Head of Corporate Underwriting
- GBLI | Global Indemnity
- Bala Cynwyd, PA
Job Description
Duties & Functions
Underwriting Strategy & Execution
- Review Underwriting Guidelines and rules of various divisions, drawing on historical underwriting expertise to suggest changes and implement.
- Define and refine underwriting appetite, ensuring risk selection aligns with financial objectives and market opportunities.
- Partner with distribution teams to develop underwriting solutions tailored to distribution channel(s) needs
- Ensure underwriting consistency across regional and national underwriting teams.
- Supports the CUO in any underwriting referral(s) escalated
Portfolio Management & Risk Governance
- Set underwriting authority levels (Letters of Authority) and ensure adherence to corporate risk tolerances and compliance standards.
- Lead team responsible for Auditing against those guidelines.
Product Development & Market Innovation
- Enhance underwriting efficiency through automation, data analytics, and AI-driven risk assessment tools.
- Lead underwriting innovation initiatives, leveraging technology to streamline risk assessment and decision-making.
Leadership & Team Development
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and training to underwriting teams across property and casualty disciplines.
- Foster a high-performance underwriting culture that emphasizes accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- This position has oversight of Corporate Underwriting staff
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 15+ years of commercial P&C insurance industry business experience either in an Underwriting or a Product capacity or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Knowledge of multiple commercial products
- Prior Underwriting or Product experience with, General Liability, Property/Inland Marine, Professional
- E&S experience preferred but not required
- In-depth knowledge of multiple P&C products with a specific focus on General Liability, Property (including Inland Marine), Umbrella/Excess Casualty, Professional.
- Experience successfully communicating with, selling to, and obtaining the support of internal and external senior leadership; excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
- Strong knowledge and experience in a variety of state regulatory environment changes impacting company products
- Ability to act independently and make sound decisions based on company, product, and regulatory knowledge
- Proven personal leadership skills with an ability to collaborate and maintain relationships throughout the organization
- Problem solving ability and the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and align activities and priorities to meet goals
- Proven ability to think strategically and innovatively
- Ability to manage multiple projects; keeping projects on track and advising management when not
- Industry designations such as AU, CPCU, CIC, etc are a plus
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Who We Are
GBLI | Global Indemnity provides specialty property and casualty insurance for small to middle-market businesses. Our varied line of targeted products are distributed through a wide agent network that assures GBLI and its partner agents both flexibility and opportunity. We are committed to achieving steady, profitable growth and take pride in our “A” (Excellent) AM Best group rating.
A Solid Foundation for Success
Our three guiding principles inform and guide every facet of our business, creating a solid foundation for success:
Our People Are #1
Our people are our greatest differentiator. We value and are invested in our employees and their dedication to providing our customers with exceptional service, technical competence, accessibility, and accountability. We are committed to providing support, resources, and opportunities to develop, engage, and retain our people.
Customer-Centric Mentality
A customer-centric mentality emphasizing collaboration, responsiveness, and partnership is fundamental to our success. We are a service business that will always do what is right and operate with integrity, respect, and honesty.
Disciplined Underwriting
Disciplined underwriting practices are the foundation of our company and vital to consistent profitable growth. We use data to exercise sound, objective, and consistent judgment in making underwriting decisions.
These are the principles that define us. And that we strive to follow every day.
ABOUT US
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GBLI is committed to sponsoring the communities in which our employees and partners live and work through a philanthropic program that includes company-sponsored employee volunteer opportunities.
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