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About the Role

Lead underwriting for the Educational Institutions Unit, combining technical underwriting leadership, portfolio management, people development, and agency partnership to drive profitable growth and strong underwriting results.

Responsibilities

Lead underwriting operations for the Educational Institutions business segment.
Provide technical direction and oversight for risk selection, pricing, coverage, and underwriting decisions.
Maintain strong underwriting quality through ongoing review and quality control.
Monitor portfolio and loss performance and take appropriate underwriting actions to improve results.
Evaluate changes in rates, coverages, rules, regulations, and other market factors and translate them into appropriate underwriting actions.
Recommend changes to underwriting practices and strategies based on portfolio results and emerging trends.
Lead, coach, and develop underwriting professionals supporting the Educational Institutions portfolio.
Establish clear expectations while promoting strong technical underwriting practices and sound decision-making.
Identify development opportunities and provide training, coaching, and technical guidance.
Support talent selection, performance management, career development, and succession planning within the team.
Build and maintain strong relationships with agency partners serving the educational institutions marketplace.
Partner with Sales and Marketing to support profitable new business opportunities and retention.
Provide underwriting leadership and expertise during key agency meetings and business reviews.
Ensure underwriting strategies and service practices support a strong agency experience.
Partner with Educational Institutions business leadership to continually improve workflows, service, and underwriting effectiveness.
Analyze loss experience and portfolio trends to identify opportunities and areas requiring action.
Ensure underwriting practices balance disciplined risk selection with business growth objectives.
Communicate changes in underwriting appetite, rates, coverages, procedures, and guidelines to agency partners and internal teams.
Stay informed about trends and developments that may impact educational institution risks and insurance needs.

Requirements

5+ years of commercial property and casualty underwriting experience.
Strong technical underwriting and risk-selection expertise.
Experience leading, coaching, or developing underwriting professionals.
Strong understanding of commercial insurance coverages, pricing, portfolio management, and profitability.
Ability to evaluate loss experience and translate insights into underwriting actions.
Strong communication, decision-making, and relationship-building skills.
Experience partnering with independent agents or brokers.

Skills

Technical underwriting
Portfolio management
People development
Agency partnership
Risk selection
Pricing
Coverage
Underwriting decisions
Quality control
Loss performance monitoring
Market factor evaluation
Strategic planning
Coaching
Talent selection
Performance management
Career development
Succession planning
Relationship building
Sales and Marketing partnership
Workflow improvement
Service improvement
Underwriting effectiveness
Trend analysis
Communication
Decision-making

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Director

Education Level

Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent professional experience.
CPCU, AU, or similar professional insurance education/designations preferred.

Salary/Compensations

$170,000 - $225,000
Eligible for participation in the Company's Variable Compensation Bonus Plan.

Benefits

Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit
Dental Benefit
Vision Benefit
Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment Plan
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
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Matching Gifts program
Paid Volunteer Day
Employee Referral Award Program
Wellness programs
Personal Insurance Discount

About the Company

Specialization allows Utica National to better understand the businesses and organizations we protect.
Our Educational Institutions Unit brings focused underwriting expertise and insurance solutions to the unique risks facing educational organizations.

Equal Opportunity

Utica National is an Equal Opportunity Employer.