Nationwide · 1 day ago
Technical Director, Middle Market Underwriting Practice - Commercial (GL Specialized and Umbrella)
Columbus, OH
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$119K/yr - $179K/yr
10+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Develop and recommend strategies for the assigned line(s) of business to achieve growth and profitability targets
Maintains among the highest levels of authority to provide technical assistance and support to underwriting teams across the country for over authority items
Responsible for the portfolio management of assigned line(s) of business and related mix strategies.
Manages projects for assigned profitability initiatives and collaborates with stakeholders and cross-functional team members to monitor and recommend corrective action as necessary
Regularly collaborate with Loss Control and Claims teams to learn about trends and suggest areas of refinement in either underwriting practice, Loss Control capabilities or Claims insights to continually improve both our underwriting capabilities and service offerings.
Analyze market trends, intelligence and competitive landscape to recommend opportunities for expansion.
Execute strategic or tactical initiatives to address trends in claims, pricing studies and underwriting quality results
Manage the design and development of (property or casualty) specific enhancements, ensuring the meet the needs of Industry Practice Leaders and Middle Market clients.
Serve as Subject Matter Expert on the respective line for the development and co-facilitation of training, capabilities, or enterprise-wide initiatives.
Regularly collaborate with product/portfolio, industry practices, underwriting capabilities, actuary and inside/field underwriting leadership teams as it relates to executing on the assigned line of business strategy.
Responsible for providing guidance, direction and authority on industry practice referrals.
Qualification
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Required
Undergraduate studies preferably in business or a related field
Typically, 10+ years of Middle Market and/or other related commercial lines underwriting experience to include extensive technical understanding of specific lines of business
Proven knowledge of property/casualty products, insurance company operations, field and staff functions, industry trends, and project management
Demonstrated decision-making and strategic abilities
Demonstrated ability to drive for results, deal with ambiguity, communicate with executive leadership, and conceptualize strategic objectives
Proven communication, collaboration, relationship management, influencing skills, customer focus and conflict resolution skills
Preferred
Graduate studies preferred
CPCU, ARM or other industry designations preferred
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision
Life insurance
Short and long term disability coverage
Paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
Nine paid holidays
8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
401(k) with company match
Company-paid pension plan
Business casual attire
Company
Nationwide
Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the United States.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jim Fowler
Chief Technology Officer
Ramon Jones
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Recent News
2024-11-08
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