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Assistant Vice President of Underwriting

The Jacobson Group
California, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 4/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/15/2025

Job Description :

The Assistant Vice President of Underwriting will oversee underwriting of workers’ compensation and core commercial package clients in the West Region. This role involves providing strategic leadership and management to a diverse team, including managers, supervisors, underwriters, and underwriting assistants. Your team will handle underwriting, review, and placement of risk for accounts generating more than $25,000 in premium, with a focus on complex middle-market and large workers’ compensation accounts. This individual is responsible for the profitable growth of the portfolio.

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Responsibilities :

  • Provide mentoring and professional development to the team of underwriters.
  • Achieve core operating income, real growth objectives, and maintain quality of business.
  • Ensure that the team adheres to company guidelines and standards regarding risk acceptability.
  • Manage the selection and denial of new and / or renewal business including management of pricing targets, renewal retention targets, and profitability targets.
  • Monitor underwriting decisions through regular audits and address issues as appropriate, either individually or through group training.
  • Work in tandem with sales leadership and management to build, maintain, and improve producer relationships through responsive engagement, market visibility, and solutions-oriented underwriting.
  • Manage and monitor all stages of underwriting execution.
  • Create and distribute management reports detailing various functions and status on a monthly basis.
  • Travel as needed to perform agency visits or to attend company and industry meetings.
  • Keep current with market trends and demands.
  • Perform other functionally related duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 10 years of experience successfully leading and supervising staff
  • Demonstrated effective management and leadership skills
  • Thorough knowledge of property / casualty underwriting and a proven track record in building a profitable portfolio
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, plan and work well with others
  • Extensive knowledge of NCCI, ISO, and state regulations relating to insurance
  • Strong understanding of underwriting best practices and ability to apply them
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and interpretive skills
  • Ability to effectively multi-task and work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
  • Ability to collaborate, “think outside the box” and make sound decisions to resolve complex matters
  • Ability to travel and work outside normal business hours
  • Contact : Sal Monteleone

  • 1 (312) 884-0448
  • smonteleone@jacobsononline.com

    J-18808-Ljbffr

    Salary : $25,000

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