Underwriting Center Team Leader

The UWC Team Leader is responsible for leading a high-performing team of underwriters driving profitable growth and ensuring the achievement of underwriting profit and customer service goals for the Commercial Insurance Property & Casualty (P&C) book in the New York Region. This role combines leadership technical underwriting expertise and strategic relationship management to deliver superior results.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership responsibility for staff performance coupled with the developing achieving underwriting profit adhering to underwriting strategies producing new revenue exceeding customer service goals and driving talent acquisition and retention.
• Work with the underwriting manager and drive profit and growth of the Commercial Insurance P&C book for the New York Region.
• Accountable for driving renewal business production and profitable portfolio management for a team of underwriters in specified customer groups.
• Utilize technical underwriting expertise as well as proven skills in strategically managing commercial property and casualty issues.
• Strong relationships with the Commercial Insurance Customer Group; WHS Line of Business TUMs and the New York CI field underwriters and leadership teams.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Proven ability to execute our Commercial product strategies through a deep understanding of the underwriting process by ensuring a profitable mix of business to grow and maintain this profitable portfolio.
• Assists the regional manager in maintenance of underwriting integrity through education and an effective self-audit process.
• Experience in developing implementing and continuously improving key underwriting processes to improve underwriting productivity and efficiency.

• The ideal candidate should have 3 - 5years of commercial underwriting experience
• 1-3 years prior experience managing staff
• Strong communication skills as well as the ability to develop and foster strong internal/external relationships.
• Effective training and coaching are important competencies for this position.
• Demonstrated knowledge of all principles and details of the casualty and/or property product line(s).
• Extensive knowledge of the local insurance environment a must.
• Exceptional communication interpersonal and negotiation skills to maintain effective communications both internally and in the marketplace.
• Ability to manage and produce profitable business balanced between marketing and technical skills.
• Commitment to provide superior service to customers and clients.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to self-manage organize and prioritize work with limited direction.
• Must be familiar with MS Office (MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook)

Education:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience