9 business development executive jobs found in Cedar Rapids

UFG is currently hiring a Senior Reinsurance Underwriting Manager who is responsible for leading a team of Reinsurance Underwriters while directly managing a profitable book of U.S. reinsurance business, ensuring disciplined risk selection, pricing, and portfolio performance in line with company strategy and underwriting standards. The ideal candidate is collaborative by nature and possesses a strong grasp of industry business practices, with the ability to build and maintain senior-level relationships with brokers and ceding companies. The Assumed Reinsurance business is a key component in our strategy to grow and create economic value.  The team supporting assumed reinsurance is comprised of senior leaders and experienced professionals acting together to selectively underwrite business that offers a material contribution toward our corporate performance goals. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:   Lead, coach, and develop a team of Reinsurance...

UFG is currently hiring for an Executive Surety Underwriter who will be responsible for driving profitable growth in new and existing surety business through strong agency and contractor relationships. This role independently underwrites complex risks within delegated authority, reviews submissions exceeding underwriter authority levels, and provides strategic oversight to ensure a balanced, profitable portfolio. The position actively engages in agency development, market expansion, and contractor evaluation while supporting and mentoring underwriters and partnering with leadership to advance underwriting excellence. **The ideal candidate for this role will be located in one of the following states: Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota. ** Essential Duties and Responsibilities:   Instruct, assign, and review work and projects completed by underwriters. Daily interaction and development of the underwriters and their books of business.  Coaching, mentoring, and...

UFG is currently seeking an  AVP, Major Claims Leader who is responsible for the strategic direction, operational leadership, and technical excellence of the organization’s most complex and high-exposure claims. This role oversees a diverse portfolio including complex products liability, class actions, coverage litigation, complex construction defect claims, excess and surplus lines, general liability and commercial auto litigation. Reporting directly to the VP of Corporate Technical Claims, this role serves as a key technical and leadership authority within the claim’s organization, providing executive-level guidance on claim strategy, reserving, litigation management, risk transfer, and resolution of high-severity matters. The role operates in a highly collaborative environment, partnering with the VP of Corporate Technical Claims on enterprise-level initiatives involving: Legal, Underwriting, Actuarial, Reinsurance, and external counsel to drive consistent, predictable,...

The AVP, Property will be held responsible for shared accountability for the property and inland marine P&L ensuring results achieve growth and profitability objectives. The individual in this role will work with the Property Leader in efforts within specialty, middle market, construction, small business, inland marine, and other related disciplines to ensure appropriate risks are taken within the portfolio. This role is responsible over technical discipline, which includes providing consultation to staff and business partners, identifying needs for technical training and review of complex risks. The individual in this role will proactively provide technical guidance and educational training opportunities to both property and marine underwriters to ensure disciplined underwriting.  The role will have responsibility to identify growth opportunities, emerging risks and profit measures with key partners including actuary, CAT modeling, ceded re, product development, region...

As the Commercial Lines Sales & Distribution Director, for our UFG Regional Territory, you will be working at an awarded Top Workplace and will be responsible for cultivating UFG’s presence in the market and creating business opportunities with new agents. It is expected that the successful candidate will bring significant experience and have established relationships in the Property & Casualty Insurance North American markets. This position is responsible for helping UFG build a new distribution channel that leverages our strong foundation of existing independent agents while seeking out and creating new agency partnerships. The CL Sales & Distribution Director helps to develop and execute distribution channel strategies, builds strategic selling techniques, ensures effective processes are in place and identifies tactics to deliver profitable growth and expand market share. This role works closely in a supportive atmosphere with corporate marketing, underwriters,...

UFG's Construction Business Unit is expanding and we are looking for an AVP-Construction Underwriting  to join the team!  In this role you will be responsible for driving the underwriting strategy for the Construction Business Unit through referral support and consultation, training, and development of strategies for applicable Regions. This role operates under the leadership and guidance of the Construction Business Unit Leader and in collaboration with Line of Business Leaders, Middle Market AVPs and Regional underwriting teams. This role may also direct a team of technical experts in support of Construction strategy execution.  Responsibilities: Review referrals based on technical complexity, market segmentation strategy, market appetite and collaborating with business leaders in analytics, product development, risk management, claims groups and region leadership to ensure alignment. Responsible for adhering to the overall BU strategic direction. Provide guidance...

UFG is seeking an AVP of Product Management to join the team who will be responsible for the strategic leadership and direction of UFG’s product management function. This role is responsible for overseeing the development, enhancement, and lifecycle management of insurance products ensuring alignment with the company’s objectives and regulatory requirements.  The position collaborates with senior leadership to drive profitable growth and deliver innovative solutions that meet market needs Responsibilities: Strategy Lead the development and execution of product strategies that support business growth, profitability, and competitive positioning. Oversee the product lifecycle, including ideation, design, regulatory filings, launch and ongoing management. Conduct research on commercial products and markets to help make policy and practice decisions. Collaborate cross-functionally with Underwriting, Finance, Legal, Compliance, IT, Field Enablement, Underwriting Support...

UFG is hiring a Financial Lines Assumed Reinsurance Underwriter to underwrite and manage the financial lines reinsurance portfolio, with emphasis on mortgage, surety, and/or credit reinsurance treaties (candidate must bring deep expertise in at least two of these product areas). This role serves as the primary face of the company to brokers and cedents for the assigned portfolio, leading negotiations, structuring solutions, and driving profitable growth in line with UFG underwriting guidelines and risk appetite. The Underwriter works closely with colleagues in actuarial, risk, claims, finance, and portfolio management to execute the business plan, and deliver sustainable returns. The position is fully remote within the United States, with the option to work from the company’s home office as desired. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:   Lead the end ‑ to ‑ end underwriting of assumed treaty reinsurance submissions for financial risks including...

UFG is currently seeking a Corporate Development & Investor Relations Manager to support the Head of Corporate Development and Investor Relations across the full range of departmental responsibilities.  This role will lead analysis and cross-functional execution of strategies across key disciplines including investor relations, corporate development, rating agency relationships, investment portfolio management, and capital management. Responsibilities:   Coordinate execution of key elements of quarterly earnings process, including coordination of business unit insights, developing peer analysis, updating disclosures, and leading ad-hoc analysis that support UFG senior leadership and external investors Lead execution of key aspects of UFG capital management strategy including collaborating with key partners in analysis of enterprise capital and return targets, development of granular business performance targets, and assessment of enterprise strategies to...