The Hartford · 19 hours ago
Underwriting Director
Hartford, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$136K/yr - $205K/yr
7+ years expThe Hartford is an insurance company dedicated to making a difference and achieving goals. The Underwriting Director will support the Chief Underwriting Officer in driving underwriting excellence across various business sectors, focusing on strategic initiatives, governance, and collaboration to enhance underwriting capabilities.
Auto InsuranceCommercial InsuranceEmployee BenefitsFinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceProperty Insurance
Responsibilities
Support the OCUO’s strategic initiatives and assists the Business Units in delivering plan results
Support referrals activity from the field
Support OCUO Underwriting Governance activities including underwriting quality, new product development and authority management
Identify opportunities and support efforts to develop consistent underwriting processes and procedures across the Enterprise
Drive execution efforts across all business and functional areas, including providing status reports to Senior Leadership
Lead or support initiatives to build innovative tools, capabilities and/or processes needed to support our future-state underwriting organization
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 7 years of experience in a Commercial Lines Underwriting, Product Management or comparable role is required; CPCU or similar designation attractive
Strong technical underwriting skills in core P&C lines of business; experience in property and marine lines a plus
Keen interest in emerging insurance issues and demonstrated ability to draw connections between existing business strategies and evolving threats and opportunities
Solid understanding of underwriting governance mechanisms, i.e. quality management, underwriting guidelines and underwriting authority
Strong analytical & problem-solving skills; solution-oriented mindset with the ability to engage in new ways of looking at problems, processes and solutions
Strong written and verbal communication skills; good comfort level in developing and delivering presentations to business leaders
Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills; ability to interact and collaborate with a broad array of business and functional area colleagues to solve business problems
Experience building and maintaining strong relationships both internally and externally
Preferred
Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
Benefits
Short-term or annual bonuses
Long-term incentives
On-the-spot recognition
Company
The Hartford
The Hartford is an industry leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1995-12-15IPO
Leadership Team
Christopher Swift
Chief Executive Officer
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