Underwriting Manager

Apex Systems; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401K with company match

ESPP

HSA

EAP counseling

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking an Underwriting Manager to lead a specialized workers' compensation underwriting operation in Birmingham, AL. You will guide a team through a modern operating model to support small-account business, focusing on productivity, agent/broker service, and industry relationships.

The role offers high visibility, collaboration with senior leaders, and opportunities to influence portfolio performance while ensuring compliance with underwriting guidelines and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree standard, though exceptional leadership and insurance knowledge considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach underwriting team to improve proficiency and growth.
• Develop and maintain producer relationships to expand pipeline and agency intelligence.
• Manage portfolio by applying guidelines, analyzing risk data, and identifying growth opportunities.
• Oversee cancellation routines, billing activities, and service delivery standards.
• Review underwriting files for accuracy and refer complex risk decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Relationship building

Underwriting proficiency

Portfolio management understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job#: 3057546

Job Description:

Underwriting Manager

Location:

Birmingham, AL (On-site)

Role Overview

This organization is seeking an Underwriting Manager to lead a specialized workers' compensation underwriting operation. The successful candidate will guide the team through a modern operating model designed to support small-account business. This leadership role focuses on driving productivity, enhancing agent and broker service, and cultivating strong industry relationships. The position offers significant visibility and the opportunity to influence organizational culture and portfolio performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach the underwriting team to improve technical proficiency and professional growth.
• Develop and maintain strong producer relationships to expand the pipeline and improve agency intelligence.
• Manage the portfolio by executing established guidelines, analyzing risk data, and identifying growth opportunities.
• Oversee cancellation routines, billing team activities, and general service delivery standards.
• Review underwriting files for accuracy and act as a referral resource for complex risk decisions.
• Collaborate with the Director of Underwriting, billing team, actuaries, and brokers to align business strategies.
• Promote direct, proactive communication with agents and brokers to enhance partnership strength.

Required Qualifications

Education:

A Bachelor's degree is standard, though candidates with exceptional leadership and insurance knowledge will receive equal consideration.

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of dedicated workers' compensation experience with proven leadership capability.

Technical Skills:

Proficient in portfolio management, underwriting guidelines, rating manual rules, and applicable insurance laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 or more years of property and casualty underwriting experience.
• CPCU designation.
• Experience managing small-account models in an adaptable, changing environment.

Company Overview & Culture

The organization values collaboration, responsiveness, and excellence in customer service. Employees work in a supportive and inclusive environment designed to foster career development. The culture encourages entrepreneurial thinking, adaptability to change, and active participation in process improvement initiatives.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.