Senior Production Underwriter

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $103.2k - $136.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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UFG Insurance

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1946

💸 Finance

🤝 B2B

Finance • B2B

UFG Insurance is a property and casualty insurance company that provides commercial insurance products and services, including inland marine, commercial property, commercial liability, workers' compensation, surety, excess & surplus, reinsurance and businessowners policies. It focuses on serving businesses—manufacturing, construction, real estate, architects and engineers, heavy equipment dealers and other small to mid-sized enterprises—through agents and brokers, emphasizing claims service, risk control consulting, premium audit and in-house service capabilities.

📋 Description

• 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 the risk and 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. • Through effective portfolio management skills, achieve profit and premium plans for prescribed business unit strategies. • Achieve production goals within assigned territory. • Responsible for marketing, which includes both in-person and virtual sales calls with agencies and insureds. • Prospecting and developing a strong pipeline of new business opportunities. • Develop and maintain successful relationships with producers and agencies. • Represent UFG in the marketplace, articulating the company’s capabilities in underwriting, risk control, and claims, across all business units at UFG. • Collaborate with Business Unit and Line of Business underwriting, Sales and Distribution, Underwriting Center, Underwriting Support, Risk Control, Legal, Claims, and other internal partners to ensure optimal stakeholder management. • Complete agency reviews, capturing appropriate intel around market opportunities. • Provide feedback to management on the current state of the marketplace, agencies, and competition. • Mentor and train team members, acting as a resource for the team to answer questions, resolve escalated issues, and provide guidance. • Represent the field underwriter perspective in key corporate initiatives and projects. • Support and participate in the deployment of technical underwriting training/content.

🎯 Requirements

• Four-year college degree preferred • Completion of or working towards AU, CIC and/or CPCU designations preferred • 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.

🏖️ 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 the employee well-being and financial security.