Strategic Workers' Comp Underwriter - Territory Growth

CopperPoint Insurance Companies; Maryland; On-site; USD 80,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

CopperPoint Insurance Companies is looking for a Workers’ Compensation Production Underwriter who will manage an assigned agency territory and underwriting book, focusing on profitable growth, renewal retention, and exceptional service. This role drives new business development, risk selection, pricing discipline, and agency relationship management within delegated authority.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of commercial WC underwriting experience, strong communication skills, and a track

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent relevant work experience may be considered.
• Strong technical knowledge of workers compensation underwriting, including exposure analysis and pricing.
• Experience managing agency relationships, producer pipelines, territory plans, or books of business preferred.
• Professional insurance designation (e.g., CPCU, ARM, AU, CIC) preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Owns an assigned agency territory and book of business, with accountability for profitable new business production, renewal retention, risk selection, pricing discipline, and agency engagement outcomes.
• Evaluates workers compensation submissions by analyzing class codes, exposures, payroll, loss runs, experience modification factors, hazard controls, financial considerations, and overall risk characteristics.
• Makes underwriting decisions within assigned authority and escalates risks that exceed authority levels or require leadership review.
• Prices new and renewal business in accordance with underwriting and pricing guidelines while balancing growth, profitability, retention, and producer relationships.
• Develops and manages agency partnership plans, including production goals, pipeline management, target account strategies, agency performance, and profitability improvement opportunities.
• Conducts regular agency visits and producer meetings to communicate appetite, underwriting strategy, service expectations, pipeline status, and mutual business commitments.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Agency relationships

Pricing discipline

Risk assessment

Business development

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, insurance, risk management, marketing, or related field

Job description

CopperPoint Insurance Companies is looking for a Workers’ Compensation Production Underwriter who will manage an assigned agency territory and underwriting book, focusing on profitable growth, renewal retention, and exceptional service. This role drives new business development, risk selection, pricing discipline, and agency relationship management within delegated authority.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of commercial WC underwriting experience, strong communication skills, and a track