Director of Manufacturing Underwriting

We’re a team of employees who are passionate about delivering best-in-class customer service and innovation in the industry. We prioritize integrity, relationships, and excellence in all aspects of our work.

Our employees can fully utilize their talents and bring their best selves to work. We believe who you are is just as important as what you do!

Join us as the Director of Manufacturing Underwriting, where you will lead the Manufacturing Underwriting Specialization and shape its strategic direction. In this role, you’ll develop and execute plans aligned with corporate objectives, collaborate with regional and cross-functional teams to ensure effective product placement, and advance underwriting expertise through tailored strategies. You’ll also drive innovation by researching and refining pricing, coverage, and competitive offerings, while creating tools and resources to support our underwriters and enhance our position in the market.

How You’ll Make an Impact 

• Lead the Manufacturing Underwriting Specialization and coordinate expertise in Loss Control and Claims
• Develop short and long-range operational and strategic plans and objectives to ensure consistency and integration with overall corporate strategy
• Effectively work with leaders in our regional office, Marketing, Claims, and Finance to ensure a successful product placement
• Advance underwriting expertise through class-of-business tailored risk selection and coverage application across all lines of business
• Research and develop selection, pricing, and coverage for targeted manufacturing classes
• Research and compare offerings against market competition for coverage, terms, and pricing methodology
• Develop and refine pricing tools to assist manufacturing underwriters
• Identify and assist in activation of broker/agency manufacturing practice groups
• Develop and maintain underwriting guidance for products and associated classes
• Coordinate compliance with individual state underwriting rules and regulations as needed

What You’ll Bring 

• Master’s degree in a related field and six years of related experience, including two years of management experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and eight years of related experience, including two years of management experience
• Or 10 years of related experience, including two years of management experience
• Strong leadership skills, including coaching, team building, and conflict resolution
• Advanced project management skills including time and risk management, resource prioritization, and project structuring
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation, presentation, and influence skills
• Advanced business acumen, technical knowledge, and extensive knowledge in applications and technologies
• Strong multi-tasking and prioritization skills
• Good understanding of Central Insurance’s policies and processes

If you are a Van Wert County native and move back to Van Wert County, you may be eligible for the Learn & Return student loan payment program.

Work Authorization
Central will only employ those legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship will not be provided for this position. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J, or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is Central’s policy that all recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, job classification and assignment, facilities, promotions, transfers, employee treatment, and all other terms and conditions of employment shall be maintained in a manner which will not discriminate against any person because of race, color, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, military status, or disability. The applicant should respond to questions on this application in a way that will not divulge such information. #LI-AS1 #LI-Hybrid #LI-Remote