The Hanover Insurance Group · 22 hours ago
Allied Healthcare Executive Underwriter
Columbia, MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expThe Hanover Insurance Group has been committed to delivering on their promises for over 170 years. They are seeking a Senior Executive Underwriter for their Allied Healthcare team to focus on production goals and support territories in driving underwriting excellence while collaborating with junior staff and leadership.
Insurance
Responsibilities
Underwrite new business, renewal business, and endorsement referrals
Achieve financial targets for overall growth and profitability. Drives execution of plans to achieve results
Collaborate with and provides oversight to the junior underwriting staff on portfolio management and strategic underwriting decisions to ensure production, financial and underwriting objectives with respect to profitability are achieved
Assure compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements and ensures the integrity of underwriting discipline by identifying underwriting issues
Develop new business opportunities with new and existing agents. Build strong partnerships and promote the Hanover franchise
Provide input and may assist in broader strategy formulation with primary focus on execution of strategies
Identify and drive enhanced business opportunities and create growth within other lines of business and customer segments
Utilize our value proposition to enhance agency economics, partner conversion and product specialization in partnership with local management
Prioritizes and drives effective relationship management and producer activities to build trust, facilitate negotiation, and secure commitment to improve yield and retention ratios
Engage at the customer level for the most complex and prominent accounts within their territory
Independently implement territory business plans, monitors performance, adjusts plan to ensure a substantial pipeline for future profitable growth
Actively engages with distribution and field leadership to develop business opportunities
Coach field underwriters on top selling techniques specific to the industry space
Collect market intelligence (price, product, services); advocate for change as needed
Assist in the development of new product capabilities, emerging market opportunities, and identifying growth opportunities
Manages portfolio for assigned territory with guidance from leader
Provides input to and feedback on Portfolio, Distribution and Infrastructure strategy
Analyzes industry financial performance and proactively manages the performance of portfolio, recommending corrective action as needed
Gathers critical local intelligence that will aid in the development product, service and appetite improvements
Proactively responds to regulatory and legal environment
Maintains keen understanding of industry competitors, Identifies trends and emerging issues
Closely monitors underwriting results for assigned regions and recommends actions to improve profitability
Assist managers and underwriters with the most challenging technical underwriting situations
Provide additional support to managers in the areas of portfolio management, underwriting quality, reinsurance referrals and business planning
Periodically involved in complex underwriting referrals that fall outside of other UW team members
Assist in development and delivery of training
Develops and maintains relationships with Operations, Loss Control, and Claims to operationalize underwriting decisions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required, professional designations preferred
10+ years proven allied healthcare underwriting experience, with strong understanding of medical facilities
Strong proficiency in the areas of underwriting, book management, marketing and product development in the allied healthcare field
Ability to effectively coach underwriters and balance multiple priorities in a dynamic and very fast-paced environment
Excellent communication skills are essential – (face-to-face, presentations to groups, strong phone skills, written communications, and impeccable follow through)
Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and influence across multiple levels of the organization within senior and field management and underwriters
High degree of business, insurance and marketplace knowledge
Ability to travel as needed (25%)
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401K with a company match
Tuition reimbursement
PTO
Company paid holidays
Flexible work arrangements
Cultural Awareness Day in support of IDE
On-site medical/wellness center (Worcester only)
Company
The Hanover Insurance Group
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., based in Worcester, Mass., is the holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2025-08-19Post Ipo Debt· $500M
1995-10-20IPO
Leadership Team
Mark Coderre
Vice President, Deputy CISO
Kate B. Williams
President, E&S
Recent News
2025-11-03
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