Teams at Westfield Insurance

Two-year entry-level underwriting training program for the Financial Institutions team. Trainees learn underwriting practices, product language, policies, pricing, book management, risk selection, exposure analysis, and account acceptability assessment through formal and on-the-job training. Successful participants progress to basic market-facing or product underwriting responsibilities. The role requires strong communication, analytical, interpersonal, organizational, and collaboration skills, along with a bachelor’s degree and interest in financial markets or institutions.

Analyzes insurance product performance, profitability, pricing, market trends, and regulatory factors for assigned states or product lines. Develops forecasts, identifies growth opportunities and root causes, recommends product and pricing actions, and monitors results against plans. Collaborates with underwriting, actuarial, sales, marketing, and other partners to support compliant, customer-focused business strategies.

Leads a team of commercial lines underwriters handling new and renewal business, making complex risk decisions, managing workloads, handling escalated referrals, and ensuring compliance with underwriting standards. Coaches and develops underwriters, establishes authority levels, partners with territory and operations leaders, supports business development, uses quality assurance findings to improve decision-making, and drives profitable risk selection and territory results.