Manager, Property​/Casualty Underwriting

Michigan Farm Bureau seeks a Manager, Property/Casualty Underwriting to lead a team supporting Michigan's agricultural producers and rural communities. This role oversees underwriting guidelines, risk selection, and pricing for farm and rural P/C products, ensuring profitable growth and regulatory compliance. The manager will review complex accounts, analyze portfolio performance, and partner with claims, actuarial, sales, and member services to support growth and retention.

You will coach and develop underwriters, champion process and technology improvements, and align underwriting practices with our member-focused, mission-driven culture. This hybrid role offers professional development, strong benefits, and the chance to make a direct impact on Michigan agriculture and rural economies.

Responsibilities

• Lead property/casualty underwriting team supporting Michigan Farm Bureau members in agriculture and rural communities
• Develop and implement underwriting guidelines, risk selection standards, and pricing strategies for farm and rural risks
• Review and approve complex or high-value accounts, ensuring profitability and compliance with company and regulatory requirements
• Analyze portfolio performance, loss trends, and market conditions to recommend product and rate adjustments
• Collaborate with claims, actuarial, sales, and membership teams to support growth, retention, and service goals
• Coach, mentor, and evaluate underwriters, providing training and career development in line with organizational culture
• Ensure underwriting practices align with member-focused values, agricultural advocacy, and rural community needs
• Support technology, process, and data improvements to increase underwriting efficiency and accuracy
• Represent underwriting in internal committees and external meetings with agents, partners, and agricultural stakeholders
• Ensure adherence to all underwriting authorities, regulatory requirements, and internal audit standards

Required Skills

• Property/casualty underwriting
• Risk assessment and pricing
• Agricultural and farm insurance knowledge
• Portfolio and loss analysis
• Insurance regulation and compliance
• Leadership and team management
• Underwriting guidelines and authority management
• Data-driven decision making
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Underwriting systems and tools (policy/quote platforms, rating engines, analytics)