Consultant, Program Underwriting - E&S/Specialty (Workers Compensation)

Location: Remote within any of the lower 48 U.S. states; listed office location: Des Moines, Iowa. Travel locally and overnight for client meetings may be required.

Salary: $120,000–$224,000 annually; expected starting range: $120,000–$180,000.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 100 insurance company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, providing property and casualty insurance products and specialty programs.

What you will do

• Underwrite complex workers compensation program and large-account referrals, including exposures, losses, pricing, coverage, terms, and conditions.
• Evaluate multi-state and high-hazard risks, including challenging jurisdictions such as California, New York, and Florida.
• Monitor portfolio loss ratio, growth, retention, and business mix; identify trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop and implement underwriting guidelines, rates, forms, endorsements, procedures, and program-specific tools.
• Coordinate with Finance, Actuarial, Claims, Risk Control, Operations, Compliance, Legal, Accounting, Marketing, and reinsurers.
• Maintain program-manager relationships, support new program implementation, and provide training and guidance to less experienced staff.

Requirements

• 7+ years of workers compensation experience in underwriting or a similar function, preferably in programs, large risks, or high-hazard workers compensation.
• Experience underwriting complex, multi-state risks and using data, models, and financial information to support decisions.
• Strong knowledge of workers compensation coverages, rating plans, state-specific requirements, insurance regulations, and underwriting practices.
• Strong financial analysis, mathematical, statistical, logical reasoning, project management, and process management skills.
• Confident written and verbal communication, negotiation, relationship-building, leadership, training, and mentoring skills.
• Must already have U.S. work authorization; employer-sponsored work authorization and STEM OPT Extension sponsorship are not available.

Nice to have

• AU, ARM, or CPCU designation, completed or in progress.
• Graduate degree in finance, accounting, economics, or risk management.
• Program leadership experience in professional or specialty lines.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt position with a normal office environment and remote eligibility within the lower 48 U.S. states.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid time off, nine paid holidays, Lifetime paid time off, and Unity Day paid time off.
• 401(k) with company match and a company-paid pension plan.
• Inclusive workplace focused on respect, diversity, and equal employment opportunity.