Large Accounts Underwriting Manager Remote Texas Full time R6348 At EMC, we’re all about working together to make an impact. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, contribute, and gain experience that matters. We strive to be caring leaders, close partners, and responsive experts—always supporting each other to do our best work. Join us, and let’s improve lives together. Location Requirement: Ideal candidate will be located in DFW area. Essential Functions: - Enforces Large Account Underwriting team guidelines and procedures for assigned regions. Answers questions, provides recommendations for complex situations, communication strategies, or problematic agency relationships and explains the rationale for recommendations. - Monitors team to ensure that underwriters operate within set guidelines, authority limits, rate goals, and service directives while matching price to quality across the book of business. Collaborates with Large Account Leadership to review updates received from Corporate Office Underwriting and communicates changes to team members. - Develops and sustains strategic relationships with agents and brokers across the entirety of assigned regional territory. Monitors, cultivates, and prioritizes assigned region’s Large Account pipeline of targeted opportunities to expand and strengthen the overall EMC Large Account portfolio. - Proactively assesses the impact of evolving legislation and market dynamics to ensure strategic and compliant decision-making within diverse territorial contexts. - Oversees and monitors assigned Large Accounts Underwriting team and performs expected people leadership duties. Monitors progress of underwriters assigned agents and guides underwriters and agents in achieving annual goals. - Engages with regional field leadership and collaborates with underwriters to oversee existing agency relationships while cultivating new partnerships that drive profitability and restore underperforming or low-growth relationships. Seeks feedback from agents and taking action to improve their experience and grow profitable books of business. - Identifies opportunities and potential challenges within agency relationships, ensuring strategic solutions. Partners with sales and marketing to deliver exceptional customer experiences, enhance underwriting responsiveness, and position EMC as the preferred insurer. - Performs audits on Large Account new business and renewals for compliance and quality. Education & Experience: - Bachelor's degree, preferably in insurance or business administration, or equivalent relevant experience - Ten years of underwriting experience in the property casualty insurance industry, including at least six years of experience working with large accounts, including composite rating, large deductible, and loss sensitive rating plans or related experience - Previous leadership or management experience preferred - Insurance designations, such as CPCU, preferred Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: - Excellent knowledge of countrywide underwriting techniques, terminology, policies, and forms, along with underwriting risk analysis - Excellent underwriting judgment and decision-making skills - Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions - Excellent computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office and social media - Strong ability to work on multiple projects while meeting deadlines. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to speak effectively before groups - Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate team - Ability to effectively communicate products, procedures, business planning and system information - Exceptional customer service skills - Occasional travel; a valid driver’s license with an acceptable motor vehicle report per company standards will be required if driving The hiring salary range for this position will vary based on geographic location, falling within either of the following: $121,263 - $174,253 or $134,038 - $191,687 A hiring range represents a subset of the full salary range. The actual salary will depend on several factors, including relevant education, skills, and experience of an applicant, geographic location, and business needs.

Small Business Underwriter III Remote Remote in US Full time R6359 At EMC, we’re all about working together to make an impact. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, contribute, and gain experience that matters. We strive to be caring leaders, close partners, and responsive experts—always supporting each other to do our best work. Join us, and let’s improve lives together. Essential Functions: - Maintains and grows a profitable portfolio of new and renewal small business within assigned territory and underwriting authority, aligned with EMC’s Small Business Underwriting strategy. - Applies advanced underwriting judgment and expertise in coverage forms, rating plans, and underwriting guidelines to effectively select, evaluate, and price individual risks. Ensures pricing adequacy through accurate classification and data‑driven decision‑making while proactively managing portfolio performance. - Prioritizes and manages workload to balance quality, efficiency, and responsiveness, consistently meeting service level agreements while supporting business objectives and agency needs. - Builds and sustains agency relationships across assigned territory, prioritizing high‑potential small business agencies to support profitable growth and market objectives. Delivers responsive, consultative customer experiences, striving to exceed established service level expectations. - Collaborates closely with sales and cross‑functional business partners to ensure aligned communication, consistent service delivery, and effective execution of agency strategies. Proactively engages assigned agencies to identify and develop new business opportunities, provide meaningful training support, and deepen long‑term, productive partnerships. - Advances underwriting proficiency by remaining current on best practices, coverage forms, rating plans, and guidelines, while engaging in industry‑specific training to deepen insight into the small business marketplace. - Serves as a technical resource to small business team members, sharing knowledge and supporting consistent, high‑quality underwriting practices. - Engages in agency planning and review activities in partnership with sales and business unit partners, monitoring agent performance and providing strategic, actionable feedback to support achievement of annual objectives. - Monitors agency input and industry developments to generate market‑informed insights, influencing coverage and underwriting recommendations through partnership with underwriting leadership and cross‑functional teams. Education & Experience: - Bachelor's degree, preferably in insurance or business administration, or equivalent relevant experience - Three years of experience in commercial lines underwriting or related experience - Insurance designations, such as CPCU or CIC preferred Knowledge, Skills, & Abilties: - Strong analytical, decision-making, and negotiating skills - Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions - Excellent customer service skills - Ability to work effectively with others, as well as independently - Ability to maintain high standards of professional competence - Strong ability to effectively communicate products, procedures, business planning, and system information necessary to positively influence production within assigned territory - Strong computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office and social media - Ability to work on multiple projects while meeting deadlines - Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to speak in front of others - Strong presentation skills preferred - Occasional travel; a valid driver’s license with an acceptable motor vehicle report per company standards required if driving The hiring salary range for this position will vary based on geographic location, falling within either of the following: $72,726 - $99,800 or $79,834 - $109,786 A hiring range represents a subset of the full salary range. The actual salary will depend on several factors, including relevant education, skills, and experience of an applicant, geographic location, and business needs.

• Works with senior management approving underwriting language on the most complex underwriting risks employing advanced diagnostic and systematic analysis to assess acceptability. • Evaluation and approval of appropriate pricing of the most complex risks based on financial and competitive analysis in line with compliance requirements. • Participates with senior management in the development and implementation of underwriting guidelines, policy, and strategy. • Interprets corporate strategies and initiatives to tailor the company's approach. • Analyzes quality, quantity, and profitability of the product line. • Drives cross‑functional product development initiatives, managing priorities, timelines, and stakeholders to deliver high‑quality product outcomes. • Keeps current on state/territory issues and regulations, industry activity and trends where they may represent the company in industry trade groups. • Confident in freely shares knowledge and expertise with others, mentoring and guiding less experienced underwriters, and assisting in the development of underwriting training. • Responsible for special underwriting projects and presentations.

About Us At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness. Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2025 and certification as a Great Place to Work® in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year. Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs. Overview Serves as a liaison between the company and agents and acts as a relationship manager for our agents, regional underwriting team and corporate departments. May work with agents in unsupported territories with a focus on key agent new business submission activity and/or with agents who prefer digital interaction. Serves as a backup for open territories as needed for both AMS and Small Business Underwriters. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of agents and assists them in achieving a mutual goal of profitable growth in both volume and policy count. Ensures that agents are familiar with and use Selective’s initiatives, products, policies, procedures and services. Position is primarily inside-office based with primary contact via phone and email. May travel occasionally to meet with key agency partners. All job duties and responsibilities must be carried out in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities - Works with agents to write new profitable business and achieve agency goals. Ensures continuity when vacancies occur and ensures a high level of satisfaction and agency support. Assist busy AMS with overflow. - May market and underwrite small business and large accounts according to acceptable underwriting criteria, proper classification, and adherence to company underwriting standards and philosophy. - Makes consistent underwriting decisions, adheres to company pricing philosophies and promotes ease of doing business with Selective. Provides excellent communication and service via digital technology. - Monitors agency results and follows up with agent on new business opportunities, growth/profitability/share of wallet and compliance with company’s initiatives, procedures, and policies. Provides leadership in finding solutions to problems and ways to exploit opportunities. - Develop professional working relationship with agent, regional underwriting, claim teams, and corporate departments. - Keeps two-way communication between agent and company continuously open and viable and encourages agent usage of all Selective systems, including CLAS, PLUS and e-Select. - Keeps abreast of industry developments, new ideas, products, or changes in other carrier philosophies that could positively or adversely affect Selective. - May assist with other needs within the region, such as assisting with book roll opportunities, training, or with coverage on the small business or large accounts underwriting teams. - May be responsible for limited automobile travel to assigned agents. Car travel may represent 5% of employees’ time. Qualifications Knowledge and Requirements - Highly developed marketing skills. - Entrepreneurial and hands-on approach. - Demonstrated superior communication, negotiation & presentation skills. - Must be a high achiever with superior organizational skills who is self-motivated, pro-active, flexible, and able to work independently. - Must be able to maximize technology to ensure high productivity (must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and all internal business-related software). - Strong focus on results. - Must have valid state-issued driver’s license in good standing and be able to drive an automobile. Education and Experience - College degree preferred. - 6+ years of underwriting experience. - 3 years Agency Management experience preferred. Total Rewards Selective Insurance offers a total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, achieve your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, retirement savings plan with company match, discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and 20 days of paid time off. Additional details about our total rewards package can be found by visiting our benefits page. The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective's footprint. Additional considerations include relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs. Pay Range USD $96,000.00 - USD $144,000.00 /Yr. Additional Information Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual’s unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences – and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions. For Massachusetts Applicants It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.