Overview As an Underwriter Manager, you lead a team of underwriters to drive underwriting excellence and profitable growth. You shape strategy, develop people, and maintain strong relationships with brokers, agents, and partners to advance the business. You will escalate complex underwriting decisions and may continue underwriting policies as needed. This role operates within the GRS context, contributing to planning and portfolio performance while upholding Liberty Mutual values and external presence.
Responsibilities- Lead and develop the underwriting team, including attraction, development, pay and performance management, and communication of strategy
- Drive a culture of underwriting excellence across the portfolio and lead change initiatives
- Maintain external relationships with brokers/agents and partners to support business goals and network expansion
- Act as escalation point for tricky or novel underwriting decisions and uphold Liberty Mutual values
- Be accountable for portfolio performance within a sub-segment and contribute to planning/strategy
- May cover for manager and continue underwriting policies when required
Key requirements- Degree in Business or equivalent
- Minimum 10 years underwriting experience with at least 2 years in underwriting management
- CPCU or professional insurance designation preferred
- Proven analytical ability to evaluate high-impact underwriting risks
- Strong communication skills and ability to convey complex analyses
- Demonstrated leadership, strategic thinking, portfolio management, and mentoring abilities
- Decision-making, results-orientation, problem-solving, and negotiation skills
- leadership
- communication
- mentoring
- portfolio management
- underwriting risk evaluation
- strategic planning
