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Underwriting Quality & Controls Manager
Location
California + 1 moreAll locations: California | Illinois
Posted
104 days ago
Salary
$95K - $115K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Underwriting Quality & Controls Manager
The Muse
• Lead and Evolve PURE’s Underwriting Quality Framework. • Set the strategic agenda for underwriting quality reviews, identifying themes and focus areas. • Own and evolve the Admitted Underwriting Quality Review Program. • Deliver monthly Quality Insights across New Business and Portfolio Management. • Translate findings into meaningful recommendations. • Partner with Field Leadership to ensure clear follow-through on action items. • Recruit, develop, and lead a team of volunteer underwriting auditors across regions. • Shape and Safeguard Underwriting Authority. • Align delegated authority structure with underwriting development pathways. • Represent Underwriting in internal and external audit initiatives. • Drive Continuous Improvement Across the Underwriting Practice.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- 7+ years of Property & Casualty underwriting experience, ideally within the high-net-worth segment.
- Deep understanding of underwriting principles and portfolio management.
- Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to translate findings into strategic insights and actionable recommendations.
- Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to deliver thoughtful coaching feedback and influence senior stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead through influence across regions and functions without direct authority.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong execution discipline.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and business systems; Smartsheet experience a plus.
Benefits
- Opportunities to stretch and grow: your professional and personal development matters to us.
- Clarity and kindness: you can rely on us to be open, honest and supportive.
- Support in good times and bad: we believe in showing up for each other consistently.
- A community that cares: we are committed to sustaining a community in which each person feels cared for as an individual.
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