Underwriting Manager – Umbrella Program

🕒 August 6

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $120k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

📋 Underwriter

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Distinguished Programs

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1987

🏨 Hospitality

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏗️ Construction

Hospitality • Food & Beverage • Construction

Distinguished Programs is a leading national insurance program administrator that specializes in providing specialized coverages to brokers. They offer a wide range of insurance programs catering to various sectors, including real estate, community associations, hotels, and restaurants. Distinguished Programs is known for its market-leading umbrella insurance, fine art and collectibles insurance, and specialized environmental and construction professional insurance. With almost four decades of experience, they are committed to enable brokers to meet the needs of their clients across the United States.

📋 Description

• Manage, mentor and coach Underwriters in technical and professional skills • Supervise underwriting operations and provide guidance to a team of Underwriters • Monitor and report on portfolio performance • Execute strategic pricing and growth models • Administer and ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines, rating rules and insurance regulations • Work with Program Managers to strengthen and grow designated programs • Partner with Sales Executives and Program Managers to ensure communication and alignment • Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers • Create, coordinate and participate in underwriting training • Foster continuous improvement • Solve root-cause problems and provide resolution paths • Recommend and implement workflow, productivity, growth, profitability and quality improvements • Monitor, manage and report on Service Level Agreements to key stakeholders • Participate in and ensure quality control processes • Obtain and understand market intelligence and trends • Underwrite as needed, including risk selection, pricing and coverage assessment based on underwriting guidelines • Travel may be required on a limited basis

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree • 7+ years of commercial insurance underwriting experience • 3+ years with direct supervision and/or management of people • Advanced technical underwriting expertise and high-level insurance knowledge and underwriting practices • Data analytics to monitor product profitability, rate achievement and SLAs • Ability to set and meet goals by obtaining buy-in from management, peers and associates • Interpersonal skills to achieve desired goals and interact effectively • Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills • Effective analytical and problem-solving skills • Highly detail-oriented • Superior organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously • Professional insurance designation(s) preferred • Insurance license per state requirements preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• $120,000 - $150,000 base salary plus yearly cash bonus • Summer Fridays (Leave at 2:00PM all Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day) • Great healthcare coverage including Medical, Vision, and Dental • 401k with 4% company match • Immediately 100% vested • Life, disability and supplemental insurance • Growth and development opportunities • Wellness Benefits including an Employee Assistance Program • Generous time off policy including PTO and paid holidays • Summer Hours • Dependent Daycare flexible spending account • Paid parental leave • Commuter account • A sabbatical every 7 years