Sr Underwriting Director, BI

Description Execute on Small Commercial Inland Marine`s strategy through oversight, planning, and management of assigned area`s business plan. Effectively manage and coach a team of front-line Underwriting Managers to foster an environment of underwriting expertise and focus on delivering results. Establish and maintain strong relationships with key agents and brokers. Develop and maintain effective business relationships with distribution and operations partners.

Responsibilities

Execute countrywide Inland Marine segment strategy to attain profit, quality, growth, and operational objectives. Monitor execution against the appetite and make appropriate decisions to address areas where objectives are not met. Manage a team of underwriting managers, focused on meeting and exceeding segment business plan in a commercial underwriting environment requiring close partnership with agents in assigned area. Foster countrywide collaboration and partnerships to address concerns raised by field underwriting teams and referrals as needed. Establish, maintain, and monitor relationships with key agents and brokers and develop UW teams and processes to deliver highly responsive, efficient, and impactful agency engagement. Partner with underwriting leadership, distribution, and state management to ensure strategy, business plan, and underwriting programs align to A/B relationships and expectations, as well as deliver a profitable book of business Monitor quality and effectiveness of underwriting process and ensure files meet regulatory requirements and internal documentation standards. Provide feedback on process as needed.

Qualifications

Execute on Small Commercial Inland Marine's strategy through oversight, planning, and management of assigned area's business plan. Effectively manage and coach a team of front-line Underwriting Managers to foster an environment of underwriting expertise and focus on delivering results. Establish and maintain strong relationships with key agents and brokers. Develop and maintain effective business relationships with distribution and operations partners.

Responsibilities

Execute countrywide Inland Marine segment strategy to attain profit, quality, growth, and operational objectives. Monitor execution against the appetite and make appropriate decisions to address areas where objectives are not met. Manage a team of underwriting managers, focused on meeting and exceeding segment business plan in a commercial underwriting environment requiring close partnership with agents in assigned area. Foster countrywide collaboration and partnerships to address concerns raised by field underwriting teams and referrals as needed. Establish, maintain, and monitor relationships with key agents and brokers and develop UW teams and processes to deliver highly responsive, efficient, and impactful agency engagement. Partner with underwriting leadership, distribution, and state management to ensure strategy, business plan, and underwriting programs align to A/B relationships and expectations, as well as deliver a profitable book of business Monitor quality and effectiveness of underwriting process and ensure files meet regulatory requirements and internal documentation standards. Provide feedback on process as needed. Travel 10%