Underwriting Manager

The Underwriting Manager will act as a liaison between Underwriting Staff, Operations, and the Product Management Organization. In this capacity, the manager will help to refine underwriting standards and develop best practices

Manage underwriting functions to achieve profit, revenue, loss ratio, and expense targets.
• Ensure underwriting practices and guidelines are understood and adhered to, specifically focusing on risk selection, information integrity, proper classification, and quality analysis.
• Review underwriting referrals to determine eligibility for new or renewal business accounts and handle agent escalations.
• Assist other members of the underwriting and operations departments in product and technical knowledge.
• Evaluate staff to identify skills and training needs; create opportunities to expand roles to match employee strengths or address opportunities
• Provide both formal and informal feedback on a regular basis.
• Develop staff of Underwriters through effective coaching and mentoring via performance evaluation, creation of development plans, and conducting technical training sessions.
• Coordinate with Product Management team to create and maintain underwriting standards, criteria and procedures.
• Identify when additional staff is needed, select, hire and training new underwriters.
• Evaluate staff knowledge and efficiency by completing reviews, mentoring and promoting insurance education.
• Allocating human resources, planning, project design and implementation.
• Be willing and able to jump in and underwrite new or renewal business as needed.

Required:

• 10+ years of P&C industry experience in Worker's Compensation, Businessowners or Commercial General Liability policies.
• 8+ years supervisory /managerial experience and Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• High integrity and outstanding work ethic required
• Demonstrated experience with and expert technical knowledge of commercial casualty insurance coverage and risk selection, methods and pricing.
• Ability to make sound contributions to tactical and strategic planning
• Travel up to 25% of the time within the assigned territory and to the Home Office as require

Preferred:

• CPCU or CIC designation
• Bachelor's degree in Insurance, Economics or Finance preferred
• Strong expertise in the California workers' compensation market

AmTrust Financial Services offers a competitive compensation package and excellent career advancement opportunities. Our benefits include: Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including eligible spouses & children, Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, 401k Savings Plans, Paid Time Off.

AmTrust strives to create a diverse and inclusive culture where thoughts and ideas of all employees are appreciated and respected. This concept encompasses but is not limited to human differences with regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion or disabilities.

AmTrust values excellence and recognizes that by embracing the diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives of its workforce, it will sustain a competitive advantage and remain an employer of choice. Diversity is a business imperative, enabling us to attract, retain and develop the best talent available. We see diversity as more than just policies and practices. It is an integral part of who we are as a company, how we operate and how we see our future.