Underwriting Manager, Trainees and Underwriting Support

Company Details

As an elite Excess and Surplus Lines market, Nautilus Insurance Group offers commercial property and casualty insurance solutions to appointed wholesale surplus lines producers countrywide. We have specialized in providing these solutions for more than 35 years. We have more flexible policy terms and premium rates on a non-admitted basis. Our focus is small to medium Property and Casualty risks on both an admitted and a non-admitted basis. Our offerings are distributed through partnerships with appointed wholesale surplus lines producers. Our relationships are defined by mutual success, speed to market, customer-centric focus and an expanded appetite.

Coverage Placement

Coverage placed by Nautilus Insurance Group is provided by Nautilus Insurance Company and Great Divide Insurance Company, both W. R. Berkley Corporation members with A.M. Benefit Highlights

Paid Parental Leave At Nautilus, we offer Childbirth Recovery Leave as well as Primary Caregiver Leave, for up to a maximum of 12 weeks of paid leave.

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage Nautilus offers Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage options, along with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) choices.

Employee Benefits We help our employees feel secure by providing a 401(k) program, profit sharing, stock purchase plan, life insurance, and travel accident insurance options.

Volunteer Program One of our core values is "Committed to Serve" and these aren't idle words. We provide every employee one paid day off per year to volunteer at a local charity. That's serving with a smile!

Professional Development We take risk management excellence and your professional growth seriously by offering Tuition Assistance and Industry-Related Education and Exam programs.

Employee Discounts Employees are eligible for special cell phone service discounts with Verizon and AT&T. We've got a plum position for you!

Perks We participate in the Plum Benefits program offering employees cost-free access to thousands of exclusive travel and entertainment discounts. Flexible work arrangements, including working from home 1 day a week.

Responsibilities

Nautilus Insurance is seeking an Underwriting Manager to lead our early career trainee program (EDGE) and our underwriting support team. This role is located in our Scottsdale AZ office.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and coach our underwriting trainees and assistant underwriting staff to create consistency in process and develop a talent pipeline for future career development.
• Directly manages assigned underwriting staff with a focus on EDGE and Assistant Underwriters.
• Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws.
• Interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems in accordance with company policies, goals and applicable laws.
• Responsible for the support of production, profitability and relationships with all agents.
• Collaborates with Underwriting Leadership to create consistent pathing requirements and standards to prepare staff for higher level underwriting roles.
• Works with Training and Development to provide and monitor work to support and master training concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or ten to fifteen years related commercial P&C insurance underwriting and management experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Work experience as a Senior Underwriter or equivalent skill level position required.
• Excess and surplus lines background beneficial CPCU, ASLI, AIC or completion of other insurance-related classes is preferred.

Additional Company Details

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms. The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.