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About the Role
UFG is seeking a Sr. Production Underwriter - Middle Market for the Western Region. This role is responsible for attracting and underwriting middle market business, managing accounts, and building relationships with agency partners to achieve profit and premium goals. The position involves handling a renewal book, resolving escalated issues, and mentoring team members.
Responsibilities
- Profitably underwrite complex new and renewal business through risk selection, pricing, contractual integrity, and account management, in accordance with delegated authority, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Demonstrate critical thinking in assessing risk, identifying exposures, and controls.
- Price risk commensurate with exposures and controls.
- Set appropriate terms and conditions to deliver a profitable portfolio.
- Document assigned files with underwriting thought process.
- Serve as a subject matter expert to assist team members with complex risks.
- Achieve profit and premium plans for prescribed business unit strategies through effective portfolio management.
- Achieve production goals within assigned territory.
- Market the company's capabilities through in-person and virtual sales calls with agencies and insureds.
- Prospect and develop a strong pipeline of new business opportunities.
- Develop and maintain successful relationships with producers and agencies.
- Represent UFG in the marketplace, articulating capabilities in underwriting, risk control, and claims across all business units.
- Collaborate with internal partners including Business Unit and Line of Business underwriting, Sales and Distribution, Underwriting Center, Underwriting Support, Risk Control, Legal, Claims, and others for optimal stakeholder management.
- Complete agency reviews, gathering market intelligence and providing feedback on the marketplace, agencies, and competition.
- Mentor and train team members, acting as a resource for questions, escalated issues, and guidance.
- Represent the field underwriter perspective in key corporate initiatives and projects.
- Support and participate in the deployment of technical underwriting training/content.
Requirements
- 5+ years commercial lines underwriting experience preferred.
- Advanced risk evaluation skills and insurance contract knowledge.
- Capability to execute current underwriting strategy for assigned territory to make effective underwriting decisions.
- Strong leadership skillset to include ability to mentor, coach, and train.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while prioritizing and completing work efficiently and effectively.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Effective stakeholder management skillset to include ability to establish high degree of trust with internal and external partners.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with an affinity for detailed accuracy.
- Advanced communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong time-management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and effective dates.
- Advanced knowledge of agency force and current market environment.
- Excellent sales skills, with proven track record of growing a profitable book of business.
- Driver’s license and acceptable MVR required.
Skills
- Risk evaluation
- Insurance contract knowledge
- Underwriting strategy execution
- Leadership
- Mentoring
- Coaching
- Training
- Customer service
- Stakeholder management
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving
- Communication skills
- Negotiation skills
- Time management
- Sales skills
Location
- Remote
- Bay Area, California
Work Type
- Remote
- Hybrid
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Four-year college degree preferred
- AU, CIC and/or CPCU designations preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $135,000 - $185,000 annually
Benefits
- Annual incentive compensation
- Medical, dental, vision & life insurance
- Accident, critical Illness & short-term disability insurance
- Retirement plans with employer contributions
- Generous time-off program
- Programs designed to support employee well-being and financial security
About the Company
- UFG Insurance is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.