Underwriting Manager – Payroll Partner
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Pittsburgh • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Serve as primary point of contact for underwriting questions and escalations from our key Payroll Partner relationships.
- Partner with AVP of Payroll Strategic Partnerships to help drive written premium growth, retention, and partner engagement.
- Handle higher level referrals from the team supervisors, communicate new directives to the team, and work with management on underwriting strategies for these partnerships.
- Oversee the monitoring of submission and renewal volumes, team efficiencies, and service level metrics for the teams.
- Review and assess workflow and staffing needs for the teams, including coordination of training for both new hires and current underwriting staff.
- Review quality control audits to identify training opportunities and create performance improvement and coaching plans.
- Assist Implementation team in ensuring Underwriting Policies and Procedures Manuals are current and accurate.
- Travel to key relationships, moderate virtual agency meetings, and attend trade shows as needed.
Requirements
- BA/BS degree preferred.
- Prior Supervisory experience required
- Technical insurance designations such as AU, API, CIC or CPCU designations preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of underwriting experience.
- Advanced knowledge of property and casualty underwriting procedures, risk assessment, and practices.
- Skilled in Sales and Negotiation
- Familiarity with insurance policy language and forms.
- Solid understanding of key service metrics and various data tools.
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong time management, organizational, and prioritization skills with an ability to manage multiple projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- Capable of collaborating effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
- Strong work ethic, independence, and dependability.
- Ability to develop and refine workflow processes.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Healthcare benefits package that begins on first day of employment
- 401K retirement plan with company match
- Enjoy generous paid time off to support your work-life balance plus 9 ½ paid holidays
- Up to 6 weeks of parental and bonding leave
- Hybrid work schedule (3 days in the office, 2 days from home)
- Longevity awards (every 5 years of employment, receive a generous monetary award to be used toward a vacation)
- Tuition reimbursement after 6 months of employment
- Numerous opportunities for continued training and career advancement
- And much more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
underwritingrisk assessmentproperty and casualty underwriting proceduresworkflow processesdata analysissalesnegotiation
Soft skills
supervisory experiencetime managementorganizational skillsprioritizationwritten communicationverbal communicationcollaborationindependencedependability
Certifications
AUAPICICCPCU