Associate Underwriting Team Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assess, choose, and oversee underwriting risks while enhancing team performance and portfolio results.

• Underwrite both new and renewal business by evaluating risks, establishing terms and conditions, and making decisions within assigned authority.

• Manage the entire underwriting workflow, encompassing submissions, binding, policy servicing, and documentation, in line with company and regulatory standards.

• Track production metrics, such as retention, risk distribution, and underwriting performance, to support portfolio quality and predictability.

• Analyze and address underwriting challenges, including inspection results, servicing requests, and coverage modifications to ensure risk accuracy.

• Collaborate with producers, agents, and internal teams to guarantee timely communication and effective implementation of underwriting decisions.

• Provide leadership and coordination among underwriting teams, ensuring consistency, communication, and compliance with policies and procedures.

• Mentor and aid the development of junior underwriters through technical support and knowledge sharing.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or a relevant insurance qualification is preferred.

• Experience in underwriting, including multi-line or specialty insurance products.

• Proven ability to manage complex accounts and contribute to underwriting performance results.

• Experience in offering guidance or mentorship in a team setting is preferred.

• Required to hold an appropriate state-specific insurance license.

• Professional certifications such as CPCU, CIC, or equivalent may be advantageous.

• Strong capabilities in underwriting analysis and risk evaluation.

• Familiarity with underwriting guidelines, rating practices, and regulatory standards.

• Ability to interpret policies, contracts, and coverage frameworks.

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving aptitude in intricate underwriting scenarios.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and AD&D insurance.

• Tax-advantaged savings accounts.

• 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Generous paid time off programs, including company holidays, vacation and sick days, new parent leave, and more.

• Restricted stock units and/or a deferred compensation plan.