A well-established, Managing General Agency is seeking a hands-on Underwriting Manager to lead a specialized underwriting team. This is a working manager role designed for someone who understands underwriting at a granular level and knows how systems, rating tools, workflows, and financial outcomes are tightly connected. This team operates in a modern underwriting environment supported by automation, AI, and centralized service teams, making technical fluency and operational awareness absolutely critical. The right leader will be equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves, mentoring underwriters, and adjusting systems in ways that protect margin and improve efficiency.

Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of underwriters. Serve as a working manager, actively involved in underwriting decisions and issue resolution. Ensure underwriting workflows function properly across underwriting, service, and outsourcing teams. Analyze underwriting metrics, profitability, fees, and loss ratios to identify improvement opportunities. Own underwriting quality through audits, reporting, and performance monitoring. Partner closely with IT to optimize the online rating and policy processing system. Understand how system changes, rating adjustments, and carrier contract updates impact profitability. Adjust underwriting tools and workflows with precision and foresight.

10–12 years of underwriting experience. Aptitude & interest in leading teams while remaining deeply involved in the work. Strong technical aptitude with underwriting systems, rating tools, and data. Advanced Excel skills and comfort learning new platforms quickly. Experience working in metrics-driven, productivity-focused environments. Detail-oriented, analytical, and solutions-focused.

$140,000 to $150,000, bonus, competitive benefits