| Job Description : |
At EMC, you’ll put your skills to good use as an important member of our team. You can count on gaining valuable experience while contributing to the company’s success. EMC strives to hire and retain the best people by engaging, developing and rewarding employees.
Essential Functions:
Leads and directs the branch underwriting process. Enforces guidelines and procedures established by Corporate Office Underwriting.
Develops and enforces underwriting guidelines and procedures specific to their branch territory.
Models smart and effective underwriting practices for individual accounts,
all lines of business, and different classes.
Sets and implements strategies to address challenges to profit and communicates strategies throughout the underwriting department.
Answers questions, shares recommendations for complex situations, such as difficult accounts, communication strategies or problematic agency relationships and explains the rationale for recommendations.
Monitors business results to ensure that underwriters operate within authority limits, guidelines, and branch service directives while matching price to quality across the book of business and meeting rate goals.
Directs existing and develops and fosters new agency relationships to grow profitable relationships and rehabilitate unprofitable and low growth relationships.
Meets with and educates agents to develop their understanding of on EMC products, underwriting appetite, systems and services to help generate a flow of quality new business opportunities.
Collaborates with Branch Vice President to determine underwriting strategy and practices and establishes short-term and long-term underwriting goals.
Participates in the branch’s 3-year plan, including leading the discussion on underwriting trends and implications on profitability.
Performs audits on new business and renewals for compliance with Sarbanes Oxley, letters of authority, and quality and completeness of the underwriting being done in the branch.
Education & Experience:
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in insurance or business administration or equivalent relevant experience
Ten years of commercial lines underwriting experience
Previous supervisory/leadership experience
CPCU designation or other underwriting-related designation(s) preferred
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Superior knowledge of underwriting and risk analysis
Strong computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office and social media
Ability to oversee multiple projects at one time and make decisions under challenging circumstances
Excellent ability to translate technical ideas into more general terms for business customers
Ability to explore new and different processes, services, technologies, and partnerships to enhance EMC’s business
Occasional travel; a valid driver’s license with an acceptable motor vehicle report per company standards will be required if driving
Our employment practices are in accord with the laws which prohibit discrimination due to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.
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