Senior Production Underwriter / Production Underwriting Specialist – Select Casualty

Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow. At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Great American Risk Solutions writes a diverse mix of property and casualty business, both primary and excess. Risk Solutions writes mostly non-admitted business, partnering with leading wholesalers. We focus on specialized solutions for a diverse market. Our team members display strong personal character, integrity, and honesty. We are driven champions of change and focus on results. We emphasize teamwork, collaboration among underwriting, claims, and shared services teams, and continuous development of interpersonal and technical skills.

About the role

We are currently looking for a Production Underwriting Specialist to join our Select Casualty business unit, the newest profit center in our Great American Risk Solutions Division. This individual will have responsibility for risk selection/rejection, pricing, retention, growth, and profitability per the divisional goals. This position will be based in our Cincinnati, OH headquarters.

Great American’s culture is built on connection, shared learning, and strong relationships. To support this, employees in this role are expected to be on-site four days a week (Tuesday-Thursday required), with the flexibility to work one day remotely, Monday or Friday. Remote candidates with the right experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Has responsibility for risk selection/rejection, pricing, retention, growth, and profitability per divisional objectives.
• Uses independent judgment and initiative to support business goals.
• Maintains a high level of customer service.
• Analyzes coverage and limit requests and decides what terms to offer.
• Prices business in accordance with company guidelines.
• Assesses risk quality and compliance within company guidelines and initiates appropriate loss prevention actions.
• Orders and screens miscellaneous reports needed in the rating and underwriting processes, such as Motor Vehicle reports, loss history reports, credit checks, outside inspections, loss control, etc.
• Develops and maintains effective business relationships with internal and external customers/coworkers in order to attract and retain profitable business.
• Visits agents, brokers, and producers in order to retain existing accounts, build and maintain business relationships, and develop new opportunities in support of divisional objectives.
• Interprets, explains, and markets products and services.
• Administers, applies, and may update underwriting rules and guidelines, rating manual rules, and insurance laws and regulations.
• Provides technical advice to lower level associates and other functional areas.
• May have responsibility for performance and coaching of staff and may have a participatory role in decisions regarding talent selection, development, and performance management for direct reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Generally, 3-10+ years of commercial underwriting experience or equivalent work experience
• Excess and Surplus Lines experience is a plus
• Must have strong communication skills to build and leverage excellent customer relationships and to successfully market products and services
• Must have strong hands-on experience with various computer systems including rating systems, MS Word and Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Completion of or progression towards Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation is a plus
• Ability to travel to visit with brokers

Pay

Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $115,000.00

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees*.

• Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement.
• Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits.

Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs.

*Excludes seasonal employees and interns.