Underwriting Manager

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies

$115K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Prior supervisory or leadership experience required
  • Professional insurance designations such as AU, API, CIC, or CPCU preferred
  • Minimum of 5 years of underwriting experience
  • Advanced knowledge of property and casualty underwriting practices, risk assessment, and coverage evaluation

Responsibilities

  • Lead an underwriting team to enhance agency partnerships and portfolio performance
  • Build and maintain relationships with key Retail agency partners
  • Manage higher-level referrals and assist with complex accounts
  • Monitor submission and renewal volume, team productivity, and service levels
  • Review workflows and assess staffing needs, coordinating training as necessary
  • Analyze quality control results to identify improvement areas
  • Ensure underwriting policies and procedures are updated accordingly

Benefits

  • Leadership responsibility for team performance and development
  • Regular collaboration with underwriting leadership and distribution partners
  • Engagement in planning and daily operations
  • Occasional travel to agency partners and industry events
Full Job Description
Overview
Responsibilities What You’ll DoLead an underwriting team that supports key agency partnerships and drives consistent, high-quality portfolio performance.

 

In this role, you’ll partner with leadership and distribution to drive growth, maintain key relationships, and ensure consistent underwriting execution and performance. How You’ll Make an Impact
  • Build and maintain relationships with key Retail agency partners to support submission activity and improve business mix
  • Support underwriting planning by working with leadership and communicating direction to the team
  • Handle higher-level referrals from underwriting supervisors and assist with complex accounts
  • Monitor submission and renewal volume, team productivity, and service level performance
  • Review workflows and assess staffing needs, including coordinating training for new and existing team members
  • Review quality control results to identify trends and areas for improvement
  • Work with teams to ensure underwriting policies and procedures remain accurate and up to date
  • Participate in agency meetings, internal meetings, and industry events as needed
Qualifications What You’ll Bring
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Prior supervisory or leadership experience required
  • Professional insurance designations such as AU, API, CIC, or CPCU preferred
  • Minimum of 5 years of underwriting experience
  • Advanced knowledge of property and casualty underwriting practices, risk assessment, and coverage evaluation
  • Familiarity with insurance policy language and forms
  • Experience using data and performance metrics to inform underwriting decisions
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and projects
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills
  • Work across teams and maintain internal working relationships
  • Demonstrated independent work, sound judgment, and attention to detail
  • Experience reviewing or improving workflow processes
What to Expect
  • Leadership responsibility for team performance and development
  • Regular coordination with underwriting leadership and distribution partners
  • Involvement in planning and day-to-day operations
  • Occasional travel to agency partners, GUARD offices, and industry events

 

Salary

$115,000 – 180,000 USD + bonus.  

In accordance with applicable pay transparency laws, this range represents a good‐faith estimate. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, credentials, geographic location, and other considerations permitted by law.

 

This role may be based out of any of our office locations, including: Parsippany, NJ; Conshohocken, PA; Wilkes‑Barre, PA; Alpharetta, GA

 

 

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