7 executive underwriter jobs found in Cedar Rapids

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 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 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...

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...

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 looking for a  Sr. Production Underwriter  to join our Great Lakes Region in a multi-line, multi-industry opportunity.  In this role you will be responsible for attracting and underwriting middle market business, deploying effective account management while fostering strong working relationships with agency partners. This role executes underwriting strategy to achieve profit and premium plans. The Sr. Production Underwriter will handle a renewal book in their territory as assigned. This role assists with the resolution of escalated issues, and mentors and coaches team members. While this is a remote work opportunity, the ideal candidate should reside in one of the following metropolitan areas within the Great Lakes Region: Minnesota, Illinois, or Indiana. Responsibilities:   Profitably underwrite complex new and renewal business through risk selection, pricing, contractual integrity, and account management, in accordance with delegated authority, and ensuring...

UFG Insurance is expanding its responsive, trusted, and knowledgeable middle market / construction underwriting team. If you want to be a part of a collaborative team, thrive on cultivating strong agency partnerships, driving profitable growth, and impacting the success of the organization all while working in a remote opportunity, we want to talk with you!   What To Expect: Profitably underwrite complex new and renewal business Manage a portfolio to achieve profit and premium plans Achieve production goals through marketing and pipelining new business opportunities Represent UFG in the marketplace Collaborate with multiple business units Work with an amazing team in a remote opportunity for an organization that values the impact you make! Competitive compensation and benefits package including 401k, cash balance pension plan, discretionary time off, benefits are effective on your first day of employment.    What It Takes: 5+...