What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commercial Staff Underwriting Manager position at FBL Financial Group, Inc.?
Commercial Staff Underwriting Manager
Who We Are: With Farm Bureau Financial Services, our client/members can feel confident knowing their family, home, cars and other property are protected. We value a culture where integrity, teamwork, passion, service, leadership and accountability are at the heart of every decision we make and every action we take. We’re proud of our more than 80-year commitment to protecting the livelihoods and futures of our client/members and creating an atmosphere where our employees thrive.
What You’ll Do: As the Commercial Staff Underwriting Manager you will develop, manage, and maintain commercial underwriting best practices, guidelines, requirements, and procedures to achieve corporate and business unit goals in all states for all commercial lines of business. You will also collaborate with Education and Compliance, as well as underwriters and business units, to train and ensure alignment with underwriting eligibility for commercial lines of business. Other responsibilities include:
· Work with key areas of the company to improve the underwriting experience for the client/member, agent and company.
· Build and maintain open lines of communication by providing timely status reports, developing a communication plan, and communicating program performance, including budget and schedule, to the sponsor and stakeholder.
· Proactively manage any vendor relationship through completion of project or program. Participate in negotiations, procurement, and contract administration activities.
What It Takes to Join Our Team:
- College degree or equivalent plus 10 years of relevant experience.
- Must have or attain knowledge of company products, services, and business strategies/objectives.
- Must possess excellent leadership, oral and written communication, planning, organization, decision making, and negotiation skills.
- Proven ability to negotiate for competing resources and to generate consensus among multiple interrelated priority projects.
- Minimal travel may be required, including overnight stays.
What We Offer You: When you’re on our team, you get more than a great paycheck. You’ll hear about career development and educational opportunities. We offer an enhanced 401K with a match, low cost health, dental, and vision benefits, and life and disability insurance options. We also offer paid time off, including holidays and volunteer time, and teams who know how to have fun. Add to that an onsite wellness facility with fitness classes and programs, a daycare center, a cafeteria, and for many positions, even consideration for a hybrid work arrangement. Farm Bureau....where the grass really IS greener!
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not able to sponsor OPT status.
