Flood Underwriting Manager
Position Overview
Our client is seeking a Flood Underwriting Manager to lead the growth and profitability of its commercial flood portfolio. This individual will be responsible for underwriting and portfolio management, while also serving as a key driver of production, distribution, and agency relationships.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in commercial flood insurance, a proven ability to generate and retain business, and strong relationships with retail agents, wholesalers, MGAs, and other distribution partners. This is a highly visible role with significant influence over business development strategy and portfolio performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Underwrite and manage a profitable portfolio of commercial flood business.
- Develop and execute strategies to grow premium volume while maintaining underwriting discipline.
- Build, maintain, and expand relationships with retail agents, wholesale brokers, MGAs, and other distribution partners.
- Identify new business opportunities and drive production within targeted territories and industry segments.
- Evaluate submissions, analyze exposures, and determine appropriate pricing, terms, conditions, and coverage structures.
- Manage renewal retention efforts and identify cross-selling opportunities.
- Serve as a market-facing representative of the organization through agency visits, industry events, and broker meetings.
- Monitor portfolio performance, profitability, and market trends to recommend underwriting and distribution strategies.
- Mentor and support underwriting staff as needed.
- Collaborate with product, claims, and leadership teams to enhance underwriting guidelines and product offerings.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of commercial flood underwriting experience.
- Prior leadership, management, or senior-level underwriting experience preferred.
- Strong background in both new business production and renewal underwriting.
- Demonstrated success developing distribution relationships with retail agents, wholesalers, MGAs, and brokers.
- Experience evaluating and underwriting commercial property risks exposed to flood hazards.
- Strong understanding of private flood products, NFIP, CAT exposure, and flood modeling concepts.
- Proven track record of growing a profitable book of business.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship management skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.
Preferred Background
- Commercial Flood Underwriter
- Senior Flood Underwriter
- Flood Production Underwriter
- Flood Territory Manager
- Property Underwriter with significant flood expertise
- Program Underwriter focused on flood products
- Underwriting Manager with flood and distribution experience
What Success Looks Like
- Growing premium within the commercial flood portfolio.
- Strengthening agency and broker partnerships.
- Increasing submission flow through effective distribution management.
- Maintaining profitability while driving new business production.
- Establishing a strong market presence within the commercial flood insurance sector.
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