Workers' Compensation Underwriter II - Eastern Alliance

An exciting opportunity exists to join the ProAssurance family of companies!
Our mission is powerful and simple: We protect others. Choosing a place to apply your talents is an important decision for anyone. You have plenty of options. Why choose ProAssurance ?
At ProAssurance , we sell a pledge, and that pledge is delivered by our team members. We are seeking individuals who value integrity, leadership, relationships, and enthusiasm—and want to build their career with a great company where they can be their authentic self and feel valued, recognized, and rewarded for their contributions. ProAssurance specializes in healthcare professional liability, products liability for medical technology and life sciences, legal professional liability, and workers' compensation insurance. We are an industry-leading specialty insurer, with job opportunities in much of the contiguous United States.
This position supports our workers' compensation line of business, Eastern Alliance, and can be remote, based in the Nashville, Chattanooga or Knoxville TN areas.

We may fill this position at a different level depending upon candidate qualifications.

The primary responsibility of the Underwriter II is to execute the strategic initiatives and financial goals of the Underwriting Department in support of the Company’s revenue and profitability objectives and overall business plan. This is accomplished through the sound decision making process of performing new and renewal underwriting decisions and establishing effective relationships with agency partners. This position provides focused customer service and support for all commercial underwriting transactions within delegated authority, in support of the Company's revenue and profitability objectives and overall business plan. Additional responsibilities include providing support for team building activities, profitability studies, programming summaries, and other special projects as assigned. Based on business needs, this role will be assigned to support accounts based on premium size, with specific responsibility likely accounts What you'll do:

- 35% - Within approved authority, analyze, and document risks for new and renewal business in support of the company’s underwriting objectives; independently makes decisions in support of profitability about accepting, modifying, or declining all new and renewal business within the timelines set by regulatory and company guidelines.

- 20% - Perform functions necessary for the accurate, timely issuance of quotations, policies, renewals, endorsements, cancellations, non-renewals, risk management survey requests, and required file documentation by working collaboratively with agency partners, associate underwriters, and all internal colleagues.

- 15% - Cultivate and develop high quality company-agency and company-client working relationships by visiting and communicating with agents on a regular and timely basis as necessitated by business needs and company guidelines. Self-direct all agency management and relationship building activities and regularly conduct independent visits.

- 10% - Champion ecovery initiatives by working collaboratively with agents, clients, claim representatives, and risk management consultants to ensure proper return to work guidelines and procedures are established, followed and acceptable results are achieved.

- 5% - Prepare for and attend bi-monthly team meetings to discuss adverse accounts, offer solutions for managing these accounts, and other relevant topics, including the dissemination of competitive information.

- 5% - Manage book of business and agency related results and concerns by monitoring reports and communications and facilitate collaboration between underwriters, claims, risk management, and others as outlined in the Interdepartmental Communication Requirements document.

- 5% - Review monthly reports, individual results, and goals and implement necessary changes to ensure strategic initiatives and operation