Senior Underwriting Manager - Surety

Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions•, TX

17h•$209,000 - $245,000•Remote

About The Position

Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions is seeking a Senior Underwriting Manager to join its Surety team, based remotely in Texas. The role manages the development, growth, and profitability of a book of business in an assigned territory or region. The manager is accountable for effective underwriting, pricing, development, and retention of profitable business, including management of profit, loss, and expenses. The role oversees financial performance, underwriting quality, portfolio management, compliance, and regional results. It serves as the primary underwriting referral resource for the assigned discipline and may contribute to underwriting guidelines, products, systems, and coverage forms. The position also participates in producer meetings and agency planning, communicates service standards, and develops staff technical skills. Depending on the discipline or segment, it may drive new business production and underwrite a book of business.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 7–10 years of progressively complex insurance experience.
5–7 years of supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

MBA or CPCU designation.

Responsibilities

Manage financial performance of Specialty insurance products in the assigned territory or region, including accident-year loss ratio, premium plans for new business, retention and rate or exposure increases, and commission targets.
Manage underwriting quality and the book of business by executing underwriting strategy and portfolio management, and self-auditing new and renewal business for eligibility, class fit, pricing, deductibles, insurance to value, loss analysis, and documented approvals of underwriting edits.
Identify and analyze book trends, manage catastrophe plans, and apply knowledge of competitive, regulatory, and legal environments.
Act as the primary underwriting referral resource for the assigned discipline; evaluate exposures and documentation with underwriters and make risk acceptance, declination, or modification decisions within assigned authority.
Ensure underwriting decisions comply with state laws, underwriting standards, and authorities.
Monitor regional results, develop corrective actions as needed, and audit adherence to company policies and legal requirements.
Provide strategic and tactical input on products or lines of business and may assist in creating underwriting guidelines, product and system modifications, and coverage forms.
Participate in producer presentation meetings, travel to key producers, and take part in agency planning with other staff.
Communicate and ensure achievement of service standards.
Manage staff technical development and may directly manage Underwriters and/or Underwriting Associates, including goal setting, skill assessment, selection and role alignment, feedback, performance appraisals, and development.
Communicate regional and local goals and oversee training and personal development programs.
Depending on discipline or segment, drive new-business production, write new business, identify program opportunities, maintain agency relationships, and/or underwrite a book of business.