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Director – Technical Underwriting – Small Commercial Lines – Casualty Lines
| Company | Nationwide |
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| Location | Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Salary | $110000 – $212000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Undergraduate studies in Business, Risk Management or other related discipline preferred.
- CPCU or other industry designation preferred or equivalent.
- 10-15 years in commercial lines underwriting.
- 3+ years with exposure to commercial insurance technology automation.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for enabling the small CL underwriting capability, ensuring profitable outcomes at the state, line, and segment level across at a local level.
- Provide support and appropriate tools to local leadership for risk consulting to identify key loss drivers, deliver actionable recommendations to reduce loss cost, develop and drive training to Small Commercial underwriters to enhance product or segment profitability and recommend potential pricing actions.
- Partners with Automation team to enable enhancements regarding Nationwide’s processes to more efficiently serve our distribution partners while minimizing underwriting cost.
- Collaborates with Middle Market underwriting leadership to enable continuity across the Standard Commercial book of business in local geographies.
- Supports geographic analysis and assists with implementation of our national book strategy.
- Develops and evolves underwriting best practices, standards, and appetite for Small Commercial.
- Participates in and support local audit and quality efforts aimed at better identifying opportunities for local training and focus in support of industry leading underwriting acumen.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong leadership skills capable of nurturing underwriters while providing candid feedback.
- Proven track record of effectively leading underwriting skill improvement, favorable portfolio outcomes, and hands on experience with complex commercial underwriting projects.
- Proven ability to nurture talent.
- Strong business and collaboration skills, innovative thought leadership, and creative thinking to develop innovative solutions uniting human and technological capabilities across the Small Commercial underwriting organization.
- Ability to build trusting relationships while creating a strong culture.
