State Commercial Insurance Manager - Illinois

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Be among the first 25 applicants and help shape our commercial lines strategy from a remote home office in Illinois.

This high‑impact leadership role develops agents and District Sales Managers, shapes regional growth strategies, and drives profitability for Erie Insurance Group.

Live in Illinois, work remotely, and receive a company car with a paid gas card.

• Partner with branch leaders to set and achieve growth, profitability, and agency development goals.
• Serve as a hands‑on mentor to Agents and District Sales Managers, building expertise in Erie’s commercial lines products and underwriting practices.
• Evaluate complex commercial accounts, make underwriting and pricing decisions within authority, and collaborate with senior underwriters on larger risks.
• Foster strong relationships with Agents, branch teams, and Home Office underwriting partners.
• Represent Erie in the community and maintain positive relationships with policyholders and stakeholders.

You’re a strategic thinker who leads with influence, not authority. You enjoy developing others and have commercial acumen to guide agents toward success. You’re comfortable making judgment calls on complex accounts and thrive on balancing growth with sound underwriting.

• Assist branch managers in establishing short‑ and long‑range objectives related to commercial lines sales, emphasizing growth, underwriting profitability, and agency development and training.
• Provide hands‑on training and guidance to Agents on Erie’s commercial lines products, resources, and services, including web‑based resources and training programs.
• Build commercial expertise of new and existing Agents for increased independence and sound judgment when pursuing commercial business.
• Identify Agents requiring additional guidance and interaction from their DSMs on commercial lines products and services.
• Contact and visit Agents regularly to evaluate quotations and applications for multiple commercial lines to determine acceptability, including larger, more complex commercial accounts.
• Make acceptability and pricing decisions on risks within defined binding authority. Refer risks beyond binding authority to a senior commercial lines underwriter, risk analyst, or underwriting supervisor.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships and contact with Home Office commercial lines underwriting management and production underwriters.
• Serve as a company representative in maintaining favorable Policyholder relationships. Work closely with adjusters and other claims personnel on matters of mutual concern.
• Develop and maintain strong working knowledge of Erie’s commercial product lines, including policy features and key endorsements and sources of information on Erie’s products.
• Represent the company in community relations activities as directed.
• For branch office accounts, handle insurance agency business as a licensed, non‑commission company Agent.

• Values Diversity
• Nimble Learning
• Self‑Development
• Collaborates
• Customer Focus
• Cultivates Innovation
• Instills Trust
• Decision Quality
• Ensures Accountability

• Bachelor’s degree and six years of sales, underwriting, claims, loss control or marketing experience required.
• Associate’s degree and eight years of sales, underwriting, claims, loss control or marketing experience required.
• High school diploma or GED and ten years of sales, underwriting, claims, loss control or marketing experience required.

• Incumbent must live assigned territory unless a change is approved by the company.
• Occasional overnight travel required.
• Acceptance of hours beyond normal work week and some restrictions on vacation during peak periods.

• Willingness to obtain property/casualty insurance license for assigned state or branch office service territory required.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record required.
• One of the following professional designations preferred: ARM, AU, ALCM, CRM, CIC, CPCU, or General Insurance…