26 management jobs found in Cedar Rapids, IA

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 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...

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Newsweek Recognizes Sedgwick as America’s Greatest Workplaces National Top Companies Certified as a Great Place to Work® Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance Sedgwick your Career Starter - Cedar Rapids Hiring Event Open House Career Event!   Sedgwick is a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions. The company provides a broad range of resources tailored to our clients’ specific needs in casualty, property, marine, benefits, brand protection and other lines. Every day, in every time zone, the most well-known and respected organizations place their trust in us to help...

In this multi-functional role, an ideal candidate will be able to provide quality customer service to internal & external clients, underwrite new & existing business and provide superior end-to-end service in the Service Center. A Service Underwriter II will have general expertise in underwriting profitability, production, agency relations, and customer service and leadership skills. The ideal candidate is someone who is self-motivated with strong multi-tasking ability. While this role is posted as a Service Underwriter II, we are open to hiring a Service Underwriter III based experience and technical expertise. This is a remote opportunity that requires the working hours of 8:30am - 4:30pm PST. Responsibilities: Underwriting Profitability, Production, Agency Relations & Customer Service o Make educated decisions on claims and risk controls o After issuance of new policies, assist with onboarding insureds o General to working knowledge of new business...

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Newsweek Recognizes Sedgwick as America’s Greatest Workplaces National Top Companies Certified as a Great Place to Work® Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance Disability Representative Sr PRIMARY PURPOSE : Provides disability case management and complex claim determinations based on medical documentation and the applicable disability plan interpretation including determining benefits due and making timely payments/approvals and adjustments, medically managing disability claims including comorbidities, concurrent plans, and complex ADA accommodations; coordinates investigative efforts, thoroughly reviews contested claims,...

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,...

Job Description: We are looking to add a Client Service Specialist to join our Property Casualty team in Cedar Rapids, IA . Offering a forward-thinking, innovative, and vibrant company culture, along with the opportunity to share your unique potential, there really is no place like Holmes! Essential Responsibilities: Prepares certificates, binders, and auto ID cards. Invoice agency bill transactions for new and renewal policies, monthly installments, endorsements, and audits. Ensure accuracy of invoicing and work with accounting to resolve any discrepancies. Order policy changes from carriers, update agency management system/exposure schedules and set follow-up tasks. Investigates and corrects omitted items and commission differences on premium discrepancies (policies, audits and endorsements) Qualifications: Education: High school diploma; college degree preferred. Experience: Minimum 0-1 year of administrative, customer service, or...

The Filing Analyst II is responsible for the filing of insurance products with the state departments of insurance. Driving expedited results through consistent and efficient filing processes and strong relationships with state departments of insurance. Understanding variability in state filing requirements. Developing accuracy and consistency in exception pages available on Reference Connect. Supports success of UFG objectives through managing multiple filing projects at a time providing timeline analysis to necessary project teams. Responsibilities: Build relationships with State Departments of Insurance to create a better understanding of what the state is expecting from UFG. Fully understand the SERFF filing system, process and procedures. Prepare and submit rule and form filings to the State Department of Insurance through SERFF for new and existing products. Monitor filing progress, state objections and approvals and communicate filing status with stakeholders....

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Newsweek Recognizes Sedgwick as America’s Greatest Workplaces National Top Companies Certified as a Great Place to Work® Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance Leave of Absence Coordinator Leave of Absence Coordinator Our teams thrive together! We collaborate in person and embrace a flexible hybrid work style. To join us, you’ll need to live near one of our dynamic Centers of Excellence📍 Cedar Rapids, IA : 333 1st Street SE Ste. 200 Cedar Rapids IA 52401 ✨ What we offer: A stable, consistent work environment —both in-office and virtual $19.31 per hour A comprehensive training program to help you...

UFG is currently hiring for a Sr. Accountant to be responsible for the accurate accounting, reporting, and analysis of United Fire Group’s (UFG) financial transactions. This role ensures that all transactions are properly recorded in accordance with GAAP and statutory accounting principles while maintaining data integrity across subledger and financial reporting systems. Working closely with Finance leadership, the Senior Accountant provides technical support for the month-end and quarter-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting across multiple company entities. This individual also assists in implementing process improvements, strengthening internal controls, and supporting both external and internal audit requests. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong technical accounting skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a complex insurance environment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:...

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 is actively seeking a Sr. Underwriting Business Process Analyst who will support Commercial Underwriting in meeting growth/profitability objectives through underwriting content, communication and process and procedure development. Within this role the analyst will also drive continuous improvement and collaborate with various areas of the organization to develop and implement solutions aligned with UFG’s goals and business strategies. This includes but is not limited to processes and procedures, tools and resources, best practices, and risk appetite guides. The Sr. Underwriting Business Process Analyst will work independently to lead and manage collaborative project teams supported by branch office employees and individuals from various roles and levels within the company to develop and deliver business solutions that support successful implementation and adoption company wide. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:   Responsible for development, maintenance...

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 is looking for an experienced P&C capital modeling professional charged with advancing our capital modeling, solvency assessment and stress testing framework.  As a member of the risk office, this position collaborates closely across all functions including underwriting, actuarial, finance, catastrophe modeling, and investment management. This position is a hands-on actuarial and financial modeling role with highly influential access to primary decision makers regarding capital management, reinsurance programs, and other corporate development activities requiring risk assessment and capital deployment.  This is a challenging role requiring strong technical ability, financial business acumen and excellent communication skills.  The Director - Corporate Risk Analysis will be involved in key strategic initiatives to assist in evaluating optimal outcomes of varied growth opportunities and capital management. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:...

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 currently hiring for a Guidewire Solutions Architect to provide strategic, technical, and potentially program leadership in the design of complex, cross-functional technology solutions that support UFG’s enterprise objectives. Operating at a higher level of influence and accountability, this role leads solution design efforts across multiple domains or programs and ensures alignment with enterprise architecture, regulatory expectations, and business strategy. In addition to deep expertise in architecture frameworks and design patterns, the Senior Solution Architect plays a key role in technology planning, standards development, and guiding junior architects or technical leads. This position is expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy and partner directly with senior business and IT stakeholders to drive value-driven solution outcomes at scale. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:   Partners with and guide key stakeholders including product...

The Learning & Knowledge Specialist will support the Learning & Knowledge vision, strategy, and overall efforts by partnering with the Learning & Knowledge team as well as their respective business unit(s) to implement solutions that solve business and performance needs. This position will own the design, delivery, and other aspects of new hire and/or employee trainings. This role will consult with relevant business units to develop and implement onboarding, upskilling and technical learning programs in addition to other projects or duties as assigned. This role will work with their designated department(s) as needed to best support UFG’s evolving business needs. While this role is posted as a Learning and Knowledge Specialist I we are open to hiring in at Learning and Knowledge Specialist II based on experience and technical expertise.  Essential Duties and Responsibilities Stays current with and adopts evolving practices, trends, and tools in the learning...

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Newsweek Recognizes Sedgwick as America’s Greatest Workplaces National Top Companies Certified as a Great Place to Work® Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance Care Team Representative Entry-level, Care Team Representative Our teams thrive together! We collaborate in person and embrace a flexible hybrid work style. To join us, you’ll need to live near one of our dynamic Centers of Excellence📍 Cedar Rapids, IA: 333 1st Street SE, Suite 200, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 ✨ What we offer: A stable, consistent work environment —both in-office and virtual A comprehensive training program to help you support employees...