Senior Underwriting Manager, Property

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Underwriting Manager to oversee our Major Accounts Property portfolio in the Central Region. In this role, you will be responsible for managing a team of underwriters focused on complex monoline property accounts with a minimum Total Insured Value of at least $100 million. You will guide, mentor, and develop your team, ensuring they have the tools and resources needed to succeed while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and approve underwriting decisions for large single carrier admitted property accounts by evaluating property exposures, hazards, financial information, requested coverages, loss history, pricing targets, and desired program structures to determine appropriate terms and conditions
• Work closely with Risk Engineering to enhance underwriting processes and strategies, ensuring a profitable book of business
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with producers and customers to drive growth and retention
• Contribute to the development and execution of underwriting strategies that align with overall business objectives and market trends
• Drive a culture of underwriting excellence across entire portfolio
• Drive change initiatives within the team
• Maintain a visible external profile and excellent relationships with external brokers/agents, partners and stakeholders, leveraging these relationships to help the team achieve their goals and expand their own networks
• Act as a point of escalation/referral on particularly tricky or novel underwriting decisions and uphold and exemplify the company's value proposition across the business and market
• May cover for manager where required
• Be accountable for the performance of a portfolio (or part thereof) within a sub-segment of business underwritten by the team
• May continue underwriting specific policies and delivering the work of an Underwriter

Qualifications

• Degree in Business or equivalent typically required
• A minimum of 10 years progressive underwriting experience expected, including a minimum of 2 years of proven underwriting management experience, preferred
• CPCU or professional insurance designation preferred
• Proven analytical ability to evaluate high impact underwriting risks within scope of responsibility
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex analyses and information
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills in dealing with internal and external partners required

Skills

• Strong leadership skills
• Development of people
• Strategic thinking
• Sustained effective portfolio management and profitable growth
• Communications skills
• Decision-making skills
• Results-oriented
• Industrious
• Innovative
• Problem-solving skills
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Negotiating skills