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
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage the Underwriting Department for our Eastern Regional Office.
- For risk selection and underwriting review functions, provide technical supervision and surveillance, including Quality Control spot-check duties.
- Carry out responsibilities as to all personnel, making certain that the tasks of hiring, firing, administering salaries, counseling, reviewing performance, coaching/developing and training are properly handled.
- Evaluate changes in rates, coverage, rules, regulations, statutes, or any other external factors having possible impact on regional experience and using these evaluations, take proper action locally and make recommendations to the Home Office wherever appropriate.
- Monitor loss experience and take appropriate underwriting action to improve this experience.
- Working with the Manager of Services, evolve work flow procedures to ensure adequate service to the Company’s producers and to facilitate internal processing.
- Maintain effective liaison with the Marketing Department and with producers; oversee the planning of agency visits by all underwriting personnel.
- Wherever appropriate, prepare bulletins and letters to producers transmitting notices of changes in manual pages, rates, underwriting policies, and procedures, etc.
- Abide by the “Responsibilities Common to all Executives and Supervisors.
EDUCATION:
- Four (4) year college degree or equivalent experience.
EXPERIENCE:
- 3+ years previous commercial underwriting leadership experience preferred.
- 5+ years of Middle Market Underwriting experience
Salary range:
$170,000 - $225,000
**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 also comes with eligibility for Variable Compensation Bonus plan
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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Skills Required
- Four year college degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of Middle Market Underwriting experience
- 3+ years commercial underwriting leadership experience
- Experience with risk selection and underwriting quality control
- Experience in portfolio performance management and regulatory compliance
- Experience supervising, developing, and managing underwriting staff
- Experience collaborating with Marketing and Agency Distribution/producer relationships
- Ability to evaluate rates, coverage, rules, and recommend actions
What We Do
Utica National Insurance Group is a Top 100, nationally recognized insurer providing personal and commercial insurance products and services, with the second-largest errors and omissions business in the United States. Utica National sells its products through more than 2,200 independent insurance agents and employs over 1,200 people countrywide. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in New Hartford, New York, with seven regional offices. Utica Mutual Insurance Company and its affiliated companies, New Hartford, NY.
