Lead Underwriter

Agents, brokers and direct customers all buy through our platforms, with policy administration on Guidewire. Founded as a farmers' mutual in 1991, the company is now one of the larger mutual insurers in India. We started in 1991 and have grown to about 9,000 people. Hail season means long days for field adjusters.

Overview:

Looking for a Lead Underwriter who wants to stay somewhere for a while. Agent relationships matter here. Expect regular agency visits. Joining the Middle Market team in Tempe. Remote within the region is possible after the first year.

Responsibilities:

• Follow underwriting guidelines and state filing requirements
• Price accounts using rating tools in Guidewire PolicyCenter and underwriting judgment
• Track production, hit ratio and loss ratio for your book monthly
• Visit agencies to build relationships and explain our appetite
• Negotiate terms, deductibles and pricing with agents
• Refer accounts above your authority with a clear recommendation

Required qualifications:

• 7+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience
• Clear written underwriting rationale
• Comfortable negotiating with agents
• Able to travel up to 20% for agency visits
• Experience reading loss runs, schedules and financial statements

Compensation and benefits:

• Paid sick days
• Home office setup budget
• Flexible hours
• Performance bonus
• Co-working space stipend

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Caskridge Mutual.