Risk Strategies Looking for Underwriting Manager at Oradell, New Jersey Full Time

Risk Strategies is a top national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm assisting organizations and individuals to simplify the process of protecting assets, offering benefits and minimizing liability. With over 115 offices and 2,400 employees across the US & Canada, we thrive on our passion to be ranked a Best Places to Work since 2018 by our most important asset, our employees. For 2020, Risk Strategies was named 6th Fastest Growing Firm, 12th Largest Personal Lines Broker, 11th largest privately-held P&C Broker and the 16th largest US Broker by Insurance Journal.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

Provide leadership, support and guidance to the Insurance Business Unit (IBU) employees as its underwriting manager. Develop and manage assigned underwriters and employees in accordance with agreed upon objectives
Analyze prospective risks and propose recommended insurer, benefits, policy forms, terms & conditions, rates and splits that will reasonably achieve targeted profit and are marketable
Analyze inforce risks and propose renewal terms that will reasonably achieve targeted profit and are marketable
Answer questions, provide direction and make decisions on issues that arise on a day-to-day basis related to assigned accounts, applying analytical and problem-solving skills, common sense, creativity and the ability to persuade
Present your position or point of view to insurers, prospects, clients, brokers, co-workers, actuarial or others in a fashion that is cogent and convincing, both orally and in writing
Develop and maintain relationships with key managers with insurers, service providers, MGA’s TPA’s, and providers doing business with Meridian
Lead development of underwriting, pricing, products, policy forms and insurer/producer relationships for new lines of business under the direction of the BU leader and in co-ordination with actuarial