Senior Underwriting Manager – Programs
Zurich Insurance
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Illinois, New Jersey, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $197,800 - $304,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Partner with the Programs leadership team to define and execute a multi-year strategy and business goals while identifying new growth opportunities with key distributors.
- Develop tactical plans to achieve profitable growth across a diverse portfolio, and drive results.
- Lead Initiatives, and champion key operational actions and cultivate a customer-focused, results-driven underwriting culture.
- Translate market insights into actionable objectives, and mentor staff to develop strong program administrator and client networks
- Build trusted partnerships with Program Administrators, agents, brokers, and customers, serving as a solutions provider.
- Administer underwriting rules, insurance laws, and rating guidelines, review and act on agency performance and trends.
- Develop and implement policies, procedures, and standards to deliver profitable outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree and 10 or more years of experience in the Underwriting, Market Facing, Broker, Carrier or Risk Management area within the Commercial Insurance industry OR
- Bachelors Degree with 20 or more years of experience in Claims or Underwriting Support area within the Commercial Insurance industry AND
- Experience in Experience in the Programs line of business or segment
- 2 or more years of people management experience
- Advanced knowledge and practice of line/s of business
- Strategic planning and execution experience
- Strong team building and organization skills
- Strong verbal and written and communication skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Experience managing complex portfolios
- Technical knowledge of insurance industry operations and processes
- Knowledge in risk selection and strategical components of anticipating the market environment
- CPCU
Benefits
- competitive pay and comprehensive benefits for employees and their families
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
underwritingrisk managementstrategic planningportfolio managementinsurance lawsrating guidelinesmarket insightspolicy developmentprocedures implementationinsurance industry operations
Soft skills
team buildingorganizationverbal communicationwritten communicationnegotiationmentoringcustomer-focusedresults-drivenleadershiprelationship building
Certifications
Bachelors DegreeCPCU