Property & Casualty Underwriting Manager

Ryan Specialty, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Bonuses

Benefits package

Job summary

Ryan Specialty, LLC is seeking an Property and Casualty Underwriting Supervisor in Chicago to lead and train underwriters and assistants, ensuring underwriting integrity and efficient processes. You will collaborate with carriers and brokers in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes leadership, expertise in P&C lines, and capability to guide risk decisions while driving performance metrics and staffing strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience leading property & casualty underwriting teams.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage change and drive process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite within authority levels.
• Provide direction and supervision to the underwriting team.
• Analyze indicators to improve workflow and performance.
• Establish staffing levels and participate in hiring and performance management.
• Communicate goals and track team and individual metrics.
• Identify risks and coordinate with Loss Control and Underwriting.
• Guide risk acceptability per company guidelines.
• Monitor decisions and address issues through training.
• Evaluate submissions to optimize underwriting profit.
• Prepare monthly progress reports and participate in management calls.
• Manage external vendors as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Underwriting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Job description

Position Summary

The Property and Casualty Underwriting Supervisor will supervise and lead the Underwiring team. This position will lead and train underwriters and Underwriting Assistants to ensure integrity of underwriting activities and processes. You will also lead your team, while working closely with carriers and brokers in a fast-paced environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Underwrite within authority levels
• Provide direction, assistance, and supervision to assigned property and casualty professionals.
• Analyze key indicators and data to identify opportunities to improve workflow and overall operations performance.
• Establish and maintain appropriate staffing levels to meet team needs and performance/target goals, including participation in the recruitment and hiring process and in the performance management process.
• Communicate team goals and assist team members in achieving established annual goals and maintain metrics relating to team and individual goals.
• Proactively identify and communicate discovered risks to Loss Control and Underwriting.
• Guide team on risk acceptability in accordance with company guidelines and standards.
• Monitor underwriting decisions through regular audits and referrals and address issues as appropriate individually or through group training.
• Assist professionals in evaluating, prioritizing, and selecting submissions and prices risks that will develop an underwriting profit for the carrier, refers or declines risks that present excessive risk.
• Monthly reporting on Year-to-Date progress towards achieving or exceeding team goals.
• Participate in management calls and special projects to contribute ideas for improvement of the company's new business process.
• Select, manage, and direct outside vendors.
• All other duties as assigned.

Work Experience and Education

• Expertise in Property, Casualty, or Professional/Executive Liability lines
• Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of related experience; or Master’s Degree with 3 years of related experience preferred
• 2+years in a Leadership Role a plus.
• Ability to manage organizational change; to maintain a systematic perspective; to involve and influence others to accept new ideas or innovative approaches; to lead in a team-based environment.
• Ability to plan, forecast, and set objectives and determine the best course of action.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage the demands of the position and to ensure deadlines are met.

Licenses & Certifications

• State P&C license is required.
• Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) or other similar designation a plus.

Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce throughout the organization. Our vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions. Differences in race, creed, color, religious beliefs, physical or mental capabilities, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients, trading partners, and communities. This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, firing, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms, conditions, and benefits of employment.

How We Support Our Teammates

Ryan Specialty seeks to offer our employees a comprehensive and best-in-class benefits package that helps them — and their family members — achieve their physical, financial, and emotional well-being goals. In addition to paid time off for company holidays, vacation, sick and personal days, Ryan offers paid parental leave, mental health services and more.

The target salary range for this position is $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 annually. The wage range for this role considers many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, licensure and certification, business needs, and market demands. The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Full-time roles are eligible for bonuses and benefits. For additional information on Ryan Specialty Total Rewards, visit https://benefits.ryansg.com/.

We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation at [e-mail].

The above is intended to describe this job's general requirements. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

A multi-time winner of Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplaces and Insurance Business’s Top Insurance Employers, Ryan Specialty is home to some of the brightest talent in the insurance industry. Join our team and help provide innovative solutions for insurance brokers, agents and carriers.

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Ryan Specialty, LLC and its affiliates (“Ryan Specialty”) do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted by any staffing agencies, placement services or professional recruiters (“Agencies”), including any submissions made through our website or to email accounts of Ryan Specialty employees. Agencies must be registered in Ryan Specialty’s agency portal and have a fully executed contract for service between Ryan Specialty and the Agency. Agency fee agreements will only be valid if provided in such fully executed contract between the Agency and Ryan Specialty. Any unsolicited resume or candidate profile received from an Agency without prior approval from Ryan Specialty’s HR department and in compliance with Ryan Specialty’s candidate submission process shall be considered unsolicited, gratuitous and property of Ryan Specialty for recruiting purposes and, as such, is not subject to payment of any Agency fees.