Head of Underwriting

Founded as a farmers' mutual in 2002, the company is now one of the larger mutual insurers in Nigeria. We started in 2002 and have grown to about 1,500 people. Continuing education credits are tracked and reimbursed.

Job summary:

Spicebush Insurance has an opening for a Head of Underwriting. Agent relationships matter here. Expect regular agency visits. Joining the Specialty team in Lagos. Remote within the region is possible after the first year.

In this role you will:

• Document underwriting decisions in the policy file.
• Re-underwrite renewals for loss trends, exposure changes and rate adequacy.
• Mentor underwriting assistants and trainees.
• Visit agencies to build relationships and explain our appetite.
• Price accounts using rating tools in Guidewire PolicyCenter and underwriting judgment.
• Track production, hit ratio and loss ratio for your book monthly.
• Negotiate terms, deductibles and pricing with agents.

Required qualifications:

• 12+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience.
• Clear written underwriting rationale.
• Familiar with Guidewire, Duck Creek or a similar policy system.
• Able to travel up to 20% for agency visits.

Preferred qualifications:

• Excess and umbrella underwriting.
• Excel modelling for pricing.
• CPCU, AU or CIC designation.
• Experience at a regional or mutual carrier.

Benefits:

• Medical cover.
• Pension contribution.
• Annual leave.
• 13th month salary.
• Life cover.
• Data and airtime allowance.

Candidates must be eligible to work in Nigeria.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Spicebush Insurance Ltd.