An exciting opportunity exists to join the ProAssurance family of companies!
We are a specialty writer of professional liability, products liability and workers' compensation insurance. With approximately 1,000 team members operating in all 50 states, we are well-positioned to offer career opportunities to individuals interested in professional growth.
This position supports our medical professional liability line of business. Preference is for this position to be hybrid and based in Mechanicsburg PA.
We may fill this position at the Manager level depending upon qualifications of the selected candidate.
For full consideration, candidates should have medical professional liability underwriting experience.
The Underwriting Supervisor is a leadership position that works side-by-side with the Regional VP of Underwriting to ensure exceptional results. The position manages a team of Underwriting staff, seasoned to entry level, providing leadership, direction, performance coaching and development to the team in all technical, operational and performance aspects. The Underwriting Supervisor is responsible for supervision of the Underwriting staff while also directly handling underwriter responsibilities for specific accounts/territories as assigned. The Supervisor is responsible for providing quality and efficient service, handling elevated customer inquiries, troubleshooting and training.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Forms and develops new relationships as well as maintains and strengthens existing relationships with agents operating in designated region
Ensure team member performance follows industry standards and internal requirements
May manage and monitors budget
Participates in policyholder meetings for new and renewal business
Provides technical direction and guidance to underwriting staff on accounts
Monitors workflows, processes and procedures for continuous improvement
Performs account coordination activities with other departments when needed
May perform internal quality control audits and manages staff for internal and external audits
Coordinates or participates in file reviews and preparation for reinsurance, state and internal audits
Ensures compliance with individual state requirements and policies and procedures
Recruits and supervises underwriting staff
Monitors authority levels for underwriting staff
Guides, mentors and coaches staff on assigned accounts
Provides training to staff and identifies staff development opportunities
Perform special projects as directed by management
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Insurance, Business or related field, with 5 years of experience in professional liability underwriting, or Associates degree or equivalent with 8+ years' experience
Working knowledge of the insurance industry
Must be available to travel up to 20% of the time
Strong management, written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills
CPCU, RPLU or other relative insurance or professional designations desired
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
Here at ProAssurance, we believe our team members are our most valuable asset. We are committed to providing a dynamic and inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work and grow personally and professionally.
For that reason, we partner with The Predictive Index (PI) - an organization equally committed to improving the working lives of people, to help us hire the best talent by providing additional insight about one's work style.
In order for your application to be complete, the position you applied to requires completion of two assessments - Behavioral and Cognitive (Internal candidates will only complete Behavioral if not already completed at ProAssurance). Each assessment takes less than 12 minutes to complete. After submitting your application, you will receive two emails from The Predictive Index inviting you to complete each of these assessments (please check your SPAM or Junk email folder if you do not see these emails in your inbox).
Position Salary Range
$83,869.00 - $138,397.00
The salary range displayed represents the entirety of the pay grade for this position. Most candidates will start in the bottom half of the range. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have, your location and comparison to other team members already in this role.