Chubb Surety is currently interviewing for a Home Office Surety Underwriting Manager. Based in Whitehouse Station, NJ, the Underwriting Manager will actively manage a team of underwriters as well as underwrite and prospect local and regional construction accounts based in the Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia offices.
Core Responsibilities:
Assist and support the Surety Director in achieving strategic goals and financial targets ensuring strong revenue growth based upon market conditions and credit terms.
Keep Surety Director informed on all pertinent matters relating to underwriting on accounts, people management, home office issues, as well as any new developments in their absence.
At Surety Director’s discretion, act in their absence; demonstrate leadership in their respective area and throughout Surety by acting as a positive role model, promoting developmental goals and strategies.
Underwriting/Credit Management Responsibilities:
Make independent decisions within given authority regarding the acquisition of new business as well as in the underwriting of existing business.
Effectively manage the dual underwriting process and assist the underwriters in their dual underwriting activities.
Work with Surety Director, other Home Office underwriters, Field, Credit Manager, and General Counsel as part of the overall management and underwriting of the book of business.
Manage the underwriting process to maintain the integrity of the overall surety portfolio
Ensure accounts comply with credit matrix
Actively travel as needed to effectively manage respective area, agency, and account relationships
Travel with underwriters, as necessary, to assist and coach them in the underwriting visitation process
Leadership Skills:
Act as a resource to answer questions, hold discussions and make recommendations on specific underwriting issues and on general underwriting best practices
Provide product, industry and pricing training to respective area
Promote and support a diverse, positive, and open work environment by promoting, hiring and retention of diverse candidates, and by encouraging an atmosphere of open communication
Interview, hire and train new employees in conjunction with Surety Director
Operations/Service
Assist the Surety Director with preparation of the annual premium and expense budget, evaluating expense requests and making modifications to comply with department expense management goals
Proactively promote Chubb Surety in the marketplace
Build and maintain effective relationships with new and existing customers and producers
Explore opportunities to cultivate new relationships, attend and participate in industry related functions
In conjunction with Surety Director, establish and implement procedures and policies to ensure exceptional service to both internal and external customers
Provide quality control for respective area through review of files and the monitoring of adherence to established procedures and practices
Be responsible, along with Surety Director, for pricing adequact, underwriting and producer management
Travel is a critical and integral component of the job in dealing with underwriting and producer management issues
Participate as needed and provide input on special departmental projects
Significant surety underwriting experience
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
Advanced leadership and interpersonal skills
Exceptional organizational skills
Ability to priorities and simultaneously manage multiple responsibilities
Significant financial and bunsiess analytical skills that relate to the surety product line
Demonstrated ability to make difficult credit and producer management decisions
Chubb strives to offer a diverse and inclusive and rewarding work environment. Teamwork and mutual respect are central to how Chubb operates and we believe the best solutions draw upon diverse perspectives, experiences and skills. We operate in such a way where everyone, regardless of their singular background has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success.