Underwriting Consultant - Construction (Regional Underwriting Officer) (Middle Market P&C) (Hybrid or Remote)

POSITION SUMMARY

Provides specialized property and casualty underwriting consultation to Amerisure’s underwriting teams, ensuring alignment with underwriting strategy, profitability, and premium goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluate and recommend appropriate underwriting decisions across lines of business, exercising a high level of field underwriting authority with Construction expertise.
• Provide coaching and guidance to field underwriters on complex exposures, ensuring alignment with Amerisure’s Underwriting Philosophy.
• Conduct field quality audits as required by the established field quality program, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring adherence to underwriting standards.
• Identify opportunities to enhance underwriting quality within the field, collaborating with internal partners to create and implement training and development initiatives.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in underwriting training programs, contributing to the design, development, and execution of training sessions for underwriters.
• Collaborate with industry practices, product development, and risk management teams in the creation and enhancement of new products, forms, and services.
• Collaborate with corporate underwriting team to assess business needs, providing recommendations for enhancements to underwriting controls, risk appetite, and underwriting tools to support the organization’s growth and profitability objectives.
• As needed, manage a designated book of business, ensuring underwriting decisions align with company strategy and profitability goals.
• Evaluate and secure facultative reinsurance as needed to mitigate risk and maintain the financial integrity of the organization.
• Act as a key underwriting resource in cross-functional discussions to enhance underwriting processes, automation, and operational efficiencies.
• Utilize underwriting analytics and emerging data sources to enhance risk selection, pricing, and portfolio management.
• Provide insights and recommendations based on underwriting trends, loss experience, and emerging risks to refine underwriting strategies.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work-related experience
• 5 years commercial property and casualty underwriting experience
• Must have Construction underwriting expertise
• Desire to develop deep knowledge and demonstrate thought leadership in designated specialty
• AU, CIC, ARM, CRM, CRIS or CPCU designations preferred
• Proficient computer skills required, including Microsoft Office Suite
• Demonstrated successful ability to organize and prioritize work to ensure timely deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to effectively build relationships across all levels of the organization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to deal with ambiguity
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with internal and external customers
• Travel required up to 10%