Manager, Home Office Underwriting — Audit & Governance

LE003 Coaction Specialty Management Company, Inc.; Morristown (NJ); Remote; USD 103,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Coaction is seeking a Manager, Home Office Underwriting – Audit, Governance and Strategic Support to advance audit, governance and strategic initiatives across the underwriting function. This role partners with Compliance, Legal, Actuarial, and Data & Analytics to identify issues and drive improvements in underwriting quality and profitability.

The successful candidate will combine strong underwriting judgment with audit discipline, project management, and the ability to translate observations

Qualifications

• 5+ years Property & Casualty insurance experience in underwriting audit or related roles.
• Strong understanding of underwriting authority, guidelines and risk appetite.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for findings and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute underwriting audit activity across file reviews and fieldwork.
• Review files for adherence to authority, appetite, guidelines, rate and form requirements.
• Evaluate underwriting judgment, pricing support, policy construction and documentation.
• Identify control gaps and opportunities to improve quality and consistency.
• Support governance standards and referral workflows within authority levels.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Actuarial, Claims and Data & Analytics to drive improvements.

Skills

Property & Casualty underwriting

Audit & quality review

Communication skills

Tools

Underwriting systems

Audit tools

Job description

Coaction is seeking a Manager, Home Office Underwriting – Audit, Governance and Strategic Support to advance audit, governance and strategic initiatives across the underwriting function. This role partners with Compliance, Legal, Actuarial, and Data & Analytics to identify issues and drive improvements in underwriting quality and profitability.

The successful candidate will combine strong underwriting judgment with audit discipline, project management, and the ability to translate observations