Define and document complex commercial underwriting rules, appetite, and authority limits for integration into the Guidewire Product Model.
Lead 'Train-the-Trainer' sessions and provide high-level guidance on how commercial forms, endorsements, and rating logic should behave within the new platform.
Collaborate with the technical team during Inception and Elaboration phases to map legacy data fields to Guidewire’s data architecture.
Design 'To-Be' underwriting workflows that leverage Guidewire’s automation capabilities (e.g., straight-through processing for small commercial or automated referrals for middle-market).
Identify opportunities to eliminate manual workarounds currently present in legacy systems.
Validate that the Underwriter Desktop UI/UX is intuitive and aligns with the daily needs of the production team.
Develop and execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts to ensure system outputs (quotes, policies, and documents) meet technical and regulatory standards.
Perform 'Side-by-Side' testing to compare legacy system rating outputs against Guidewire results to ensure actuarial precision.
Review and approve the logic for automated correspondence and policy issuance documents.
Serve as a champion for the new system, helping field underwriters and agents navigate the transition from legacy processes.

Requirements

Seven years of Commercial Underwriting experience in property/casualty, auto, and/or Workers Compensation lines of business, preferably including supervisory/management experience.
Technical expertise in commercial risk selection and pricing.
Knowledge of management information and business systems (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated presentation skills.
Analytical thinking skills to make timely, appropriate decisions and recommendations after reviewing all relevant information.
Ability to successfully interact with the Agency Force to grow business while maintaining underwriting discipline.
Ability to read and interpret policy contract language.
Broad-based working knowledge of relevant insurance laws and statutes; the contract issue process, computer systems, competitor’s products and marketing practices.

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills

commercial underwritingrisk selectionpricingUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)data architectureworkflow designautomation capabilitiespolicy issuancedata mappingactuarial precision

Soft skills

analytical thinkingverbal communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal skillspresentation skillsdecision makingcollaborationguidancechampioning changeinteraction with Agency Force