The Underwriting Manager leads a team of Underwriters, ensuring underwriting integrity and profitability while fostering teamwork and organizational success through data-driven improvements and customer experience enhancement.
Distinguished is a leading national insurance Program Manager providing specialized insurance programs to brokers and agents with specific expertise in Real Estate, Community Associations, Hospitality, Fine Art/Collectibles, Restaurants, Inland Marine, Surety, Executive Lines, Marine Cargo, Crisis Management, Transactional Risk and Construction Professionals & Environmental. Distinguished partners with a select group of highly rated insurance companies to provide exclusive programs to our national network of 4,000 agencies and brokerages. You will have an opportunity to work with an energetic, passionate team that is committed to growth by helping our customers grow their business and building a best-in-class system, as well as a great place to work.
The Underwriting Manager leads and motivates a team of Underwriters on our Real Estate Umbrella program, ensuring underwriting integrity, profitability, and an exceptional customer experience. Leveraging data and thoughtful analysis, the role requires advanced expertise to recommend and implement business improvements. The manager fosters teamwork and organizational success while embracing accountability, ownership, and the celebration of achievements.
RESPONSIBILITIES
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
LOCATION
COMPENSATION AND PERKS
CORE VALUES
Our Core Values define our business. At Distinguished Programs you will achieve goals focused in the best interest of our customer. INTEGRITY plays a crucial role in the way Distinguished does business. INNOVATION enables us to remain an industry trendsetter. You will be involved in projects that advance our products, processes, and people! You will collaborate with leaders in the organization and build RELATIONSHIPS with your colleagues, carriers and customers. Capitalize on your interests and strengths to drive an enrichment focused path allowing your determination to launch your career in an industry of endless opportunities. Bring your passion to the work you do, the people you impact and the success we ACHIEVE together. Acceptance and appreciation for diversity and inclusion are at our core
The Underwriting Manager leads and motivates a team of Underwriters on our Real Estate Umbrella program, ensuring underwriting integrity, profitability, and an exceptional customer experience. Leveraging data and thoughtful analysis, the role requires advanced expertise to recommend and implement business improvements. The manager fosters teamwork and organizational success while embracing accountability, ownership, and the celebration of achievements.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage, mentor and coach Underwriters in technical and professional skills
- Supervise the underwriting operations while providing guidance to a team of Underwriters
- Monitor and report on portfolio performance and execute on strategic pricing and growth models
- Administer and ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines, rating rules and insurance regulations
- Work with Program Managers to strengthen and grow designated programs
- Partner with Sales Executives and Program Managers to ensure fluid communication and alignment
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers
- Create, coordinate and participate in underwriting training
- Foster an environment conducive to continuous improvement
- Solve for root cause problems and provide a resolution path
- Recommend and implement changes to improve workflow, productivity, growth, profitability and quality
- Monitor, manage and report on Service Level Agreement to key stakeholders
- Participate and ensure quality control process
- Obtain and understand market intel and trends
- Underwrite as needed; risk selection, pricing and coverage assessment based on underwriting guidelines
- Limited travel may be required
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- 7+ years commercial insurance underwriting experience
- 3+ years with direct supervision and/or management of people
- Advanced technical underwriting expertise with a high level of insurance knowledge & underwriting practices
- Data analytics to monitor profitability of products, rate achievement, and SLA’s
- High energy, pro-active self-starter with a strong sense of urgency
- Ability to set and meet goals by obtaining buy-in from management, peers and associates
- Interpersonal skills necessary to achieve desired goals and interact effectively
- High level of confidence, integrity, energy and enthusiasm
- Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills
- Highly detail oriented
- Superior organization skills including the ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
- Professional insurance designation(s) preferred
- Insurance license per state requirements preferred
LOCATION
- This is a remote role based anywhere in the United States.
COMPENSATION AND PERKS
- $120,000 - $150,000 base salary plus yearly cash bonus. Salary commensurate with knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location.
- Summer Fridays (Leave at 2:00PM all Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day).
- Great healthcare coverage including Medical, Vision, and Dental.
- 401k with 4% company match. Immediately 100% vested.
- Life, disability and supplemental insurance.
- Growth and development opportunities.
- Wellness Benefits including an Employee Assistance Program, Telemedicine, and Peloton App Digital Membership for 1 year (or if you have Peloton equipment, receive a 4-month waiver
- Work/Life Balance with generous time off policy including PTO and paid holidays, Summer Hours, Dependent Daycare flexible spending account, paid parental leave, a commuter account, and a sabbatical every 7 years.
CORE VALUES
Our Core Values define our business. At Distinguished Programs you will achieve goals focused in the best interest of our customer. INTEGRITY plays a crucial role in the way Distinguished does business. INNOVATION enables us to remain an industry trendsetter. You will be involved in projects that advance our products, processes, and people! You will collaborate with leaders in the organization and build RELATIONSHIPS with your colleagues, carriers and customers. Capitalize on your interests and strengths to drive an enrichment focused path allowing your determination to launch your career in an industry of endless opportunities. Bring your passion to the work you do, the people you impact and the success we ACHIEVE together. Acceptance and appreciation for diversity and inclusion are at our core
Top Skills
Data Analytics
Insurance Knowledge
Underwriting Practices
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