Sr Commercial Surety Underwriter

• Pursuing additional degrees, designations and other course work may be required.

• 5 years of commercial surety underwriting experience.
• Experience managing agency relationships and operating within underwriting authority required.

Knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Utilize underwriting, CRM, and workflow management systems effectively.
• Embrace digital tools and data analytics to improve underwriting decisions and agency management.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and automation initiatives
• Serve as a technical resource for underwriting team members.
• Share market intelligence and underwriting best practices across the organization.
• Participate in training and development initiatives.
• Effectively evaluates complex business situations, identifies key risk factors, and applies critical thinking to develop appropriate underwriting solutions.
• Strong analytical and financial assessment skills with the ability to make timely underwriting decisions and negotiate mutually beneficial outcomes with agency partners and clients.
• Builds trusted relationships with agents, customers, and internal partners by delivering responsive service, professional expertise, and a consistently positive customer experience.

• This position may be performed remotely within approved U.S. locations. Candidates should be able to effectively manage agency relationships through virtual and in-person interactions. Periodic travel is required for agency visits, conferences, and internal meetings.
• Travel expectations are approximately 10% to 20%, primarily for agency visits, industry meetings, conferences, and team events.

UFG Insurance is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The base salary range for this position is $103,221 - $136,105 annually, which represents the typical range for new hires in this role.

Individual pay within this range will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, education, certifications, skills, internal equity, geography and market data.

In addition to base salary, UFG Insurance offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes:

• Annual incentive compensation
• Medical, dental, vision & life insurance
• Accident, critical Illness & short-term disability insurance
• Retirement plans with employer contributions
• Generous time-off program
• Programs designed to support the employee well-being and financial security.

This pay range disclosure is provided in accordance with applicable state and local pay transparency laws.