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.
About the role
- Underwriting Team Lead at CRC Group managing insurance coverage for clients. Leading a team of underwriters and brokers while meeting production targets and developing staff.
Responsibilities
- Meet or exceed production targets as assigned by management
- Ensure adherence to carrier underwriting guidelines and policies and procedures
- Mentor and develop staff
- Develop, maintain and cultivate agent and company relationships
- Supervise a multi-person team ensuring all pertinent information is communicated
- Solicit, market, quote, bind and confirm new and existing business
- Negotiate the best terms and coverages available with accessible markets while properly communicating with all producers regarding submissions and decisions for new or renewal business in a timely manner
- Approve and disapprove endorsement/property authority requests according to internal and company guidelines
- Monitor production, hit ratios, renewal retention ratios spread of risks and other production and quality measures to minimize risk and predict future success
- Monitor accounts to ensure compliance with the firm's policies and procedures
- Meet or exceed file documentation standards, comply with underwriting authority level standards and pass all audits performed by markets and our Internal Review Department
- Maintain necessary licenses to produce business
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or appropriate insurance designation
- Three years of experience in underwriting or brokering E&S insurance products
- Must be licensed in corresponding areas of insurance
- Must be able to understand and analyze necessary components of insurance policies
- Ability to understand the client's needs and have knowledge of the risk profiles associated
- Recognize new trends and developments to the insurance industry and be able to incorporate into strategies
- Must have knowledge and experience in commercial multi-line underwriting and rating
- Ability to develop, foster, and maintain an excellent working relationship with agencies and carriers
- Good written and verbal skills
Benefits
- Access to medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and AD&D insurance
- Tax-advantaged savings accounts
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Generous paid time off programs
- Company holidays, vacation and sick days, new parent leave, and more
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