Director of Underwriting, Commercial Lines GL

1 month ago

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. Full time
For more than 170 years, The Hanover has been committed to delivering on our promises and being there when it matters the most. We live our values every day, demonstrating we CARE through our values, ESG initiatives and IDE journey.

Our Corporate Underwriting Team is seeking an Underwriting Director for our General Liability Umbrella lines of business. We are open on the location for the position.

This position is fully Remote.

Position summary:
A leader in our largest combined lines of business nationally with responsibility for our corporate underwriting results across both Commercial and Specialty Businesses. Provides advanced level of expertise and guidance for the Company. Viewed as an expert in GL and Umbrella providing both consultation and guidance on emerging issues, loss trends and good corporate governance. This role works closely with the Business Leadership teams as well as the Field Organization.

This is a Full-time, Exempt role.

Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
  • Strong collaboration to generate top and bottom-line casualty results, often across multiple business segments.
  • Formulates long term guidance to ensure proper corporate execution.
  • Closely monitors and analyzes loss trends and other developments.
  • Synthesizes internal and external casualty information to make recommendations to senior level leadership.
  • Assumes leadership on potential emerging risks with guidance on how to influence positive results.
  • Responsible for the ongoing training across the enterprise to guide field personnel in underwriting execution and pricing.
Leadership & Coaching:
  • Develop a culture of holding team members accountable for results and results-oriented behaviors.
  • Participates in our Casualty Working Group
  • Creates followers at all levels of the Company.
  • Instills a winning spirit in the organization and with colleagues.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and influence across multiple levels of the organization including executive, senior and field management.
  • Portfolio Development:
  • Achieve desired results thru a multi-discipline environment including Actuarial, Finance, Claims, Operations, IT and Legal.
  • Proactive participation in national industry associations such as panel participation including Verisk, APCIA and others.
  • Develop corporate guidance and other white papers on the leading issues affecting the casualty line of business.
Product Management:
  • Manages national casualty portfolio.
  • Owns results and identifies improvement opportunities.
  • Collaborates with Product including casualty product design, manuscripts and other related investment priorities.
  • Partners with CUOs, ISD's, and others to develop sound underwriting practices to achieve industry goals.
Underwriting Guidance and Support:
  • Accountable for overall corporate governance within the GL and Umbrella lines of business.
  • Assist in companywide education plans for commercial and specialty businesses.
  • Responsible for identifying casualty trends and analyze and recommend the company's response.
  • Makes recommendations for specific underwriting execution.
  • Handles the most complex underwriting referrals that fall outside the authority of field organization.
Required Skills, Key Competencies and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree (advanced management degree preferred).
  • 10+ years of commercial lines underwriting.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience within General Liability and Umbrella including the ability to manage results.
  • Professional designations desired but not required.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT:

It's not just a job, it's a career, and we are here to support you every step of the way. We want you to be successful and fulfilled. Through on-the-job experiences, personalized coaching and our robust learning and development programs, we encourage you - at every level - to grow and develop.

BENEFITS:

We offer comprehensive benefits to help you be healthy, build financial security, and balance work and home life. At The Hanover, you'll enjoy what you do and have the support you need to succeed.

Benefits include:
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • 401K with a company match
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • PTO
  • Company paid holidays
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Cultural Awareness Day in support of IDE
  • On-site medical/wellness center (Worcester only)
  • Click here for the full list of Benefits
EEO statement:

The Hanover values diversity in the workplace and among our customers. The company provides equal opportunity for employment and promotion to all qualified employees and applicants on the basis of experience, training, education, and ability to do the available work without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, ancestry or any other status protected by law.

Furthermore, The Hanover Insurance Group is committed to providing an equal opportunity workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment based on national origin, race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected by law."

As an equal opportunity employer, Hanover does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities who wish to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, should contact us at: and include the link of the job posting in which you are interested.

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