Sr Consultant, Underwriting Practice – Middle Market (Agribusiness) at Nationwide in Des Moines, IA

Job description

If you’re passionate about helping people protect what matters most to them at a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, as well as innovating and simplifying processes and operations to provide the best customer value, then Nationwide’s Property and Casualty team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers and partners are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care. Helps turn complex risk challenges into practical, tailored solutions for customers. The Senior Consultant, Underwriting Practice will support the development and execution of captive and alternative risk strategies by working across underwriting, product, sales, and key business partners. This role is ideal for someone who brings strong analytical thinking, business acumen, and curiosity about creative risk financing solutions. It’s an opportunity to help build a growing capability, influence meaningful decisions, and contribute to solutions that support profitable growth. This role will require substantial, hands-on captive-insurance experience, including meaningful exposure to captive structures, fronting or reinsurance arrangements, and the financial, actuarial, governance and operational disciplines that support them. Preferred candidates will be based in Des Moines, IA and work in a hybrid environment; however, remote candidates will also be considered. #LI-TH1 #Remote Job Description Summary While data and technical acumen are important, we focus equally on helping others learn and succeed when writing and retaining business. If you are both strategic and can dig into the details, love being involved in high-profile, impactful projects where teamwork is key, and can bring excellent decision-making skills to underwriting middle market business, we want to know more about you! As a Senior Consultant, you'll develop and recommend underwriting policies, procedures and standards to be implemented in Middle Market. You'll have a specialty practice designation, e.g., construction, specialty care or a property or casualty designation. We'll count on you to provide advice and counsel on specific risks/accounts, policy forms, underwriting appetite and guidelines, technical training initiatives, underwriting projects and agency relationships. Job Description Key Responsibilities: Provides highly technical underwriting perspective to assigned field teams. Assesses underwriting opportunities and make consultative recommendations. Consults with field staff on new or highly specialized concepts, business or practice opportunities. This may involve assessment of the opportunity, risk exposure and decision to accept/reject business. Provides technical evaluation and recommended action for risks submitted by field organization. Makes final recommendation relative to highly specialized/niche underwriting opportunities that are advanced from the field practices. Coaches and prepares field team for negotiations with agents and customers. Maintains competitive intelligence to consult and mentor field team on writing and retaining profitable business. Consults and coaches on account stewardship as needed. Assists assigned field management team with book/portfolio management issues and execution. Leads research to develop/implement underwriting initiatives and makes recommendations for new products (e.g. forms/endorsements) to meet market needs. Works with Commercial Lines Product and Performance organization in development of any new products. Anticipates, understands and addresses the impact that any underwriting projects and initiatives have on other teams (e.g. Product, Loss Control, AUs etc.) Coaches, mentors, trains and develops underwriting expertise of field Territory Managers and Underwriters. Develops, maintains and utilizes key business relationships with Quality, Loss Control, Premium Audit, Claim/CBC team members as w