If you’re passionate about helping people protect what matters most to them, as well as innovating and simplifying processes and operations to provide the best customer value, then Nationwide’s Property and Casualty team could be the place for you!Job Description SummaryDirects a team(s) of underwriters and other support staff. Responsible for setting, monitoring, achieving, and measuring the established goals for the region or channel. Develops and implements region’s or channel’s strategic plans and objectives. Analyzes, develops, and monitors premium and expense budgets. Monitors and approves the preparation of rates and forms filings and authorizes the use of such rates and forms. Builds and manages relationships with distribution partners and other customers. Approves accounts, which exceed underwriting staffs’ authority either due to level of complexity, premium, and class of business or coverage provided. Accountable for underwriting guidelines, rates, forms and procedures across regions or within territory.
If you’re passionate about helping people protect what matters most to them, as well as innovating and simplifying processes and operations to provide the best customer value, then Nationwide’s Property and Casualty team could be the place for you!
Job Description Summary
Directs a team(s) of underwriters and other support staff. Responsible for setting, monitoring, achieving, and measuring the established goals for the region or channel. Develops and implements region’s or channel’s strategic plans and objectives. Analyzes, develops, and monitors premium and expense budgets. Monitors and approves the preparation of rates and forms filings and authorizes the use of such rates and forms. Builds and manages relationships with distribution partners and other customers. Approves accounts, which exceed underwriting staffs’ authority either due to level of complexity, premium, and class of business or coverage provided. Accountable for underwriting guidelines, rates, forms and procedures across regions or within territory.
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Job Description
Reporting Relationships:Reports to AVP/VP. Responsible for a team of professional level underwriters.
Core Duties and Responsibilities:
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education:Undergraduate studies with focus in Finance, Accounting Economics, and/or Risk Management.
License/Certification/Designation:CPCU is preferred
Experience:Typically, 8 or more years related experience as a Casualty Underwriter. Leadership experience in the Casualty lines of business is preferred. Proven ability to supervise, train, motivate employees and set work priorities in all aspects of multi-line underwriting support and rating. Some experience in the technical aspects of data management, imaging and procedures and processes helpful.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:In-depth knowledge of excess casualty lines of business underwriting policies, practices and procedures, and underwriting marketing principles and techniques. Comprehensive knowledge of financial statements, financial analysis, investments, market conditions essential. Knowledge related to insurance, contract and business law preferred. Knowledge of employment principles and practices. Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate with individuals and groups via telephone, fax, e-mail and in person. Demonstrates advanced negotiation skills and strong presentation skills. Ability to direct a highly technical staff. Ability to work with retail brokerage distribution system. Ability to analyze highly complex insurance risks to determine acceptability including policy language, various commercial and alternative rating plans and methodologies, and knowledge of reinsurance. Ability to use/learn job related software; including MS Office Suite of products. Ability to devise business solutions to complex problems, implement the most appropriate and monitor effectiveness. Ability to make decisions on highly complex issues and work with minimal direction. Ability to coach, train and mentor managers and underwriting personnel. Ability to analyze and interpret mathematical, statistical and logical data and evaluate its reliability and significance.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.
Values:Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values and Guiding Behaviors.
Job Conditions:
Overtime Eligibility:Not Eligible (Exempt)
Working Conditions:Normal office environment.
ADA:The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
Evaluation Activity: K. Graham, April 30, 2019
