Senior Underwriting Manager
5 days ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Underwriting Manager to join our team at QBE Insurance Group Limited. As a key member of our underwriting team, you will be responsible for guiding underwriters in the execution of assigned lines of business strategy, developing policies and procedures that align with department goals, and supporting the underwriting of business that contributes to a profitable portfolio.
Key Responsibilities- Enhance underwriting portfolio by measuring, analyzing, and communicating agency performance to ensure alignment with business strategy, retention of key partners, and acquisition of desired business.
- Monitor degree of risk by identifying, measuring, managing, and accounting for risks during team underwriting process to ensure team analyses and recommendations yield profitable risk selection.
- Recommend and implement business growth initiatives by monitoring insurance market trends and developments to promote adoption of best practices for profitability.
- Manage underwriting systems data entry to ensure accurate capturing of department data and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Cultivate efficient team functioning by managing resources and recommending and implementing needed changes to fill in gaps and ensure streamlined strategy execution.
- Influence team by modeling strong relationship building with key stakeholders to encourage team to utilize timely and effective communication and deliver personalized and quality service.
- Increase team awareness of and engagement with business plan by leading internal meetings to share and develop strategy and best practices for team to underwrite profitable business.
- Guide key stakeholder decision-making and understanding of operations by sharing underwriting technical expertise with team, agents, and regulators and clarifying complex escalated inquiries to transfer information and cultivate a strong department reputation.
- Manage budgeted resources by anticipating expenditures, accurately forecasting resource needs/costs, and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements and achieve fiscal responsibility.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- 10+ years relevant experience.
- Preferred competencies/skills include maintaining current, accurate, and readily accessible data, building and capitalizing on beneficial internal and external relationships, utilizing effective research and investigative techniques, using internal and external resources to gather, analyze, and reorganize information, and negotiating skillfully in tough situations.
- Preferred experience includes managing or leading others, and specific participation and memberships in professional organizations such as the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Surety & Fidelity Association of America, American Bankers Association, and Professional Liability Underwriting Society, or RIMS.
- Preferred knowledge includes events affecting the industry, understanding of competition and the marketplace for assigned programs, advanced working knowledge of underwriting methodologies and best practices, advanced working knowledge of organizational underwriting guidelines and standards, and understanding of laws and regulations relevant to underwriting standards, processes, and procedures.
We are an international insurer that's building momentum towards realizing our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. Our people will be at the center of our success, and we're proud to work together to enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies, and our communities.
What We OfferWe offer a competitive salary range of $146,000 - $220,000, depending on education, experience, skills, geographic location, and business needs. We also offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing benefits, a competitive 401(k) contribution, and a paid-time off program. Regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE's annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance.
How to ApplyTo submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step-by-step process. QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
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