Lead Commercial Lines Underwriter
Description
Department: Church InsuranceJob Type: Regular Full Time
Education Level: BA/BS or combination of education and experience
Required Years Experience: 5
For more than 90 years, The Church Insurance Companies (CIC) has focused on providing The Episcopal Church with broad, cost-effective property and casualty coverage, as well as unique risk management strategies and tools. This team takes a disciplined, financially sustainable, and hands-on approach.
The Lead Commercial Lines Underwriter role combines hands-on underwriting of a highly experienced commercial lines underwriter, with enterprise‑level referral authority, strategic influence over underwriting appetite, and leadership in underwriting policy, guideline development, and quality oversight. This individual contributor works directly in support of the Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) and plays a key role in executing underwriting initiatives, reinforcing underwriting discipline, and advancing strategic priorities across the company. The Lead Underwriter also provides technical mentorship, and ensures alignment with CIC’s underwriting philosophy, and corporate strategy.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Underwrite high‑exposure or strategically significant Commercial Lines accounts within highest delegated authority.
- Serve as a technical resource to Commercial Lines underwriting staff, ensuring consistent risk selection, pricing adequacy, coverage application, and documentation quality across the book of business.
- Partner with Directors and underwriting leadership in shaping Commercial Lines underwriting strategy.
- Assist in the training, coaching and informal mentoring of Commercial Lines underwriting staff.
- Support CUO‑sponsored initiatives aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, strengthening internal controls, and improving underwriting consistency.
- Participate in the development, review, and ongoing maintenance of Commercial Lines underwriting guidelines, authority levels and department policy and procedures.
- Lead and manage the quality control program for underwriting staff; performing file reviews to ensure:
- Compliance with underwriting guidelines and authority
- Appropriate risk evaluation and pricing rationale
- Coverage accuracy and documentation completeness
- Serve as a primary referral authority for commercial underwriting submissions exceeding standard underwriter authority.
- Manage and foster critical third-party relationships with key partners to ensure provided products and services meet or exceed the needs of our customers.
- Effective performance of the essential functions of this position requires regular in-person, on-site interaction with colleagues, both for purposes of relationship building and meaningful collaboration
- Complete special projects as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong analytical and technical skills with decision‑making abilities, especially on large or complex accounts
- Ability to strengthen underwriting performance through leadership, mentorship, and technical expertise.
- Ability to work independently or in a collaborative environment with professionals of diverse backgrounds
- Professional verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to positively influence team culture through collaboration, service focus, and continuous improvement.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- 5+ years of progressive commercial underwriting experience in underwriting property and casualty insurance.
- Professional designations such as CPCU is strongly preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Extensive use of a computer keyboard is a demand of the position to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Currently, hybrid work environment, which requires working in CIC's office Tuesdays through Thursdays and flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Church Pension Group employees must maintain a professional, compassionate, and trustworthy work environment always. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable someone with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job within this environment.
Salary Range: $99,000 - $132,000
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Flexible Benefits available to eligible employees:
- Medical (including Vision)
- Dental
- Supplemental Dental
Core Benefits automatically provided to eligible employees:
- Employer funded defined benefit pension plan (five year vesting)
- Employee Life Insurance
- Spouse and Dependent Life Insurance
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Short-Term Disability (STD) coverage
- Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage (elected as either pre-tax or after-tax)
- Business Travel Accident Insurance
- Worker’s Compensation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retiree health insurance (eligible after 10 years)
- Retiree life insurance
Elective Benefits available to eligible employees:
- 401(k) with matching contributions (immediate vesting)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Commuter Benefits
- New York’s 529 College Savings Program (NY State residents)
Educational Assistance Program available to eligible employees
Maternity/Paternity Leave available to eligible employees
Time Off available to eligible employees: Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holidays
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Please understand that, as a general policy, CPG does not sponsor visas.
CPG is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fair hiring practices and do not discriminate against job applicants or employees based on any protected characteristics. We also celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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