ICW Group

Creating the best insurance experience possible.

Assistant Branch Manager – Workers' Compensation Underwriting

UnderwriterUnderwriterFull TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Illinois + 1 moreAll locations: Illinois, Missouri

Posted

46 days ago

Salary

$119.7K - $201.9K / year

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Drives sales and branch operational goals in partnership with the Branch Manager. • Develops programs to promote new products, reposition existing products and integrate diverse corporate philosophies to support overall marketing and Underwriting efforts of the branch. • Maintains a thorough knowledge of the geographic territory assigned with regard to production sources, competitor activity, and economic and demographic idiosyncrasies. • Manages marketing research to help identify opportunities for management, product enhancements, new distribution channels and new geographic markets with growth potential. • Leverages current and emerging industry information to enhance team member production and branch operations. • Monitors WCIRB/NCCI rulings, forms and coverage changes or updates. • Develops business acumen in the areas of internal organization goals and strategies, leadership skills, sales techniques, negotiation abilities and other related topics to share with assigned team members or branch team members as needed. • Underwrites assigned branch team members’ Worker’s Compensation accounts, drives assigned team member profitability and manages own profitable book of business. • Sells, services and maintains a producer force that can sell and control a profitable and growing book of business. • Develops and leads a team of Branch WCU professionals.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university required, or equivalent combination of education and work experience in similar positions.
  • Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in insurance underwriting.
  • Minimum 1-2 years of business operations management experience in the property casualty insurance industry preferred.
  • Working knowledge of Workers’ Compensation underwriting operations.
  • Familiarity with sales or training preferred.
  • Extensive experience providing superior customer service, presenting product related information, and demonstrated ability to influence customers.
  • Strong experience working with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
  • Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
  • Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401K retirement plans and company match
  • Bonus potential for all positions
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid holidays throughout the calendar year
  • Support for continuing learning

Related Categories

Related Job Pages

More Underwriter Jobs

Full TimeRemote

Position: Full Time Exempt Employee Compensation: $82,500-$90,000 full-time annual (negotiable & commensurate with experience) Location: Remote (U.S. based, with occasional travel for PSEF Staff and Member program events) Application Deadline: February 28, 2026 (or until filled) ...

UnderwritingCredit AnalysisFinancial Risk AssessmentLoan StructuringCommunity Development FinanceRenewable Energy FinanceCredit Memo PreparationLoan DocumentationPortfolio Management
United States

Senior Vice President – Underwriting

OpenBright

We partner with universities to fund, celebrate and showcase research by female computing students.

Underwriter46 days ago
Full TimeRemoteTeam 1-10H1B No Sponsor

Senior underwriting leader at a tech-enabled insurance startup

United States
$225K - $275K / year
Underwriter47 days ago
Full TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 1911H1B No Sponsor

Underwriting Manager overseeing specialty insurance underwriting processes

Arizona + 4 moreAll locations: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska
$112.3K - $177.5K / year
Full TimeRemoteTeam 11-50

The SBA Underwriter II will assist the lender with their SBA Loan request by preparing a pre-assessment for eligibility, borrower checklist, lender checklist, document collection, spreading the tax returns and other financial documents, and preparing a Credit Summary for SBA Elig...

United States
$65K - $95K / year