Sr Filing Analyst

UFG is seeking a Senior Filing Analyst to join our team! In this role, you will provide strategic leadership and ownership of insurance product filings with state Departments of Insurance. This role directs filing strategies for large, cross-functional projects, ensuring timely approvals through efficient processes, strong regulatory relationships, and a deep understanding of state variability. The Senior Filing Analyst mentors team members, drives improvements to filing practices, and manages multiple priorities simultaneously.

With significant influence on organizational success, this role sets realistic timelines, communicates status effectively, and ensures filing outcomes align with UFG business objectives.

• Lead end-to-end form, rate, and rule filings through SERFF for new and existing products, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance.
• Direct filing strategy for large projects, partnering with State Departments of Insurance, Pricing, Product Management, and other stakeholders to secure timely approvals and successful implementations.
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with State Departments of Insurance to facilitate communication, accelerate reviews, and support future filing initiatives.
• Monitor filing progress, state objections, and approvals; communicate filing status, risks, and decisions to stakeholders with clarity and urgency.
• Independently respond to objections and regulatory questions, utilizing product knowledge, analytical skills, and judgment to resolve issues.
• Attend date-setting meetings and develop feasible project timelines based on team availability, resource capacity, and organizational priorities.
• Collaborate with Product and Pricing on form, rate, and rule filings and regulatory correspondence to support filing completeness and alignment.
• Read, interpret, and apply state regulations to inform filing strategy, ensure compliance, and shape best-practice approaches.
• Conduct regulatory and competitive research to support decision-making and continuous refinement of filing strategy.
• Create, maintain, and enhance filing processes, procedures, and documentation to drive efficiency, consistency, and quality.
• Maintain and update training documentation for Reference Connect and other filing tools.
• Train and mentor new team members on SERFF processes, procedures, and filing best practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• Industry designation(s) such as AINS, ARC, AU, or CPCU preferred, or actively pursuing recognized insurance designations

• 7+ years of related property and casualty insurance work experience
• 5+ years of related filing and regulatory experience required

• Advanced knowledge of SERFF filing system.
• Leads efforts to improve processes and best practices.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple complex and diverse projects efficiently and effectively and lead.
• Works with minimal supervision, identifying and setting goals that drive results
• Maintains a positive attitude, intellectually curious and seeks and is open to new ideas.
• Proven ability to work well as part of a team.
• Ability to lead and train less experienced filing specialist.
• Proven ability to interact with associates at all levels of the organization.
• Significant knowledge of insurance products and services and ability to gain understanding of new products.
• Well-developed interpersonal, presentation, verbal and written communication skills.
• Monitors performance to ensure results are achieved.
• Must be detailed oriented.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (especially excel and word), Adobe, and all other pertinent business-related software systems, including company-specific processing systems and applications.
• Provides outstanding, best-in-class service to all business units and corporate departments.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Additional task and requirements may be assigned, as necessitated by business need. UFG retains the right to modify the description of this job at any time.

UFG Insurance is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position is $72,000.00 - $95,000.00 annually, which represents the typical range for new hires in this role. Individual pay within this range will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, education, certifications, skills, internal equity, geography and market data.

In addition to base salary, UFG Insurance offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes:

• Accident, critical Illness & short-term disability insurance
• Retirement plans with employer contributions
• Programs designed to support the…