Casualty Underwriting Analyst (Hybrid-New Hartford, NY or Charlotte, NC)

Casualty Underwriting Analyst (Hybrid-New Hartford, NY or Charlotte, NC)

Job Category: Underwriting Requisition Number: CASUA006738

Full-Time Home Office New Hartford, NY, USA +1 more locations

Description

At Utica National Insurance Group, 1,400 employees countrywide take our corporate promise to heart every day: To make people feel secure, appreciated, and respected.

Utica National Insurance Group is an "A" rated $2.0B award-winning, nationally recognized property & casualty insurance carrier.

Operating along the Eastern half of the United States, based in our Home Office in Central New York, with Regional Office locations including NYC, Dallas and Charlotte.

Our mission is to continually meet the needs of our policyholders, agent/customers and employees resulting in sustainable profitable growth in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

We are proud to sell our products through more than 2,200 independent insurance agents around the country as we have been since 1928. These agents provide their clients with valuable insight and resources. And, as the second-largest insurer of Agents' Errors and Omissions (E&O) business in the United States, we insure many of the agents who work with our policyholders.

Our purpose is to make people feel secure, appreciated, and respected. These Values define the character of our employees. They personify Utica National – describing what it means to "be Utica National" and how we approach doing business. Together, with our agents, we are committed to providing our mutual policyholders with valuable services and products to help them feel secure.

What you will do:

We are seeking a results-driven professional to join our team in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality outcomes by collaborating with key stakeholders, managing priorities effectively, and applying best practices to achieve organizational goals. This role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to evolving business needs while maintaining a high standard of professionalism and accountability.

Essential Functions:

• Support the oversight and governance of the commercial casualty underwriting portfolio by analyzing underwriting guidelines and underwriting practices across regions and segments.
• Support the creation and upkeep of casualty underwriting guidelines to ensure consistency, compliance, and disciplined underwriting.
• Assess underwriting data, loss patterns, regulations, industry shifts, and legal updates to spot new risks and support recommendations for guidelines and risk appetite.
• Offer technical underwriting support and expert guidance to field teams and internal partners on casualty coverage, guidelines, and risk assessment.
• Support cross-functional teams on casualty initiatives, including product updates, system improvements, and operations enhancements.
• Assist with training development and reference materials to support underwriter understanding of casualty products, guidelines, and underwriting expectations.
• Create Wrike tasks and work with Business Analysts to define project requirements. Provide business requirements, test results, and analysis to evaluate underwriting tools, forms, and workflows for alignment with underwriting goals.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of analyses, recommendations, and decisions to support audits, regulatory inquiries, and internal governance processes.
• Track compliance with underwriting guidelines and report issues or trends to senior leadership when needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Conforms with all corporate policies and procedures.

What you need:

Education: Bachelor's Degree preferred; Equivalent Experience - IIA and AU completed preferred; CPCU study and professional development ongoing preferred.

Experience: 2+ years in a senior level underwriting position; 4-5+ years of experience in a commercial lines role required.

Salary: $80,000-$121,000

The final salary to be paid and position within the internal salary range is reflective of the employee's work experience, their geographic location, education, certification(s), scope and responsibilities in the role, and additional qualifications.

Benefits:

We believe strongly that talented people are core to our success and are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, career advancement and challenging work opportunities. We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan for full time employees that include the following:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit
• Dental Benefit
• Vision Benefit
• Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
• 401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment Plan (Includes annual Company financial contribution and discretionary Profit Sharing contribution based upon annual company financial results)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Assistance, Training, and Professional Designations
• Company-Paid Family Leave
• Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance Benefit
• Voluntary Benefits - Group Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Legal, ID Theft Protection, Pet Insurance
• Student Loan Refinancing Services
• Care.com Membership with Back-up Care, Senior Solutions
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Matching Gifts program
• Paid Volunteer Day
• Employee Referral Award Program
• Wellness programs
• Personal Insurance Discount

Additional Information:

This position is a full time salaried, exempt (non overtime eligible) position

As part of our hiring process, candidates who have accepted a formal offer must be willing to undergo a comprehensive background check and drug screen; additional screening for credit or MVR may be required for some positions.

Utica National is an Equal Opportunity Employer.