Commercial Lines Underwriting Specialist

This position is responsible for managing one or more Commercial Property and/or Small Business lines for the Regional Companies of Agency Markets from an underwriting and product perspective. It requires extensive interaction with regional Underwriting staff, other functions within Agency Markets, and underwriting within other Liberty Mutual strategic business units. Responsibilities include product development and product maintenance; monitoring emerging issues; establishing underwriting guidelines and best practices; collaborating with regional staff to understand their issues and develop consistency where appropriate; guiding other functional areas to achieve organizational objectives; participating in underwriting audits; developing high competency underwriting skills for Commercial Property and Small Business lines; and special projects.
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications include a BA/BS degree and a strong understanding of insurance contracts and the small commercial market, less than $15.0M in annual sales, and business owner's type of programs. CPCU and AU/API designations are strongly preferred. Also requires 10 years of progressive underwriting experience. Product Management/Development experience is preferred.

We recognize that talented people are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages and outstanding advancement opportunities. For this reason we offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan that includes the following: 401K and retirement plan, Accidental death & dismemberment insurance, Credit Union membership, Dental coverage, Dependent life insurance, Disability insurance, Discounts on automobile and homeowner?s insurance, Employee life insurance, Long-term care insurance, Medical coverage, Paid time-off, Pay-for-Performance, Reimbursement accounts, Tuition reimbursement, Vision care coverage, and Work/Life resources.

Liberty Mutual Agency Markets, a business unit of Liberty Mutual Group, consists of property/casualty and specialty insurance carriers that distribute their products and services primarily through independent agents and brokers. The companies of Liberty Mutual Agency Markets provide a broad array of core property and casualty products, including a comprehensive set of personal and commercial coverages, which are available in most states. Liberty Mutual Agency Markets employs more than 6,800 employees in more than 100 locations across the United States.

Liberty Mutual Group ranks 102 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations based on 2005 revenues. The company has financial strength ratings of A (Excellent) from the A.M. Best Company, A2 (Good) from Moody’s Investors Service, and A (Strong) from Standard & Poor's.