Regional Underwriting Supervisor - Eastern Alliance

About the role

An exciting opportunity exists to join the ProAssurance family of companies! Our mission is powerful and simple: We protect others. Choosing a place to apply your talents is an important decision for anyone. You have plenty of options. Why choose ProAssurance? At ProAssurance, we sell a pledge, and that pledge is delivered by our team members. We are seeking individuals who value integrity, leadership, relationships, and enthusiasm—and want to build their career with a great company where they can be their authentic self and feel valued, recognized, and rewarded for their contributions. ProAssurance specializes in healthcare professional liability, products liability for medical technology and life sciences, legal professional liability, and workers' compensation insurance. We are an industry-leading specialty insurer, with job opportunities in much of the contiguous United States. This position supports our workers' compensation line of business, Eastern Alliance, and is a hybrid role, based out of Charlotte NC or Ridgeland MS. The primary responsibility of the Regional Underwriting Supervisor is to provide leadership to meet the Company’s financial and operational goals to support the Company’s business plan and objectives and to ensure execution of the defined strategic initiatives and operational objectives.

Responsibilities

• 30% - Within approved authority, analyze risks for new and renewal business in support of the company’s underwriting objectives; make decisions in support of profitability about accepting, modifying, or declining all new and renewal business within the timelines set by regulatory and Company guidelines. Independently underwrite assigned accounts, including the review and analysis of financial statements. Assume lead underwriting responsibilities and/or management oversight for assigned Inova programs.
• 20% - Provide referral underwriting expertise for the unit, review/audit files to provide guidance and development on underwriting strategies.
• 15% - Provides guidance, support, and growth opportunities to line underwriters. Ensures that each team member has a meaningful professional development plan that supports the team member’s career goals. Defines and manages the achievement of performance objectives for all direct reports; provides frequent feedback and meets with direct reports on a regular basis for meaningful coaching discussions on all aspects of the team member’s performance and development. Regularly reviews underwriting authority of staff and makes recommendations for adjustments. Conducts meaningful annual performance reviews on a timely basis and makes salary adjustment recommendations in accordance with the Company’s salary administration plan. Effectively manages the progressive discipline process, including potential termination of a team member, in collaboration with Human Resources and appropriate members of the management team.
• 15% - Cultivates and develop high quality internal and external working relationships by visiting and communicating with agents, policyholders, and other departments on a regular and timely basis as necessitated by business needs and company guidelines. Advocate Eastern as a carrier of choice, promoting products and services, and identifying new business opportunities, including alternative insurance programs in collaboration with the