Senior Underwriting Manager, Environmental

Company: Liberty Mutual Insurance
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: February 18, 2025

Job Description:

Pay PhilosophyThe typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications, and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.DescriptionThe Senior Underwriting Manager will guide, mentor, and coach a team of Environmental Underwriters. The Senior Underwriting Manager contributes to the growth and profitability through marketing, underwriting, and managing the Environmental production underwriters. This person is responsible for budget, marketing, risk assessment, and broker management for the group.Responsibilities:

• Leadership: Formally guides, mentors, and coaches underwriters in both technical and professional skills. Responsible for talent processes including selection, development, and performance management, and makes compensation recommendations for assigned staff.
• Service Value Proposition: Understands and articulates the specialized services Liberty Mutual can offer our Environmental liability Insureds and how they compare to those provided by our competitors.
• Documenting the Deal: Direct reports document files in a way that reflects a solid thought process and decision making through comprehensive account reviews, signoffs, and referrals.
• Continuous Improvement: Actively participates in continuous improvement by fully engaging in daily huddles, generating suggestions, following appropriate procedures and work principles, participating in problem-solving activities, and using continuous improvement tools to support the work of the team.
• Marketing: Contributes to the development of marketing plans, product analysis, services, geographic focus, and broker intelligence. Establishes and maintains broker strategy building relationships to facilitate the marketing of Environmental Liability products.
• Effective Communication: Collaborates with other product line underwriters, managers, and claims analysts in order to provide comprehensive customer service.QualificationsQualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent training plus at least 5 to 7 years of relevant and progressively more responsible production Underwriting experience.
  • Requires 1-2 years of previous people management/supervisory experience.
  • Requires an advanced knowledge of underwriting concepts, practices, procedures, and techniques, including, but not limited to coverage issues, product lines, marketing, and product competition within the marketplace.
  • Advanced knowledge of Environmental Liability products.
  • The ability to effectively interact with brokers and internal departments.
  • Strong verbal and written communications, and organizational skills.
  • Strong negotiation, analytical, and decision-making skills.
  • Proven analytical ability to evaluate high impact underwriting risks within the scope of responsibility.
  • Must possess the following skills, abilities, and attributes: strong leadership skills, development of people, strategic thinking, sustained effective portfolio management and profitable growth, communications skills, decision-making skills, results-oriented, industrious, innovative, problem-solving skills, coaching and mentoring skills, and negotiating skills.
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