Underwriting Manager

UFG Insurance

Underwriting Manager leading multi-line, multi-industry production underwriters to achieve profitable growth at UFG Insurance. Fostering agency partnerships and managing territory performance with a focus on commercial lines.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $140,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain accountability for assigned territory, ensuring profitable growth and achievement of profit and premium plans for prescribed business unit strategies.
Lead a team of underwriters to profitably underwrite complex new and renewal business through risk selection, pricing, contractual integrity, and account management, in accordance with delegated authority, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Effectively coach and develop the team to execute underwriting technical discipline and established quality standards to: Demonstrate critical thinking in assessing the risk and identifying exposures and controls.
Price risk commensurate with exposures and controls.
Set appropriate terms and conditions to deliver a profitable portfolio.
Document assigned files with underwriting thought process.
Serve as a subject matter expert to assist team members with complex risks.
Through effective portfolio management skills, achieve profit and premium plans for prescribed business unit strategies.
Execution of business plans for achieving established operational plan targets for written premium, loss ratio, renewal retention, pricing, and expense management.
Achieve production goals within assigned territory, leading the team to: Effectively conduct both in-person and virtual sales calls with agencies and insureds.
Prospect and develop a strong pipeline of new business opportunities.
Develop and maintain successful relationships with producers and agencies.
Collaborate with Business Unit and Line of Business underwriting, Sales and Distribution, Underwriting Center, Underwriting Support, Risk Control, Legal, Claims, and other internal partners to ensure optimal stakeholder management.
Exhibit and coach market-facing sales skills such as prospecting, marketing, pipelining, production meetings, developing deep relationships with producers and agencies, increasing UFG’s relevance in the marketplace.
Represent UFG in the marketplace, articulating the company’s capabilities in underwriting, risk control, and claims, across all business units at UFG.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Four year college degree preferred
Completion of AU Designation, CIC and/or CPCU designations preferred
Leadership/management certification or educational experience preferred
7+ years commercial lines underwriting experience preferred
Advanced risk evaluation and insurance contract knowledge
Capability to execute current underwriting strategy for assigned territory to make effective underwriting decisions
Ability to lead a team by utilizing skillset of collaboration, persuasion, vision, emotional intelligence, and talent development
Demonstrated success cultivating and maintaining business relationships with key customers to support departmental goals and objectives
Strong leadership skills to include ability to mentor, coach, and train
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while prioritizing and completing work efficiently and effectively
Excellent customer service skills
Effective stakeholder management skills to include the ability to establish high degree of trust with internal and external partners
Analytical and problem-solving skills with an affinity for detailed accuracy
Advanced communication and negotiation skills
Strong time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and effective dates
Advanced knowledge of agency force and current market environment
Excellent sales skills, with a proven track record of growing a profitable book of business.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual incentive compensation
Medical, dental, vision & life insurance
Accident, critical Illness & short-term disability insurance
Retirement plans with employer contributions
Generous time-off program
Programs designed to support the employee well-being and financial security.

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Hard Skills & Tools

commercial lines underwritingrisk evaluationinsurance contract knowledgeunderwriting strategy executionpricingportfolio managementcontractual integrityaccount managementloss ratio managementpremium plans

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationpersuasionemotional intelligencetalent developmentcustomer servicestakeholder managementanalytical skillsproblem-solvingtime management

Certifications

AU DesignationCICCPCUleadership/management certification