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Underwriting SME - Guidewire Implementation

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Farmers believes in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and innovation, which thrives when we have the ability to work flexibly in a virtual setting as well as the opportunity to be together in person. Our hybrid work environment combines the best of both worlds with at least three (3) days in office and up to two (2) days virtual for employees who live within fifty (50) miles of a Farmers corporate office. Applicants beyond fifty (50) miles may still be considered.

Job Summary

As an Underwriting SME for our Guidewire conversion, you will serve as the primary authority on commercial lines products, workflows, and regulatory requirements. You will collaborate with IT, Business Analysts, and Configuration Developers to translate complex underwriting rules into functional system requirements. Your goal is to optimize the PolicyCenter environment to support profitable growth, streamline the renewal/new business lifecycle, and ensure a seamless transition from legacy systems.

Key Responsibilities

Business Requirements & Design

  • Define and document complex commercial underwriting rules, appetite, and authority limits for integration into the Guidewire Product Model.

  • Lead "Train-the-Trainer" sessions and provide high-level guidance on how commercial forms, endorsements, and rating logic should behave within the new platform.

  • Collaborate with the technical team during Inception and Elaboration phases to map legacy data fields to Guidewire’s data architecture.

Workflow Optimization

  • Design "To-Be" underwriting workflows that leverage Guidewire’s automation capabilities (e.g., straight-through processing for small commercial or automated referrals for middle-market).

  • Identify opportunities to eliminate manual workarounds currently present in legacy systems.

  • Validate that the Underwriter Desktop UI/UX is intuitive and aligns with the daily needs of the production team.

Testing & Quality Assurance

  • Develop and execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts to ensure system outputs (quotes, policies, and documents) meet technical and regulatory standards.

  • Perform "Side-by-Side" testing to compare legacy system rating outputs against Guidewire results to ensure actuarial precision.

  • Review and approve the logic for automated correspondence and policy issuance documents.

Change Management

  • Serve as a champion for the new system, helping field underwriters and agents navigate the transition from legacy processes.

  • Provide expert insight into "Day 1" vs. "Day 2" priorities, ensuring that the most critical underwriting tools are functional at launch.



Education Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably in a business-related field of study.
  • Completion of or actively pursuing CPCU or other relevant insurance designation.

Experience Requirements

  • Seven years of Commercial Underwriting experience in property/casualty, auto, and/or Workers Compensation lines of business, preferably including supervisory/management experience.

Special Skill Requirement

Technical expertise in commercial risk selection and pricing. Knowledge of management information and business systems (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access). Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated presentation skills. Analytical thinking skills to make timely, appropriate decisions and recommendations after reviewing all relevant information. Ability to successfully interact with the Agency Force to grow business while at the same time maintaining underwriting discipline. Ability to read and interpret policy contract language. Broad-based working knowledge of relevant insurance laws and statutes; the contract issue process, computer systems, competitor’s products and marketing practices.

Physical Environment

Required job duties are normally performed in a climate controlled office environment.

Physical Actions

Required job duties are essentially sedentary work consisting of occasional walking, standing and lifting and/or carrying 10 lbs. maximum, and seeing.

Benefits

  • Farmers offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications and location.
    o CA Only: $102,450 - $174,240
    o CO Only: $96,075 - $150,260 
    o HI/IL/MN/VT Only: $96,075 - $160,710
    o MA Only: $96,075 - $160,710 
  • o MD Only: $96,075 - $174,240 
    o DC/NJ/NY/OH Only: $96,075 - $174,240 
             o Albany County, NY/Cleveland, OH: $102,450 - $150,260 
    o WA Only:  $96,075 - $182,625 
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • For more information, review “What we offer” on https://www.farmers.com/careers/corporate/#offer

 

Job Location(s): R_US - United States

 

Anticipated application deadline: At Farmers, the recruitment process is designed to ensure that we find the best talent to join our team. As part of this process, we typically close open positions within 8 to 21 days after posting. If you are interested in any of our open positions, we encourage you to submit your application promptly.

 

Farmers will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance or other applicable law.  Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1033, Farmers is prohibited from employing any individual who has been convicted of any criminal felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust without prior written consent from the state Department of Insurance.

 

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

 

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