[Hiring] Field Underwriting Director @Nationwide

Role Description

If you’re passionate about helping people protect what matters most to them at a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, as well as innovating and simplifying processes and operations to provide the best customer value, then Nationwide’s Property and Casualty team could be the place for you!

This Director is responsible for a team of Territory Managers (field-based senior production underwriters) and the respective book of business within our Commercial Middle Market Construction Services organization.

This is a remote/WFH (work-from-home) role, requiring travel throughout the territory as well as conferences and leadership/team meetings - average travel is likely on a monthly basis, including overnight trips.

Strong preference for the selected individual to be located in one of the following states: CT, DC, DE, NJ, NY, NC, MA, MD, PA, VA. Other locations throughout the country will be considered with the understanding and readiness for required travel, and existing business relationships.

As a critical role in driving growth, this leader must be action-oriented, able to work at a high pace for an extended period, and focused on continuing to drive the business forward.

Due to the nature of the role and the complex accounts they are responsible for leading, qualified candidates must have prior commercial underwriting experience (with authority), as well as a strong people leadership competency.

The most ideal candidates will also have:

• Construction insurance expertise
• Formal people leadership experience
• Existing broker/agency relationships in the market

This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the Stem OPT Extension program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Relevant professional designation such as CPCU or CIC is preferred.
• Ten years of commercial line underwriting, sales, marketing and agency management experience, middle market experience, specifically in the area as defined by the job title, preferred.
• Significant business management and people leadership experience preferred.

Requirements

• Requires sophisticated knowledge of property/casualty insurance operations and products, procedures and practices.
• Requires extensive knowledge of commercial property/casualty cases, best underwriting practices, field underwriting operations and day-to-day underwriting operational needs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to disseminate vision of senior leadership and to motivate a large agency force.
• Ability to set work priorities and to initiate, evaluate and recommend solutions to upper management.
• Demonstrated decision-making ability required in day-to-day operations.
• Strong drive for results.
• Competencies include building organizational talent, optimizing diversity, selling the vision, leading change and driving execution and entrepreneurship.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision
• Life insurance
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
• Nine paid holidays
• 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
• 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Company-paid pension plan
• Business casual attire