Director of Inland Marine Underwriting

Location : Remote Work Model

We're a team of employees who are passionate about delivering best-in-class customer service and innovation in the industry. We prioritize integrity, relationships, and excellence in all aspects of our work.

Our employees can fully utilize their talents and bring their best selves to work. We believe who you are is just as important as what you do!

Join us as the Inland Marine Underwriting Lead , where you'll build inland marine specialization and drive profitable growth. In this pivotal role, you'll collaborate across teams, sharpen underwriting strategy and expertise, and build high-impact agency relationships to position Central as a market leader in inland marine.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Lead inland marine underwriting specialization and coordinate expertise in loss control and claims
• Develop short and long-range operational and strategic plans and objectives to ensure consistency and integration with overall corporate strategy
• Advance underwriting expertise through class-of-business tailored risk selection and coverage application
• Drive systems development and workflow solutions for optimal handling of Inland Marine risks
• Define profit plans in collaboration with underwriting and regional leadership in order to meet profitability and pricing adequacy metrics
• Responsible for technical file handling and compliance with state requirements and company procedures across the underwriting teams
• Meet assigned budget targets
• Develop / define agency engagement objectives to support growth and strong agency partnerships
• Manage staffing and resources within and across underwriting teams to meet service standards
• Effectively work with leaders in our Regional Office, Distribution, Claims, and Finance to ensure a successful product placement
• Advance Underwriting expertise through class-of-business tailored risk selection, and coverage application
• Train, develop, and mentor underwriters on Inland Marine specialization
• Establish a dedicated Inland Marine Underwriting unit to handle larger, complex Inland Marine opportunities
• Effectively coach, develop and push the department toward success
• Effectively evaluate performance of the department, leaders, and individuals on the team
• Assign appropriate projects to staff and monitor for execution
• Research and develop selection, pricing, and coverage for inland marine
• Research and compare offerings against market competition for coverage, terms, and pricing methodology
• Develop and refine pricing tools to assist underwriters
• Develop and maintain underwriting guidance for inland marine
• Develop new business opportunities with new and existing agents
• Build and maintain strong relationships with insureds, focusing on the most challenging and high-profile accounts
• Coordinate compliance with individual state underwriting rules and regulations as needed
• Serve as technical resource and expert, providing direction on inland marine risks
• Collaborate with the large construction team, staff underwriters, and regional underwriting teams on inland marine risks
• Develop and implement inland marine training for internal and external audiences
• Build personal inland marine expertise through continuing education, designations, and construction specific conferences
• Actively engage with agency personnel to provide value added services to the agency and their clients - educational presentations, sales presentations, client / job site visits, and pre-renewal meetings
• Provide prompt and professional service to our agents and insureds
• Develop and maintain excellent rapport with our agents, insureds, and Central employees
• Be an active presence in the marketplace, building credibility for Central in the construction industry
• Analyze books of business and make recommendations for improvement

What You'll Bring

Preferred

Work Authorization

Central will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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