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Commercial Lines Middle Market Underwriter


Itasca, IL

The Hanover Insurance Group


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Career Field Underwriting
Insurance Discipline Property & Casualty
Relocation Assistance Not Available
Job Duration Full Time
Salary Offered Open


The Hanover Insurance Group is seeking an experienced Commercial Lines Middle Market Underwriter in our Itasca, Illinois office.

Position Overview:
Success in the Commercial Lines Middle Market requires innovation, commitment, and responsiveness. That’s why, at the Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., we collaborate with our agents to develop fast, flexible, and custom-tailored solutions designed to meet the unique insurance needs for our Middle Market Commercial Clients.

The Commercial Lines Middle Market Underwriter has direct responsibility for a book of key renewals, agency management and new business production from agency plant. Primary focus is to drive commercial lines middle market new business with agents. Build strong relationships with key commercial lines agents to identify and write new commercial lines middle market accounts.

Responsibilities:
  • Soliciting, underwriting and producing middle market commercial new business
  • Partnering with assigned key agents to implement strategies for growth - new and renewal retention
  • Manage a portfolio of renewal business including - underwriting and pricing - focusing on retention
  • Knowledge of the current business and economic conditions, industry trends, competition and territory specific issues
  • Allocate or draw upon resources to generate higher levels of profitable production from the top performing agencies.
  • Establish and maintaining close working relationships with agency plant to produce middle market commercial line new business and drive flow.
  • Participate on a team consisting of underwriters and underwriting technicians to service assigned agents
  • Ask for business, reinforce company appetite, and find opportunities
  • Develop territory business plans aligned with regional business plans. Utilize reports to assist in planning.
  • Proactively resolves problems and anticipate issues that affect production and loss ratio objectives.

    Requirements
  • Bachelors Degree
  • Multi-line underwriting expertise
  • Ability to develop strategic, productive agency relationships
  • Professional designation such as CPCU, CIC, etc., is a plus.

    Computer Skills
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite with the ability to learn internal Customer & Agency Account Management systems.

    Benefits To Joining The Hanover Team:
  • Competitive Pay and Benefits
  • Retirement/401(k) Program
  • Beneficiary and Ability Assist Programs
  • Travel Assistance Program
  • Adoption Benefit
  • Wellness Programs
  • Matching Education Gifts Plan
  • Employee Development/Education Assistance and Professional/Industry Designation Programs
  • Generous 'Time Off With Pay'


    The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG), based in Worcester, Mass., is the holding company for a group of insurers that includes The Hanover Insurance Company, also based in Worcester; Citizens Insurance Company of America, headquartered in Howell, Mich., and their affiliates. The Hanover offers a wide range of property and casualty products and services to individuals, families and businesses through an extensive network of independent agents, and has been meeting its obligations to its agent partners and their customers for more than 150 years. Taken as a group, The Hanover ranks among the top 40 property and casualty insurers in the United States.

    The Hanover Insurance Group does not accept unsolicited Agency resumes. The Hanover Insurance Group will not pay fees to any third party agency or firm that does not have a signed 'Employment Agency Agreement' already on file with Human Resources - The Office of Talent Management.



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