Underwriting Solutions Analyst

About Heartland Mutual

Role overview

What you will do

• Design underwriting and business development solutions using knowledge of P&C products, rating, risk appetite, and broker and underwriting workflows.
• Identify and document business and system improvements, including rules, straight-through processing, and Guidewire workflow improvements.
• Provide business specifications for actuarial rate reviews and requirements for PolicyCenter changes and integrations.
• Coordinate test-case coverage, user acceptance, EBT, UAT, and production testing with IT.
• Coach business teams on system functionality; create resources and manuals, document workarounds, and support change prioritization.
• Maintain an improvement log, communicate and validate business benefits, and maintain rating and underwriting manuals.
• Complete non-rating regulatory filings; investigate incorrectly rated policies; report industry trends and propose risk-appetite-aligned underwriting actions.

What you will bring

• At least 5 years of P&C insurance experience in a Business Systems Analyst, underwriting, or related role.
• Proven ability to deliver insurance solutions involving underwriting rules, rating, or workflows.
• Critical thinking, strong communication and negotiation, and excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Guidewire PolicyCenter certification is an asset.

Compensation and benefits

• The salary range is $68,000–$102,000; the successful candidate's salary depends on experience, knowledge, skills, internal equity, and market considerations.
• Benefits include health and dental coverage, a pension plan, and an incentive plan. The posting also describes base salary and bonus as part of total rewards.

Workplace

• Heartland offers a hybrid work model, combining in-person collaboration with the ability to work from home.