Description and RequirementsGeneral Description: Responsible for driving growth and profitability for the assigned Transportation Program under management.
Responsibilities: - Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, and development of the team.
- Manage employees through performance management, setting priorities, developing work plans and schedules, handling department issues, and approving timecards and expense reports.
- Identify, plan, and resolve routine department coverage and workload issues.
- Provide management oversight for specific program and will have P&L responsibility.
- Recommend to management the authority levels for underwriting staff and amendments or enhancements to applicable program.
- Detailed understanding of reinsurance placements and marketing.
- Knowledge regarding high SIR and LC deductible plans for transportation risks.
- May have ability to grant limited authority to others within their approval level.
- Serve as a subject matter specialist for applicable program.
- Underwrite highly complex assignments. Determine appropriate price and develop rate tables, coverage grant, terms, and conditions.
- Market company's products and services through defined distribution sources. Develop and maintain applicable agency, broker, and account relationships.
- Collaborate with actuarial, operations, loss control, and claims functional staff in the execution of agreed program strategy and identification of program.
- Provide leadership support to less experienced staff.
- Ensure underwriting profitability and compliance aligns with carrier and regulatory standards.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:- 3+ years of insurance experience, including 1 years of management experience
- High school diploma or graduate equivalent degree required. College degree preferred.
- Must hold or will obtain Property & Casualty and/or appropriate business licensure.
- Experience with insurance programs, customer retention, and claims advocacy.
- Experience in truck and transportation underwriting required
- Experience with insurance program product development.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products.
- Ability to develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, marketing strategies, and campaigns.
- Ability to participate in the development and implementation of sales and service goals.
- Ability to provide market intelligence, consultation, and client-specific assistance to producers.
USI is committed to providing a full-suite of competitive benefits for our growing population and its diverse needs. We offer a wide range of health, welfare and financial benefits including medical, wellness, dental and vision, 401(k), flexible spending and health savings accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance and other unique employer-sponsored and voluntary programs. USI also offers a generous paid time off policy, paid family leave benefit as well as paid holiday time.
