Underwriting Manager (Property and Liability) – ACWA JPIA (CA/Hybrid)

About the role

ACWA JPIA is an award-winning risk pool serving California’s public water agencies. They are proud of their supportive, collaborative workplace and are excited to welcome a new Underwriting Manager to their Underwriting team in Roseville, CA.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of six, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and exceptional member service.
• Lead the underwriting function for JPIA’s Property, Liability, and Workers’ Compensation Programs, including underwriting strategy, exposure evaluation, contributions, renewals, coverage, risk transfer, and program performance.
• Direct and evaluate brokers, reinsurers, consultants, and technical partners, ensuring strong performance, cost-effectiveness, contractual compliance, and overall program value.
• Build trusted relationships with member agencies and represent the P&C Programs with executive leadership, governing boards, and committees through clear presentations, recommendations, consultation, and proactive communication.

Requirements

• Substantive experience with property, liability, workers’ compensation, or comparable commercial insurance programs.
• Understanding of underwriting, exposure evaluation, coverage, risk transfer, contributions, renewals, loss trends, risk pooling, and risk financing.
• Experience in a public entity risk pool, JPA, self-insured program, or governmental insurance environment is highly desirable.

Benefits

• 100% covered medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage for you and your dependents.
• CalPERS pension plan.

Pay

The JPIA anticipates hiring at $158,101, which represents the top of the first third of the established salary range, $135,515 - $203,273.

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week, with hours from 7:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Ability to work from home two days per week.