AVP of Underwriting - Great American Employer Health Solutions

Great American Insurance Group; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Great American Employer Health Solutions is hiring an Assistant Vice President of Underwriting to lead underwriting operations and strategy, building a high-performing team across medical stop loss and level-funded business.

The role balances risk selection and pricing with customer needs and portfolio performance, while fostering strong stakeholder relationships. Fully remote with travel expectations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 13 years of underwriting or related experience, including at least 6 years in leadership.
• Strong knowledge of risk evaluation, pricing, portfolio performance, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in group health, medical stop loss, level-funded plans or related markets preferred.
• Professional designation pursued or completed preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead underwriting team operations, optimize workflows, and maintain high productivity and service standards.
• Develop and implement underwriting strategies aligned with division goals and financial targets.
• Evaluate quality and performance of risks and communicate findings clearly.
• Balance risk selection, pricing, and customer needs to support profitable growth.
• Build strategic relationships with internal partners, customers, and brokers.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Communication

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/economics/risk management or related field

Job description

Be Here. Be Great.

Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a \"small company\" culture where your ideas will be heard with \"big company\" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Great American Employer Health Solutions focuses on the group health market, offering solutions that include medical stop loss and level-funded plans. The division works with customers and business partners to help employers manage healthcare costs while addressing the financial risks associated with employee health benefit programs. By combining specialized underwriting expertise, responsive service, and disciplined risk management, the team supports sustainable growth and long-term customer relationships.

Great American Employer Health Solutions is hiring an Assistant Vice President of Underwriting to join its leadership team. This position leads underwriting operations and strategy, with responsibility for developing a high-performing team, enhancing underwriting practices, and supporting profitable growth across the medical stop loss and level-funded business. The Assistant Vice President will balance risk selection, pricing, customer needs, and portfolio performance while building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. This is an opportunity for an experienced underwriting leader to help shape strategy and contribute to the continued growth of an established organization. This is a fully remote position with expectations of travel.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Lead underwriting team operations, optimize workflows, and maintain high standards for productivity, quality, and service.
• Develop and implement underwriting strategies that align with division goals, growth objectives, and financial targets.
• Evaluate the quality, volume, and performance of underwritten risks and communicate findings through clear, actionable reporting.
• Make sound business decisions that balance risk selection, premium adequacy, and loss ratio performance.
• Cultivate strategic relationships with internal partners, customers, brokers, and other external stakeholders to support profitable growth.
• Establish clear expectations, provide coaching, and develop underwriting talent to strengthen team performance and succession readiness.
• Ensure underwriting decisions are thoroughly documented and comply with applicable state and federal insurance requirements.
• Lead the assessment of renewals and policy modifications, identifying opportunities to improve performance and mitigate risk.
• Oversee the delivery of exceptional customer service and implement improvements based on service levels, operational activity, and customer experience.
• Maintain and enhance underwriting guidelines, rules, rating methodologies, and procedures in response to business needs and regulatory changes.
• Collaborate across functions to improve underwriting processes, strengthen portfolio management, and advance division initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, risk management and insurance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Generally, a minimum of 13 years of underwriting or related experience, including at least six years of leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead underwriting operations, develop talent, and translate business objectives into effective underwriting strategies.
• Strong knowledge of risk evaluation, pricing, portfolio performance, and regulatory compliance.
• Effective analytical, decision-making, communication, and relationship-management skills.
• Experience in group health, medical stop loss, level-funded plans, or a closely related market is strongly preferred.
• Completion of, or continued progress toward, a relevant professional designation is preferred.

Business Unit

Great American Employer Health Solutions

Salary Range

$150,000.00 -$180,000.00

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees*. Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits. Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs. Excludes seasonal employees and interns.