CHRIS NEELEY
Integrated Specialty Coverages
Tyler,TX
1
Certification
9
years of professional experience
Talented Senior Underwriter successful at optimizing processes and removing bottlenecks while achieving challenging productivity and risk mitigation targets. Bringing remarkable initiative, a superior work ethic and a hardworking mentality. Desiring to apply 6 years of experience to a dynamic role with growth potential. Adept at training and coaching team members to impart knowledge of procedures, as well as compliance standards and performance strategies. Expert in Underwriting operations and risk guidelines. Background includes proficiently overseeing large work volumes in busy, demanding Insurance environments. Offering 6 years of related underwriting experience.
Work History
Senior Underwriter
2 Years- Evaluated complex specialty submissions using underwriting guidelines, appetite standards, and referral authority.
- Analyzed risk exposures, coverage forms, and pricing factors to support sound underwriting decisions.
- Collaborated with brokers and agents to clarify submission details and structure acceptable terms.
- Applied binding authority procedures to issue quotes, endorsements, and policy documents accurately.
- Mentored junior underwriters on file review, risk selection, and consistent decision-making practices.
- Reviewed accounts for compliance with program rules, state requirements, and internal underwriting standards.
- Maintained detailed underwriting notes, supporting documentation, and file quality across assigned accounts.
- Applied knowledge of underwriting guidelines to maintain compliance with applicable regulations and company standards.
Underwriting Supervisor
7 Years 5 Months- Achieved and maintained high scores in team performance and customer satisfaction.
- Utilized underwriter authority to correspond with corporate risk appetite and strategy.
- Gathered and analyzed information to determine risk acceptability.
- Negotiated coverage, policy pricing and service delivery during meetings with customers, agents or brokers.
- Collaborated with teams to develop new reports and models, driving pricing accuracy.
- Negotiated policy terms and coverage to align with company directives.
- Worked alongside internal department to cross-sell company's offerings.
- Liaised with field, gathering information to base and defend underwriting decisions.
- Followed underwriting guidelines in developing rates for new and renewal groups.
- Utilized diverse data tools and processes to analyze, interpret and manage data.
- Collaborated with other departments to optimize communication and workflow.
- Determined level of acceptable risk by reviewing applications for coverage and loss control reports.
- Increased quality control ratings through forward-thinking updates to department policies and processes.
- Leveraged customers' history, industry and demographic information to calculate renew business.
- Identified and implemented opportunities to reduce costs for customers.
- Underwrote renewals by reviewing premium history, claims history and company financial condition to determine action.
- Underwrote, managed and serviced profitable book of business.
- Inspected financial statements, credit information and title data to complete underwriting process.
- Helped employees improve performance by closely mentoring new members, completing quarterly reviews and developing improvement plans to correct deficiencies.
- Gathered data to determine status of account.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Financing
High School Diploma
Skills
Negotiation Proficiency
Managing Risk
Influencing Business Growth
Quoting and Pricing Policies
Renewing Policies
Developing Policies
Analyzing Data
Risk Assessment
Strategy Development
Service-Oriented
Proactive and Focused
Decision Making
Operational Reporting
Compliance Assessment
Service Oriented
Critical Thinking
Sound Judgment
Accomplishments
- Completed training to obtain P&C designation.
- Reviewed, approved and processed more than 20 applications per day.
- Added $3,000,000 to existing book of business.
- Held authority to approve policies up to $4,000,000
- Onboarded and mentored 11 new underwriters.
- Promoted to Underwriting Supervisor due to premium and loss ratio
- Realized how important relationship in ongoing effort to boost revenue while reducing costs.
- Improved delivery of Customer Policies by , realizing overall increase in customer satisfaction and cost efficiency.
- Drove 60% improvement in 1 year profits through aggressive Customer Solutions .
Certification
P&C License
Timeline
Senior Underwriter
Integrated Specialty Coverages
10.2024 - CurrentRead More
Underwriting Supervisor
Paramount General Agency
05.2017 - 10.2024Read More
Chapel Hill High School
High School Diploma
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Tyler Junior College
Some College (No Degree) from Financing
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