Underwriter

About the role

The Production Underwriter at Acrisure combines disciplined risk selection with proactive agency development to generate profitable premium growth across Asero’s transportation and specialty insurance programs.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate new and renewal submissions, determine acceptability, coverage, terms and pricing within delegated authority, and manage an assigned portfolio of agencies and producers.
• Improve submission quality, quote-to-bind conversion, retention and loss performance while maintaining strong compliance, file integrity and service standards.
• Meet or exceed assigned new business, renewal, premium and profitability goals while maintaining disciplined underwriting standards.
• Actively manage the submission pipeline, prioritize high-potential opportunities and follow through from initial submission through quote, bind and policy issuance.
• Develop account and agency-level production plans that improve bind ratios, retention, submission quality and cross-program penetration.
• Identify growth opportunities within existing agency relationships and targeted geographies while remaining aligned with portfolio concentration and profitability thresholds.
• Gather market and competitive intelligence and share insights that may inform appetite, pricing, coverage enhancements and ease-of-doing-business initiatives.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with assigned retail agents, brokers, carrier partners and internal stakeholders.
• Provide responsive, professional service and serve as a trusted underwriting resource for producers throughout the submission and renewal process.
• Conduct agency visits, training sessions and periodic performance reviews focused on appetite alignment, submission completeness, production results, retention and loss trends.
• Support the identification, onboarding and activation of new agency partners based on specialization, geographic fit, production potential and historical performance.
• Represent WTU at selected agency meetings, carrier meetings, conferences and industry events, with follow-up focused on measurable pipeline and premium opportunities.
• Maintain complete, accurate and consistent underwriting files and system data in accordance with WTU, carrier and regulatory standards.
• Follow all underwriting, licensing, compliance and state requirements and assist with preparation for and response to internal, carrier and regulatory audits.
• Investigate operational or underwriting issues, communicate status and recommendations to management, and support special projects as assigned.
• Coordinate effectively with underwriting assistants, associate underwriters and policy service personnel to deliver accurate and timely outcomes.
• Provide coaching and technical guidance to less-experienced team members and share best practices that improve workflow quality and consistency.
• Provide backup underwriting support during absences or periods of elevated volume and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Three or more years of commercial property and casualty underwriting, rating, policy service or related insurance experience.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex risk information, make sound underwriting decisions and balance growth with profitability.
• Property and casualty insurance license in the applicable jurisdiction, or the ability to obtain and maintain required licensing.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, negotiation, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience using agency management systems, carrier portals and rating tools.

Preferred Experience

• Commercial auto, trucking, logistics, waste or other transportation-related underwriting experience.
• Managing General Agency, wholesale broker or program administrator experience.
• Experience managing producer relationships and an individual production pipeline or book of business.
• Professional designation such as CPCU, CIC, ARM or comparable insurance credential.