Strategic Underwriting Consultant

Utica National Insurance Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit

401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment

HSA and Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition Assistance

Training and Professional Designations

Wellness programs

Job summary

Utica National Insurance Group is seeking an experienced Influence Underwriting Strategy professional to partner with regional leaders and enterprise underwriting teams. You will drive profitable growth, evaluate opportunities, mentor others, and act as a trusted advisor across the organization.

You will influence strategy, pricing concepts, and portfolio management, collaborating with product management, enterprise underwriting, and operations on strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in shaping underwriting strategy to drive profitability.
• Strong ability to analyze portfolio performance and loss trends.
• Proven track record collaborating with product, claims, actuarial and operational teams.
• Experience mentoring others and sharing expertise across an organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with regional underwriting leaders to support profitable growth and performance goals.
• Monitor portfolio results and identify opportunities to improve profitability and retention.
• Analyze trends and financial results to inform strategic decisions.
• Provide recommendations to improve underwriting outcomes and portfolio health.
• Serve as SME on underwriting philosophy, pricing, and risk selection.

Skills

Underwriting strategy

Portfolio analytics

Strategic collaboration

Mentoring

Education

CPCU or AU designation

Job description

Hybrid | New Hartford, NY or Charlotte, NC
Bonus Eligible

Influence Underwriting Strategy. Drive Portfolio Performance. Make an Enterprise-Wide Impact.

In this highly visible role, you’ll partner closely with regional underwriting leaders, product leaders, and enterprise underwriting teams to help drive profitable growth, evaluate business opportunities, support underwriting initiatives, and provide technical expertise on complex underwriting matters.

This position is ideal for a seasoned underwriting professional who enjoys influencing business outcomes, solving complex problems, mentoring others through expertise, and serving as a trusted advisor across the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with regional underwriting leadership to support profitable growth and underwriting performance objectives.
• Monitor regional portfolio results and identify opportunities to improve profitability, retention, and growth.
• Analyze business trends, financial results, loss experience, and underwriting performance to support strategic decision-making.
• Provide recommendations that support strong underwriting outcomes and long-term portfolio health.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on underwriting philosophy, pricing strategies, portfolio management, and risk selection.
• Consult on complex underwriting situations and business opportunities within the region.
• Communicate underwriting trends, philosophies, and performance insights with internal partners.
• Share technical expertise and best practices with underwriting teams.
• Support underwriting excellence through knowledge sharing and professional development initiatives.

Partner on Strategic Initiatives

• Collaborate with Product Management, Enterprise Underwriting, Innovation, and Project Management teams on strategic projects and initiatives.
• Develop strong working relationships across underwriting, product, claims, actuarial, and operational teams.

What Makes You Successful

We’re seeking a highly respected underwriting professional who combines technical expertise, strategic thinking, and strong business acumen.

You may be a great fit if you have:

• Experience supporting profitable growth through underwriting strategy and risk selection.
• Strong understanding of commercial insurance products, pricing concepts, and financial performance drivers.
• Proven ability to build partnerships and influence business outcomes across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• CPCU, AU, or other advanced insurance designations preferred.

Why Utica National?

For more than 100 years, Utica National has built a reputation for underwriting expertise, financial strength, and exceptional agency partnerships. Our Strategic Underwriting Consultants play a critical role in helping regional teams achieve profitable growth while supporting enterprise underwriting initiatives and driving continuous improvement.

When you join our team, you’ll find:

• Opportunity to influence underwriting strategy and portfolio performance
• Collaboration with senior leaders across the organization
• Professional growth and development opportunities

Compensation

This position is eligible for participation in the Company’s Variable Compensation Bonus Plan.

Final compensation is determined based on experience, geographic location, education, professional designations, scope of responsibilities, and overall qualifications.

We believe strongly that talented people are core to our success and are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, career advancement and challenging work opportunities. We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan for full time employees that include the following:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit
• Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
• 401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment Plan(Includes annual Company financial contribution and discretionary Profit Sharing contribution based upon annual company financial results)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Assistance, Training, and Professional Designations
• Company-Paid Family Leave
• Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance Benefit
• Voluntary Benefits - Group Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Legal, ID Theft Protection, Pet Insurance
• Student Loan Refinancing Services
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Matching Gifts program
• Employee Referral Award Program
• Wellness programs
• Personal Insurance Discount

Additional Information:

This position is a full time salaried, exempt (non overtime eligible) position.

Utica National is an Equal Opportunity Employer.