We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated insurance professional to join our fleet underwriting team as an Underwriting Manager. This person will underwrite DMC Insurance's full suite of insurance products and maintain an assigned book of transportation business. This person will also manage and mentor a team of Underwriters, Associate Underwriters, and Underwriting Assistants to ensure adherence to DMC's underwriting standards. They will be responsible for the monthly and annual performance evaluations of their direct reports. They will audit the timeliness, quality, and quantity of work and ensure departmental expectations are met. This person will have excellent communication skills and develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Further, this candidate will exhibit strong analytical and investigative skills, a holistic understanding of the commercial insurance process and related regulatory and compliance issues, and a desire to serve our customers with a best-in-class, value-driven insurance product. The ideal candidate will have the depth of experience and superior analytical skills necessary to complete detailed loss analyses, understand an insured's total cost of risk, analyze public data and telematics information, and seek a detailed understanding of each insured's operations, for the purposes of profitably growing DMC's book of business and building long-term partnerships with our customers. Lastly, the ideal candidate will add to and bolster DMC's unique culture - a workplace built on enthusiasm, entrepreneurship, integrity, communication, proactive problem solving, and a genuine passion for helping our customers and brokers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Evaluate new business and renewal transportation insurance accounts, using submitted application materials, historic loss data, public/government information, telematics data, internet research, and other relevant tools.
Work closely with our Sales team to evaluate submissions from our exclusive network of independent brokers and customers.
Contribute directly to DMC's corporate goals of profitable growth via the direct management of a book of transportation business, as well as by mentoring and managing direct reports to ensure DMC's underwriting standards are met.
Perform book-level analysis and regular, active account management for their assigned portfolio, in coordination with various DMC functional areas, such as Claims, Risk Engineering, Finance, Sales, etc.
Manage Underwriter(s) as direct reports, including but not limited to:
Monthly and annual performance evaluations
Regular mentorship and training
Underwriting File and Account Management audits
Complete regular reports to Senior Management regarding the progress of employee(s) and aid in the development of training plans
Maintain an understanding of existing laws and regulations, emerging technologies, and competitor actions that can impact our customers, our product offering, or our pricing.
Manage special projects, product development, form/rate/rule filings, market research, or broker/customer research and engagement initiatives.
Other underwriting or administrative/management duties, as assigned.
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in insurance/risk management, actuarial science, mathematics/statistics, business administration, or related field.
Prior insurance experience required, with commercial fleet underwriting Excess Liability for transportation risks is strongly preferred.
Will abide by departmental policies and procedures, including regulatory compliance (rate, rule, and form filings), as well as internal audit controls and UW authority, as granted by DMC's Executive Vice President of Underwriting.
Customer service orientation, strong listening skills, ability to present findings.
Familiarity with ISO rating methodology and proprietary rating models.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (especially Excel).
Travel, as needed (0-20% of time) to visit key prospects, support executive initiatives, and participate in industry events/trade shows, if needed.
Must be a self-starter with ability to manage time in a fast-paced environment, prioritize critical tasks, communicate with management on status, and deliver on objectives in a timely fashion.
Must be able to work proactively in independent settings, as well as work collaboratively with a team.
History of supervisory experience strongly preferred.