Small Business Underwriting Assistant Manager
EMC Insurance Companies
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $97,889 - $134,921 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Supervises assigned Small Business underwriting (SBU) team
- Ensures alignment with SBU and Corporate Underwriting guidelines
- Provides hands-on guidance on account strategy, risk selection, and pricing adequacy
- Partners with Small Business leadership to operationalize strategies
- Engages with regional offices and collaborates with assigned underwriters
- Conducts agency visits, virtual or in person
- Partners with sales to identify and address challenges
- Collaborates with Small Business leadership to validate and implement updates
- Reviews referral patterns, escalation types, and exceptions
- Ensures compliance with underwriting authority, regulatory requirements, and internal policy standards
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in an insurance or business related field, or equivalent experience
- Eight years of commercial lines underwriting experience
- Prior underwriting experience in small business
- CPCU designation or other underwriting-related designation(s) preferred
- Previous supervisory/leadership experience preferred
- Prior experience with automated underwriting platforms or digital underwriting tools preferred
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible working hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- Wellness initiatives
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
commercial lines underwritingrisk selectionpricing adequacyaccount strategyautomated underwriting platformsdigital underwriting tools
Soft skills
supervisory experienceleadershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solving
Certifications
CPCU designation