Excess & Surplus Manager

Authentic

$85K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of surplus lines, regulatory, or insurance compliance experience
  • Direct experience with state surplus lines tax filings, affidavits, and diligent effort documentation
  • Strong understanding of the surplus lines policy lifecycle
  • Property and casualty insurance experience
  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage high transaction volumes
  • Strong written communication skills for effective cross-department coordination
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate surplus lines workflows across state filings and transaction tracking
  • Own accuracy and timeliness of surplus lines tax filings and supporting reporting
  • Collaborate with Operations to integrate compliance into product offerings
  • Support surplus lines processes for the entire policy lifecycle
  • Maintain and update state-specific surplus lines reference documentation
  • Monitor changes in surplus lines laws and communicate with relevant teams
  • Ensure current state-specific surplus lines broker license documentation
  • Identify and recommend process improvements and automation opportunities

Benefits

  • Competitive salary, equity, and role trajectory
  • Comprehensive health benefits for employees and families
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid parental leave
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Manage and coordinate surplus lines workflows end-to-end across state filings, tax and stamping-fee billing incorporation, transaction tracking, and system upload
  • Own the accuracy and timeliness of surplus lines tax filings, affidavit and diligent effort documentation, and supporting reporting across all states we write in
  • Work alongside the Operations team to build compliance into our product
  • Support surplus lines processes across the full policy lifecycle: new business, renewals, cancellations, endorsements, and reinstatements
  • Maintain internal state-by-state surplus lines reference documentation (eligibility, filing requirements, tax rates, stamping office processes) and keep it current as regulations change
  • Monitor changes in state surplus lines laws, stamping office requirements, and broker licensing rules; communicate impact to Operations, Underwriting, and leadership
  • Maintain surplus lines broker licenses by state and ensure documentation is current
  • Identify process improvements and automation opportunities, and work cross functionally

Experience
  • 3+ years of surplus lines, regulatory, or insurance compliance experience
  • Direct experience with state surplus lines tax filings, affidavits, and diligent effort documentation
  • Strong understanding of the surplus lines policy lifecycle (new business, renewals, endorsements, cancellations) and how each transaction type flows through tax and reporting
  • Property and casualty insurance experience
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage a high volume of transactions without sacrificing accuracy
  • Strong written communication; able to coordinate cleanly across Operations, Underwriting, Engineering, legal, and external regulators
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Starting salary

$85,000

Our (FTE) benefits
  • Competitive salary, equity, and role trajectory
  • Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid parental leave

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