Director of Enterprise Underwriting

The Company  

At Utica National Insurance Group, 1,400 employees countrywide take our corporate promise to heart every day: To make people feel secure, appreciated, and respected.

Utica National Insurance Group is an "A" rated $2.0B award-winning, nationally recognized property & casualty insurance carrier.

Operating along the Eastern half of the United States, based in our Home Office in Central New York, with Regional Office locations including NYC, Dallas and Charlotte.

What you will do

This Senior Leadership role involves overseeing all commercial underwriting functions, quality assurance, and field underwriting execution. It includes managing underwriting education, identifying skill gaps, and facilitating discussions. The position also handles strategic underwriting referrals, collaborates on guidelines, monitors expenses, leads projects, and supports new product initiatives. Additionally, it reviews financial data to adjust rates and serves as a communication link between Enterprise Underwriting and regional teams.

Essential Functions: 

• Direct oversight of the following:
• Underwriting authority for all commercial underwriting functions within the company.
• Quality Assurance Underwriting Program, and overall underwriting execution of the field underwriting teams.
• Underwriting Education and training. Facilitates discussion between field operations and underwriting education on needs and expectations. Takes an active role in identifying skill gaps and certain training functions.
• Strategic Underwriting team; manages the referral process for field underwriting.
• Working in close collaboration with the line of business directors, is responsible for underwriting guidelines across all commercial lines along with  maintenance of the underwriting manual  
• Helps manage Enterprise Underwriting expenses by monitoring usage with outside vendors, as well as internal process improvements.
• Takes a leadership role in current and future underwriting projects.  Serves as underwriting SME in projects for other functional areas. 
• Work directly with other areas of Enterprise Underwriting to support the needs of segments with new product/forms/book rolls, or other opportunities as they arise.
• Review and analyze financial and loss experience information to assist in changes needed to rate/rules/guidance for the field.
• Conduit of communication between Enterprise Underwriting and the regional underwriting teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Conforms with all corporate policies and procedures.

What you need

• 8+ years of P&C Underwriting experience, including progressive leadership positions
• 3+ years leadership experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration; Risk Management; or Finance preferred or equivalent experience.
• Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Certified Insurance Counselor designations highly preferred.

Additional Information:

Location: New Hartford, NY OR Charlotte, NC

Hybrid

Salary Range:

$190,000 - $233,000

**The final salary to be paid and position within the internal salary range is reflective of the employee’s work experience, their geographic location, education, certification(s), scope and responsibilities in the role, and additional qualifications.**

This position is bonus eligible.

Benefits:                             

We believe strongly that talented people are core to our success and are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, career advancement and challenging work opportunities. We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan for full time employees that include the following

• Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit
• Dental Benefit
• Vision Benefit
• Life Insurance and Disability Benefits 
• 401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment Plan (Includes annual Company financial contribution and discretionary Profit Sharing contribution based upon annual company financial results)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) 
• Flexible Spending Accounts 
• Tuition Assistance, Training, and Professional Designations
• Company-Paid Family Leave
• Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance Benefit
• Voluntary Benefits - Group Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Legal, ID Theft Protection, Pet Insurance
• Student Loan Refinancing Services
• Care.com Membership with Back-up Care, Senior Solutions
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Matching Gifts program
• Paid Volunteer Day
• Employee Referral Award Program
• Wellness programs

Additional Information

This position is a full time salaried, exempt (non overtime eligible) position. 

Utica National is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Apply now and find out what it’s like to be a part of an amazing team, thrive in an exciting environment and work for a company you can be proud of. Once you complete your application, you can monitor your status in the hiring process by logging into your profile. A representative from our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch regarding any change in your candidacy.

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