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Senior Underwriting Manager | Chicago, IL

Employer
Insurance Placement Solutions
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Salary
Up to $210,000/annually
Closing date
Aug 17, 2021

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Category
Underwriting, Executive / Management
Job Type
Full Time
Career Level
Manager

Job Details

Insurance Placement Solutions has an immediate opening for a Senior Underwriting Manager with our client in their Chicago, IL area location. The Senior Underwriting Manager will lead and develop a team of underwriters to profitably grow this book of casualty loss sensitive business comprised of Workers Compensation, Auto, and General Liability. This position works closely with the actuarial and sales team to help identify the best opportunities to pursue. Our client has a flat organizational structure to embrace responsibility and an efficient decision-making process.

Senior Underwriting Manager Responsibilities

  • Manage, lead and develop a team of underwriters supporting the profitable growth of the casualty book of business
  • Find creative structures to stay ahead of the competition
  • Develop, implement, and manage underwriting initiatives to improve the profitable growth of the portfolio
  • Manage workloads and authority grants for the underwriting staff
  • Serve as the technical underwriting expert and primary resource for underwriting questions
  • Understand, interpret, and consider predictive modeling results as part of the decision-making process
  • Drive a culture that promotes collaboration and teamwork
  • Generate and assist with the implementation of ideas for continuous operational improvement
  • Collaborate with Sales Executives and Senior Management
  • Create and build relationships with treaty and facultative reinsurers
  • Provide input to support reinsurance treaty renewals and negotiations

Experience

  • 10+ years of national account and/or facultative reinsurance casualty underwriting (Auto, GL, WC)
  • Experience managing an underwriting staff
  • Ability to analyze risk across a broad spectrum of industries
  • Strong problem solving, reasoning, and decision-making skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Understanding of rating methodology and predictive modeling tools
  • Reinsurance experience a plus

Education

  • Bachelor's degree
  • CPCU preferred

About Insurance Placement Solutions

IPS is an insurance staffing and recruiting firm dedicated to the insurance industry, including underwriting jobs in the Chicago, IL area. Our services are designed to be a resource for clients to gain access to high-caliber talent. Many of our clients do not have the dedicated manpower to quickly fill their temporary, temporary to hire, or direct hire vacancies. That is where we come in. Our clients are able to utilize our services to maintain business-as-usual during unforeseen interruptions and fluctuating business needs. Plus, our candidates benefit from gaining backdoor access to highly sought-after positions with top companies in the industry.

Company

About Insurance Placement Solutions

IPS is an insurance staffing and recruiting firm dedicated to the insurance industry throughout the United States. Our services are designed to be a resource for clients to gain access to high caliber talent. Many of our clients do not have the dedicated manpower to quickly fill their temporary, temporary to hire or direct hire vacancies. That is where we come in. Our clients are able to utilize our services to maintain business-as-usual during unforeseen interruptions and fluctuating business needs. Plus, our candidates benefit from gaining backdoor access to highly sought-after positions with top companies in the industry.

Company info
Website
Telephone
8662986990
Location
1400 E Touhy Ave
Suite G30
Des Plaines
IL
60018
US

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