader within the Underwriting Department through acting as role model, being engaged in changes, being energetic to recognize and resolve issues, assisting others to work in a team environment, assuming responsibility for decisions and actions, and developing trust within the department.