Underwriting Manager – Personal & Commercial Lines

The Jacobson Group; Louisiana; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jacobson Group seeks an Underwriting Manager in Louisiana to oversee personal and commercial lines underwriting operations onsite. You will manage workflow, service levels, quality, productivity and performance while supervising underwriting staff and supporting the Director of Underwriting.

You will ensure compliance with policies, rating rules and regulatory requirements, and collaborate with QA and Personal Lines leadership to drive coaching, training and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, insurance, risk management or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressively responsible property insurance underwriting experience.
• 3+ years of supervisory, management or demonstrated leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor personal and commercial lines underwriting operations, including workflow, service levels, quality, productivity and performance.
• Directly supervise, coach, develop and evaluate assigned underwriting staff.
• Support the Director of Underwriting with priority setting, resource allocation and staffing evaluations.
• Serve as a management-level escalation point for complex underwriting and operational matters within authority.
• Promote consistent underwriting decisions and compliance with policies, procedures, guidelines, manuals, rating rules and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with quality assurance and Personal Lines leadership to identify trends and implement coaching and process improvements.
• Support onboarding and development of underwriting staff; train and coach as needed.
• Develop, review and implement underwriting policies, procedures and SOPs.
• Run underwriting and operational reports and analyze data to identify trends and support decisions.
• Identify improvements to workflow, controls, efficiency and producer experience.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Underwriting principles

Underwriting experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, insurance, risk management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Underwriting software

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Jacobson Group seeks an Underwriting Manager in Louisiana to oversee personal and commercial lines underwriting operations onsite. You will manage workflow, service levels, quality, productivity and performance while supervising underwriting staff and supporting the Director of Underwriting.

You will ensure compliance with policies, rating rules and regulatory requirements, and collaborate with QA and Personal Lines leadership to drive coaching, training and process improvements.