Underwriting Quality Specialist – Commercial P&C
Amerisure Insurance
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Farmington Hills • Illinois • Missouri • United States
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About the role
- Perform regular and ad hoc underwriting quality audits to evaluate adherence to underwriting guidelines, authority levels, documentation standards, and regulatory requirements
- Review underwriting files for accuracy, risk selection, pricing support, coverage analysis, referrals, and system usage
- Document audit findings clearly and consistently, including severity, risk impact, and root cause analysis
- Identify trends, systemic issues, and emerging risks across underwriting teams, products, or regions
- Partner with underwriting leadership, compliance, training, and operations to develop, prioritize, and track remediation plans
- Drive accountability for corrective actions by monitoring progress, timelines, and effectiveness of remediation efforts
- Recommend process improvements, guideline clarifications, training needs, or control enhancements based on audit results
- Support regulatory, internal, and external audit readiness by providing underwriting quality insights and documentation
- Prepare audit reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership, highlighting key risks, trends, and action items
- Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of underwriting quality standards, audit methodologies, and scoring frameworks
Requirements
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- 5 years of Commercial Lines P&C underwriting or underwriting quality/audit experience
- Experience partnering with underwriting leadership on remediation or process improvement initiatives
- Professional designations such as CPCU, ARM, AINS, or similar are a plus
- Strong knowledge of Commercial Lines Property & Casualty underwriting principles, coverages, and risk evaluation
- Demonstrated experience conducting underwriting audits or quality reviews in a regulated insurance environment
- Ability to assess complex underwriting decisions and apply guidelines, authority, and compliance requirements consistently
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends, root causes, and risk implications beyond individual files
- Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to document findings clearly and professionally
- Ability to influence without authority and collaborate effectively with underwriters, leaders, and cross-functional partners
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple audits and remediation efforts simultaneously
- Attention to detail paired with the ability to think strategically about portfolio-level risk and quality outcomes
- Comfort presenting findings and recommendations to underwriting leadership
- Proficiency with underwriting systems, document management tools, and reporting platforms
Benefits
- Competitive base pay
- Performance-based incentive pay
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with profit sharing
- Generous paid time off programs
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
underwriting quality auditsrisk selectionpricing supportcoverage analysisroot cause analysisprocess improvementsguideline clarificationsaudit methodologiesscoring frameworksregulatory compliance
Soft Skills
analytical skillswritten communicationinfluence without authoritycollaborationorganizational skillsprioritizationattention to detailstrategic thinkingpresentation skillsaccountability
Certifications
CPCUARMAINS