Inland Marine Technical Underwriting Lead

Shepherd; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Healthcare

Fertility benefits

Unlimited PTO

Daily meals

Office locations

Professional development

401(k) plan

Dog-friendly office

Job summary

Shepherd is seeking a Technical Lead for Inland Marine to own guidelines, advisories, and underwriting decisions. You will lead coverage form development, review high-risk accounts, and collaborate with capacity partners to resolve technical questions.

Reporting to the Head of Property, you will guide underwriters, conduct training, and use portfolio results to improve underwriting. This onsite role is based in major US offices including New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles or

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Builders Risk, Inland Marine, or commercial construction underwriting experience.
• Experience developing or maintaining underwriting guidelines, advisories, authority statements, and audit programs.
• Experience reviewing other underwriters' decisions as a referral point, technical authority, or underwriting manager.
• Experience with insurtech or MGA platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review Inland Marine referrals involving TIV thresholds, catastrophe exposures such as wildfire and flood, structural or occupancy complexity, and other guideline triggers.
• Approve or decline referred risks within delegated authority and document rationale, terms, conditions, and pricing guidance.
• Maintain a 24-hour turnaround standard on referrals and communicate missing information promptly.
• Lead the technical development and revision of Inland Marine coverage forms and endorsements.
• Partner with Claims to incorporate loss trends into guidelines, forms, advisories, and training.

Skills

Inland Marine underwriting

Builders Risk

Portfolio review

Technical leadership

Tools

Insurtech platforms

MGA platforms

Job description

Shepherd is seeking a Technical Lead for Inland Marine to own guidelines, advisories, and underwriting decisions. You will lead coverage form development, review high-risk accounts, and collaborate with capacity partners to resolve technical questions.

Reporting to the Head of Property, you will guide underwriters, conduct training, and use portfolio results to improve underwriting. This onsite role is based in major US offices including New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles or