Mgr. Divisional Underwriting - Business Insurance

Join an amazing team that is consistently recognized for our achievements and culture, including our most recent Forbes award of being one of America's Best Midsize Employers for 2023!

Position Summary:

Execute strategic direction across a group of Business Owner's Insurance underwriting teams with a focus on profitable growth, service excellence and sound underwriting. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Lead a team of Commercial Underwriting leaders to achieve departmental goals. Responsible for executive product line objectives to minimize the indemnity and expense impact on the combined ratio, increase profitability, achieve service excellence and maintain compliance with company procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Leverage people, technology and processes to drive innovation within team. Identify opportunities to move team forward while still embracing Mercury’s fundamental underwriting core.
• Proactively execute underwriting strategy by applying data/reporting, market knowledge and experience to identify opportunities and develop efficient processes.
• Balance risk management with the desire for short and long term strategic growth potential across team. Partner effectively with product and sales/marketing to maximize profitable results for product line.
• Oversee strong agency relationships within region and ensure service excellence standards are upheld.
• Responsible for recruitment, retention, performance management, employee motivation, morale, staff development and talent management within assigned team
• Delivers continuous feedback and coaching, and rewards and recognizes employees, to reinforce desired behaviors.  Initiates and conducts performance management of employees as needed.
• Evaluates staff to identify skills and training needs; creates opportunities to expand roles to match employee strengths or address weaknesses. Identifies and selects top talent for the organization.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience 
• CPCU or CIC preferred

Experience:

• 5+ years working in Commercial Lines underwriting leadership position 

Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven ability to develop relationships and drive results within Underwriting
• Ability to communicate and persuade at all levels of management and thrive in a cross-functional environment.
• Must have proven leadership abilities, a track record in developing staff and dedication to mentoring staff
• Ability to execute strategic plans effectively
• Knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint) and ability to learn new technology quickly
• Proven ability in leveraging data insights to improve business results
• Intellectual and analytical curiosity
• Self-motivated critical thinking with an ability to execute 
• Proven skill at balancing technical knowledge with business acumen
• Knowledge of industry changes, legal updates and technical developments related to the insurance industry to proactively respond to changing business environment. 
• Ability to recognize, understand and analyze the “big picture” when making decisions that involve underwriting and insurance operations. 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead self and others through change.

Why choose a career at Mercury?

At Mercury, we have been guided by our purpose to help people reduce risk and overcome unexpected events for more than 60 years. We are one team with a common goal to help others. Everyone needs insurance and we can’t imagine a world without it.

Our team will encourage you to grow, make time to have fun, and work together to make great things happen. We embrace the strengths and values of each team member. We believe in having diverse perspectives where everyone is included, to serve customers from all walks of life.

We care about our people, and we mean it. We reward our talented professionals with a competitive salary, bonus potential, and a variety of benefits to help our team members reach their health, retirement, and professional goals.

Learn more about us here: https://www.mercuryinsurance.com/about/careers

We offer many great benefits, including:

• Competitive compensation
• Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions
• Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours)
• Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus)
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
• 401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match
• Engaging work environment
• Promotional opportunities
• Education assistance
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Company recognition program
• Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more

Mercury Insurance is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.