Job Type:Permanent
Job Title: Regional Lead - Hiscox Underwriting Solutions Team (UST)
Location: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Manhattan, Scottsdale, West Hartford (Hybrid)
Job Description:Hiscox is seeking a Regional Lead to guide a team of underwriters and manage relationships with regional brokers within our Underwriting Solutions Team.
This role carries responsibility for the underwriting quality and profitability of a regional book of business, applying advanced underwriting authority while overseeing and developing a team of underwriters.
In this role you will bring strong leadership and underwriting judgment, demonstrated through active engagement with brokers, underwriters, and key stakeholders across the US offices.
Key Responsibilities:- Underwrites, prices, and negotiates accounts consistent with the quality of the risk and according to the company's strategies and guidelines for the product lines.
- Identifies underperforming brokers and renewal books and engages the team and key stakeholders to drive improvements.
- Builds collaborative relationships with underwriters across the US offices.
- Achieves production targets and underwrites business profitably.
- Functions as an escalation point for both personnel and underwriting-related concerns and provides day-to-day coaching and development to team members.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:- Expertise in leading, motivating, and developing a team of underwriters to achieve business results.
- In-depth knowledge of underwriting policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Advanced risk assessment, business needs assessment, and pricing knowledge.
- Basic knowledge of broker performance variables and the ability to respond effectively.
- Strong leadership and collaboration skills.
Qualifications Summary:- Decision Quality: Makes sound, well-reasoned underwriting and pricing decisions, weighing risk quality against company strategy and guidelines.
- Drives Results: Consistently achieves production targets and underwrites profitably, holding self and team accountable to business goals.
- Courage: Willing to address underperforming brokers or books directly and to escalate personnel or underwriting concerns when necessary.
What Hiscox USA Offers:- Competitive salary and bonus (based on personal & company performance)
- 401(k) with competitive company matching
- Comprehensive health insurance, vision, dental and FSA plans (medical, limited purpose, and dependent care)
- Company paid group term life, short- term disability and long-term disability coverage
- 24 Paid time off days, 2 Hiscox Days, 10 paid holidays, and ability to purchase 5 PTO days
- Paid parental leave
- 4 week paid sabbatical after every 5 years of service
- Financial Adoption Assistance and Medical Travel Reimbursement Programs
- Annual reimbursement up to $600 for health club membership or fees associated with any fitness program
- Company paid subscription to Headspace to support employees' mental health and wellbeing
- Recipient of 2024 Cigna's Well-Being Award for having a best-in-class health and wellness program
- Dynamic, creative and values-driven culture
- Modern and open office spaces, complimentary drinks
Salary Range: $115-$140k The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment
**Please note that this position is hybrid and requires two (2) days in our office weekly**#LI-RM1Work with amazing people and be part of a unique culture
