Strategic Underwriting Consultant

Hybrid | New Hartford, NY or Charlotte, NC
Bonus Eligible

Influence Underwriting Strategy. Drive Portfolio Performance. Make an Enterprise-Wide Impact.

At Utica National, underwriting excellence drives our success. We're seeking an experienced Strategic Underwriting Consultant to serve as a senior technical underwriting resource supporting regional profitability, portfolio performance, underwriting strategy, and operational excellence.

In this highly visible role, you'll partner closely with regional underwriting leaders, product leaders, and enterprise underwriting teams to help drive profitable growth, evaluate business opportunities, support underwriting initiatives, and provide technical expertise on complex underwriting matters.

This position is ideal for a seasoned underwriting professional who enjoys influencing business outcomes, solving complex problems, mentoring others through expertise, and serving as a trusted advisor across the organization.

What You'll Do

Drive Regional Portfolio Performance

• Partner with regional underwriting leadership to support profitable growth and underwriting performance objectives.
• Monitor regional portfolio results and identify opportunities to improve profitability, retention, and growth.
• Analyze business trends, financial results, loss experience, and underwriting performance to support strategic decision-making.
• Provide recommendations that support strong underwriting outcomes and long-term portfolio health.

Provide Advanced Underwriting Expertise

• Serve as a subject matter expert on underwriting philosophy, pricing strategies, portfolio management, and risk selection.
• Consult on complex underwriting situations and business opportunities within the region.
• Support the implementation and execution of underwriting strategies, product initiatives, and business plans.
• Communicate underwriting trends, philosophies, and performance insights with internal partners.

Support Underwriting Development

• Help create underwriting training materials, tools, and educational resources.
• Share technical expertise and best practices with underwriting teams.
• Provide informal coaching and guidance on complex risks and underwriting decisions.
• Support underwriting excellence through knowledge sharing and professional development initiatives.

Partner on Strategic Initiatives

• Collaborate with Product Management, Enterprise Underwriting, Innovation, and Project Management teams on strategic projects and initiatives.
• Support book transfers, program development efforts, and underwriting transformation initiatives.
• Contribute underwriting expertise to enterprise projects requiring technical underwriting knowledge.
• Help identify opportunities for operational improvements and enhanced underwriting performance.

Foster Collaboration and Continuous Improvement

• Develop strong working relationships across underwriting, product, claims, actuarial, and operational teams.
• Promote consistency and alignment between regional and enterprise underwriting objectives.
• Support organizational change initiatives and implementation of new tools, processes, and programs.
• Leverage best practices and data-driven insights to improve business results.

What Makes You Successful

We're seeking a highly respected underwriting professional who combines technical expertise, strategic thinking, and strong business acumen.

You may be a great fit if you have:

• 10+ years of progressively responsible commercial property and casualty insurance experience.
• Advanced underwriting expertise and strong portfolio management knowledge.
• Experience supporting profitable growth through underwriting strategy and risk selection.
• Strong understanding of commercial insurance products, pricing concepts, and financial performance drivers.
• Proven ability to build partnerships and influence business outcomes across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent advanced underwriting experience.
• CPCU, AU, or other advanced insurance designations preferred.

Why Utica National?

For more than 100 years, Utica National has built a reputation for underwriting expertise, financial strength, and exceptional agency partnerships. Our Strategic Underwriting Consultants play a critical role in helping regional teams achieve profitable growth while supporting enterprise underwriting initiatives and driving continuous improvement.

When you join our team, you'll find:

• Opportunity to influence underwriting strategy and portfolio performance
• Exposure to complex underwriting and business challenges
• Collaboration with senior leaders across the organization
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Performance-based incentive opportunities

Compensation

Strategic Underwriting Consultant
$120,000 - $155,000

This position is eligible for participation in the Company's Variable Compensation Bonus Plan.

Final compensation is determined based on experience, geographic location, education, professional designations, scope of responsibilities, and overall qualifications.