Corporate Underwriting Manager

GBLI Global Indemnity provides specialty property and casualty insurance for small to middle-market businesses - and we're on a mission to be the best-in-class while achieving steady, profitable growth. Our guiding principles include the core belief that our people are number one. We also strongly emphasize a customer-centric mentality and disciplined underwriting practices. Our work environment is flexible, friendly, and collaborative, with plenty of opportunities to take charge of your career.

What GBLI offers you:

Generous paid time off (PTO)
Professional development opportunities (including a mentorship program)
Educational assistance program, which covers up to $5,250 in educational costs per year
Comprehensive health insurance plan (with vision and dental)
Paid Parental Leave
Life insurance
401(k) retirement plan with up to 6% company match and immediate vesting
Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
Short-term and long-term disability
Company-sponsored social events
Various committees to get involved in, which include our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and Charitable Giving Committee

Duties & Functions

Underwriting Strategy & Execution

Review Underwriting Guidelines and rules of various divisions, drawing on historical underwriting expertise to suggest changes and implement.
Define and refine underwriting appetite, ensuring risk selection aligns with financial objectives and market opportunities.
Partner with distribution teams to develop underwriting solutions tailored to distribution channel(s) needs
Ensure underwriting consistency across regional and national underwriting teams.
Supports the CUO in any underwriting referral(s) escalated

Portfolio Management & Risk Governance

Set underwriting authority levels (Letters of Authority) and ensure adherence to corporate risk tolerances and compliance standards.
Lead team responsible for Auditing against those guidelines.

Product Development & Market Innovation

Enhance underwriting efficiency through automation, data analytics, and AI-driven risk assessment tools.
Lead underwriting innovation initiatives, leveraging technology to streamline risk assessment and decision-making.

Leadership & Team Development

Provide leadership, mentorship, and training to underwriting teams across property and casualty disciplines.
Foster a high-performance underwriting culture that emphasizes accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
This position has the potential to evolve into a role with direct oversight of Corporate Underwriting staff.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of commercial P&C insurance industry business experience either in an Underwriting or a Product capacity or equivalent combination of education and experience
Knowledge of multiple commercial products
Prior Underwriting or Product experience with, General Liability, Property/Inland Marine, Professional
E&S experience preferred but not required
In-depth knowledge of multiple P&C products with a specific focus on General Liability, Property (including Inland Marine), Umbrella/Excess Casualty, Professional.
Experience successfully communicating with, selling to, and obtaining the support of internal and external senior leadership; excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
Strong knowledge and experience in a variety of state regulatory environment changes impacting company products
Ability to act independently and make sound decisions based on company, product, and regulatory knowledge
Proven personal leadership skills with an ability to collaborate and maintain relationships throughout the organization
Problem solving ability and the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and align activities and priorities to meet goals
Proven ability to think strategically and innovatively
Ability to manage multiple projects; keeping projects on track and advising management when not
Industry designations such as AU, CPCU, CIC, etc are a plus

Equal Opportunity Employer
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