Branch Underwriting Director
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About The Position
At EMC, you'll put your skills to good use as an important member of our team. You can count on gaining valuable experience while contributing to the company's success. EMC strives to hire and retain the best people by engaging, developing, and rewarding employees. This position can be performed remotely for candidates who reside in ID, MT, WA, OR. The role involves directing the underwriting team, focusing on profitability and growing a profitable book of business. You will be responsible for answering questions, monitoring business results, and making final decisions on complex accounts. Additionally, you will monitor and direct the workload and performance of the underwriting team, develop and foster agency relationships, and drive agency management and relationship building. As a leader, you will oversee the pricing of the book to match price to quality and manage the Letter of Authority process and file audits. Essential functions include leading and directing the branch underwriting process while enforcing guidelines and procedures established by the Corporate Office Underwriting. You will develop and enforce underwriting guidelines and procedures specific to your branch territory and model smart and effective underwriting practices for individual accounts across all lines of business and different classes. You will set and implement strategies to address challenges to profit and communicate these strategies throughout the underwriting department. Your role will also involve answering questions and sharing recommendations for complex situations, such as difficult accounts, communication strategies, or problematic agency relationships. You will serve as the subject matter expert for the branch and make final decisions on complex or high-risk accounts. In addition, you will oversee and direct the underwriting department team, focusing on both long-term and short-term success. Collaborating with team members to establish performance goals, monitoring status, conducting reviews, and providing coaching will be key aspects of your role. You will partner closely with the Branch Human Resources Business Partner Manager to identify training needs for the department and individuals and ensure that it is delivered. Furthermore, you will work with Underwriting Supervisors to oversee workloads and workflow processes to ensure that branch objectives can be met. Your responsibilities will also include directing existing and developing new agency relationships to grow profitable relationships and rehabilitate unprofitable and low-growth relationships. Collaborating with the Branch Vice President to determine underwriting strategy and practices and establishing short-term and long-term underwriting goals will be essential to your success in this role.
