About Specialty Program Group:

Our goal is to partner with industry-leading specialty businesses to provide them with the ability to achieve their goals and optimize their businesses. Specialty Program Group offers access to capital and investment, deep carrier relationships, creative thinking, product development and broad distribution, while allowing our businesses to maintain the essence of what makes them successful. Specialty Program Group delivers leading-edge specialty expertise backed by transformative digital capabilities and sophisticated data and analytics. 

About Avant:

Avant is a risk management organization that services several industries. Avant was born through innovation. In 1976, we created the game-changing product known as Non-Trucking Liability. Today, we are reviving that innovative culture on which we were built. Avant continues a forward thinking quest of developing new products and creating new markets.

 Avant is the holding company under which our subsidiaries reside:

Avant Underwriters (AU

Avant Specialty Claims (ASC)

Avant Brokerage (AB)

Avant Supermarket Group (ASG)

SafeHerb Flexible Workforce

AvantCare

Each of these centers of innovation contribute to our strength and unique value within the marketplace. At Avant, we will continue to attract like-minded, leading edge talent and organizations. The result is a one-stop source for insurance solutions

Job Summary

The UW Manager acts is responsible for the execution of Underwriting operations and direct management of the personnel in the underwriting unit.  Underwriting execution includes but is not limited to:

Achieving rate and loss ratio targets

Hit and Retention Ratios

Revenue generation

File construction

Referrals

Key Responsibilities

Help develop UW standards, methods, and processes in accordance with best practices and industry benchmarks.

Manage personnel training needs, development plans and stretch assignment for UW team.

Provide basic and complex system admin for issue resolution and problem solving     

Approve timecards, Paid Time Off, and other Payroll related functions as the supervisor.

Large Account and agency stewardship including travel                                  

Manage the team’s performance using KPI's, monthly 1:1s, task reconciliations, reports, and audit procedures.

Build strong, positive agent relationships to promote profitability and growth of new business and the retention of existing business

Identify opportunities for underwriting improvement and recommend solutions.

Qualifications

7-10 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Prior experience managing direct reports.

Conflict resolution skills and thorough understanding of company policy and procedures. 

Preferred Experience

Transportation underwriting experience

Current CPCU license      

Work Location:

This position has remote working opportunities.

Disclosure required under applicable state or municipality regulations: The expected salary range for this position is $115,000-$125,000 and will be impacted by factors such as the successful candidate’s skills, experience and working location, as well as the specific position’s business line, scope and level. HUB International is proud to offer comprehensive benefit and total compensation packages which could include health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, FSA, HSA and 401(k) accounts, paid-time-off benefits, and eligible bonuses, equity and commissions for some positions.

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Department Underwriting

Required Experience: 7-10 years of relevant experience

Required Travel: No Travel Required

Required Education: Bachelor's degree (4-year degree)

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