Commercial Surety Regional Manager
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Commercial Surety Regional Manager leading underwriting, agency development, and profitability for Core Specialty’s regional portfolio. Managing brokers, risk decisions, talent, and business growth across Texas or Louisiana.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as lead underwriter for the assigned territory
- Analyze, evaluate, and approve commercial surety submissions within delegated authority
- Review financial statements, interim financial reports, work-in-progress schedules, bank agreements, credit reports, tax returns, and other underwriting information
- Structure and negotiate underwriting terms, collateral requirements, indemnity agreements, and other risk mitigation measures
- Determine capacity, pricing, and terms for new and renewal business
- Monitor portfolio performance and take corrective action to achieve profitability objectives
- Participate in large account reviews and referral discussions
- Maintain underwriting quality and adherence to company guidelines and authority levels
- Develop and execute regional marketing and production plans
- Build relationships with retail and wholesale surety brokers
- Identify and develop new business opportunities consistent with company risk appetite
- Conduct agency visits and joint sales calls
- Represent the company at industry events, agency meetings, conferences, and association functions
- Drive submission flow and market visibility throughout the territory
- Establish agency business plans and monitor production goals
- Maintain relationships with key distribution partners and strategic accounts
- Own profit and loss results for the assigned region
- Manage portfolio mix, pricing adequacy, retention, and growth metrics
- Monitor premium volume, loss ratio, expense ratio, and collection objectives
- Conduct periodic book reviews to identify trends, opportunities, and emerging risks
- Evaluate agency performance and manage agency relationships
- Recommend strategic actions to improve profitability and operational performance
- Assist senior leadership with budgeting, business planning, and forecasting
- Recruit, train, mentor, and develop commercial surety underwriters
- Provide technical underwriting guidance and coaching
- Assist in establishing underwriting goals and performance expectations
- Promote underwriting consistency and best practices across the region
- Participate in succession planning and employee development initiatives
- Foster a collaborative, performance-oriented culture focused on underwriting excellence and customer service
- Deliver responsive, solution-oriented service to brokers and insureds
- Resolve complex underwriting issues and relationship challenges
- Maintain market visibility and accessibility
- Collaborate with claims, legal, accounting, and operations departments
- Travel throughout the territory to maintain agency and client relationships
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field is required
- Advanced degree or professional certifications (e.g. AFSB, CPCU, etc.) is preferred
- Proven experience (typically 5+ years) in underwriting roles within the surety industry
- Demonstrated success developing agency relationships and generating profitable growth
- Proven business development and marketing experience
- Strong knowledge and understanding in commercial surety
- Strong financial statement analysis and credit underwriting skills
- Strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to exercise independent underwriting judgment
- Willingness to travel throughout assigned territory
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
- Unable to sponsor or take over work authorization sponsorship now or in the future for this position
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunities for professional development and advancement
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company-match of 100% of a 6% contribution 401(k) plan
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Wellness program
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