Underwriter Specialty, Hanover Specialty Industrial

The Hanover Insurance Group; Grand Rapids; On-site; CAD 111,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K with company match

Tuition reimbursement

PTO

Company paid holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

The Hanover Insurance Group is seeking an experienced Underwriter to join our Specialty Insurance division. You will identify, solicit, and underwrite renewal specialty accounts, applying advanced technical, sales, and analytical skills to provide tailored insurance solutions.

Expect to manage a high-complexity book of business with collaboration across agencies and internal teams. This full-time role emphasizes profitability, risk assessment, and portfolio management, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years underwriting experience.
• 3+ years driving agency relationships resulting in profitable renewal business.

Responsibilities

• Identify and underwrite renewal Specialty accounts and drive profitable growth.
• Apply advanced technical, sales and analytical skills to insurance solutions.
• Manage an assigned book of business with high technical complexity and coordination.
• Collaborate with agencies and internal teams to optimize portfolio performance.

Skills

Underwriting

Risk assessment

Pricing knowledge

Client relationships

Portfolio management

Decision making

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

For more than 170 years, The Hanover has been committed to delivering on our promises and being there when it matters the most. We live our values every day, demonstrating we CARE through our values, Sustainability initiatives and inclusive corporate culture.

Hanover Specialty Insurance is looking for a Underwriter to join our growing team.

Position summary

Responsible for identifying, soliciting, underwriting renewal Specialty accounts that drive profitable growth and align with Industry Segments, appetite and mix goals. Apply advanced technical, sales and analytical skills to provide insurance solutions that help Hanover’s customers manage risk. Demonstrates a thorough understanding of Hanover’s strategies and appetites and will use internal and external data to make appropriate individual and portfolio risk decisions. Operates within a broad Letter of Authority for all underwriting decisions and with limited direction while managing an assigned book of business, generally with high technical complexity and coordination.

This is a full-time, exempt role.

Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of business strategy (segments, general; coverage differentials; partner/non partner, etc.)
• Knows and applies advanced underwriting concepts including risk selection, exposure and hazard identification and control, coverage implications, and loss analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of pricing components and rating methodology and correlates pricing to exposure, financial and competitive analysis.
• Adheres to CAT guidelines and applies increased knowledge of CAT aggregation strategies to decision making.
• Can identify types of coverages including gaps in coverages typically provided within given operations, can explain coverages and correlating exposures and controls to agents to complete our value-added proposition.

Portfolio Management & Financial Acumen

• Manages assigned portfolio to achieve gross written premium, profitability, rate, retention, industry and LOB mix, new business and portfolio management goals.
• Demonstrates ability to properly leverage competencies, act as a resource, and build long-term, profitable and mutually beneficial relationships with agencies, internal management, and external resources.
• Constructs and executes portfolio business plans independently through organized workflow & desk management, which may include special projects.
• Reviews key metrics and uncovers trends that may lead to new business opportunities within agents while achieving profitable growth.
• Drives the implementation of profit improvement initiatives with key agents by leveraging resources.
• Advocates and coordinates with Specialty departments to learn and share knowledge in cross sell opportunities to help manage portfolio/book of business.

Sales Management

• Operates with a franchise perspective to identify and drive enhanced sell opportunities and create growth within other lines of business and customer segments.
• Utilize our value proposition to enhance agency economics, partner conversion and product specialization in partnership with local management.
• Prioritizes and drives effective relationship management and producer activities to build trust, facilitate negotiation, and secure commitment in order to improve yield and retention ratios.
• Through stewardship process engage at the customer level for the most complex and prominent accounts within their territory.
• Independently implements territory business plans, monitors performance, adjusts plan to ensure a substantial pipeline for future profitable growth.
• Provide proper training and product knowledge transfer to existing and prospective agents so they can effectively sell Hanover as the go to market for their customers.
• Ability to uncover customer needs, position specific solutions, handle objections, and close deals.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years Underwriting experience.
• 3+ years’ experience driving agency relationships resulting in profitable renewal business.
• Consistently demonstrates high level of proficiency across LOB UW core competencies.
• May specialize/certify in 1-2 specialty areas.
• Proficient in ability to identify, analyze and solve problems and manage and prioritize multiple concurrent projects. Is used as a resource by others to collaborate on more complex risks, pricing, trends, industry segments coverages and product knowledge. May conduct peer-to-peer self-audits under the direction of management.
• Demonstrates ability to adapt quickly to change, exercise influence, and act as a change advocate being open to new and different ways of thinking.
• Viewed as an informal leader amongst the team/branch/region/LOB. Open to and proactively shares knowledge and expertise with peers, management and leadership. Acts as a mentor for less experienced underwriters or newly hired underwriters, may assist with training other team members.
• Communication - Interacts and communicates with confidence with all levels of external and/or internal business partners within scope of responsibility, team and/or matrix environment. Can judge appropriate means and method to communicate based on the nature of the communication. Able to influence desired outcomes to drive actions and results. Adept at influencing even when holding a position contrary to the majority opinion.
• Judgement and Decision Making - Ability to exercise judgment, negotiate and make sound business decisions based on level of authority. Applies judgment and expertise to determine when escalation is needed. Demonstrates confidence in one’s ability to apply decision making to UW assessment.
• Teamwork and Collaboration – Consistently fosters collaboration and respect among team members. Easily adapts to the diverse interests, styles and perspective of key players. Is able to engage multiple members of a group to share information and to consider other points of view to reach objectives, consensus and/or deadlines. Experienced in working with a wide range of teams and readily shares lessons learned.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

It’s not just a job, it’s a career, and we are here to support you every step of the way. We want you to be successful and fulfilled. Through on-the-job experiences, personalized coaching and our robust learning and development programs, we encourage you – at every level – to grow and develop.

BENEFITS

We offer comprehensive benefits to help you be healthy, build financial security, and balance work and home life. At The Hanover, you’ll enjoy what you do and have the support you need to succeed.

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401K with a company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• PTO
• Company paid holidays
• Flexible work arrangements
• Cultural Awareness Day in support of IDE
• On-site medical/wellness center (Worcester only)
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EEO statement

The Hanover values diversity in the workplace and among our customers. The company provides equal opportunity for employment and promotion to all qualified employees and applicants on the basis of experience, training, education, and ability to do the available work without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, ancestry or any other status protected by law.

Furthermore, The Hanover Insurance Group is committed to providing an equal opportunity workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment based on national origin, race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected by law.”

As an equal opportunity employer, Hanover does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities who wish to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, should contact us at:[e-mail] and include the link of the job posting in which you are interested.

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Compensation

The target hiring range for this role may vary based on geographic location and other factors, including merit or performance, demonstrated proficiency, skills for the role, education, travel requirements, and experience. Additional compensation may include an annual bonus (which could take the form of a general bonus, sales incentive, or short-term incentive), long-term incentive or spot recognition awards. The posted range reflects our ability to hire at different position titles and levels depending on background and experience.