Senior National Accounts Underwriting Consultant evaluating and pricing group disability and life insurance for 2,000+ lives. Requires 7+ years of experience in group underwriting and strong analytical skills.
About the role
- Contract Surety Home Office Underwriting Director overseeing underwriting standards and maintaining a loss-free portfolio. Leading a team while engaging with regional offices and C&F leadership.
Responsibilities
- Ensure consistency of underwriting standards across the regional offices and home office underwriting team.
- Monitor accounts for proper rate and capacity compliance.
- Take corrective or proactive measures as necessary.
- Within their authority, make educated underwriting decisions based on recommendations provided by the Contract Surety home office team.
- Proactively engage Surety leadership on underwriting situations outside of individual authority level.
- Act as a resource and knowledge center for regional and home office underwriters.
- Disseminate updates on key industry and underwriting issues regularly through multiple channels including written updates, meetings, and video calls.
- Archive information for future use.
- Act as a primary resource on complex risk accounts, including publicly traded, international, and co-surety scenarios.
- Build, document, maintain, and oversee the necessary underwriting standards and procedures to maintain a loss-free underwriting portfolio.
- Make recommendations and take ownership of future investments.
- Regularly review the Contract Surety portfolio for changes in credit ratings and out of date underwriting data.
- Ensure that appropriate action plans are enacted.
- In coordination with Surety leadership, provide any requested underwriting information to C&F leadership and surety reinsurers.
- Responsible for direct management and development of the home office Contract Surety underwriting team (4-6 direct reports).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus a minimum of 15 years of contract surety experience—prior management/leadership experience required.
- Construction-related legal or accounting expertise preferred.
- Proven ability to decisively manage complex underwriting decisions.
- Strong financial analysis and communication skills.
- Ability to lead and manage others and build relationships/consensus with internal and external stakeholders.
- Travel required as needed (10% +) and must possess a valid driver's license.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Generous 401K employer match.
- Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching.
- Generous Paid Time Off.
- Excellent benefits that go beyond health, dental & vision.
- Our Wellness programs focus on your family’s complete wellness, including your physical and mental wellbeing.
- A core C&F principle is that you manage your career.
- Support for your development, including tuition reimbursement, industry related certifications and professional training available to you.
- A dynamic, ambitious, fun and exciting work environment.
- A spirit of social responsibility, matching donation program, volunteer opportunities, and an employee driven corporate giving.
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