Jobs at Frankenmuth Insurance

Manages Commercial Lines Product Management and Corporate Underwriting teams, overseeing product strategy, underwriting authority, pricing guidelines, risk appetite, regulatory compliance, profitability, and product performance. Collaborates with actuarial, profit centers, regulatory agencies, and technology teams to develop products, improve underwriting consistency, and support profitable growth. Leads staff, manages performance, contributes to strategic planning, and may sponsor corporate projects.

Directs workers’ compensation and Michigan PIP claims operations, including complex claim strategy, investigation, reserves, medical management, litigation, bill review, compliance, and resolution. Leads department staff through subordinate managers, overseeing performance, development, staffing, budgeting, workflows, vendor and counsel relationships, and operational improvements. Monitors claim outcomes, costs, quality, productivity, and service while ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and internal standards.

Oversee and administer agency compensation programs for an insurance organization. Responsibilities include gathering, cleansing, reconciling, and modeling compensation data; analyzing incentive programs; developing reports; presenting recommendations to executives; maintaining agreements and documentation; supporting corporate projects; and serving as a subject matter expert for staff, agency partners, and auditors.

Investigates, evaluates, and manages litigated insurance claims. Responsibilities include reviewing pleadings and claim reports, determining coverage and liability, setting reserves, developing litigation strategies, negotiating settlements, directing defense counsel, attending court proceedings and depositions, and maintaining accurate case and reinsurance reports.

Leads the technical claims operations function across all lines of business. Oversees claims handling standards, complex losses, audits, compliance, reinsurance operations, vendor management, reporting, trend analysis, process improvement, and strategic initiatives. Manages personnel through subordinate leaders, including staffing, coaching, performance management, and organizational planning. Represents the claims function on corporate planning and operational teams.

Manages special investigation unit and appraisal claims functions, including claim oversight, reserves, payments, litigated claim investigations, fraud compliance, reporting, vendor programs, expenses, training, and staff leadership. Develops operational plans, coaches employees, conducts performance reviews, recommends employment actions, and may lead cross-functional projects.

Leads technology delivery, operations, development, production support, quality assurance, and project execution for Guidewire PolicyCenter. Partners with Commercial Lines stakeholders to align technology initiatives with business goals, manages application architecture and change controls, and oversees staff development, resource allocation, and performance. Requires strong IT leadership, SDLC expertise, stakeholder management, and experience with Agile, DevOps, cloud environments, and insurance processes.

Manages complex, high-severity casualty claims from investigation through resolution. Responsibilities include coverage and liability analysis, reserve evaluation, settlement negotiations, claim strategy, collaboration with counsel and experts, regulatory compliance, recovery opportunities, and mentoring less experienced professionals. The role handles bodily injury, construction defect, and property damage claims while communicating developments to internal and external stakeholders.

A 12-week summer internship rotating through six weeks of Claims and six weeks of Underwriting. Interns gain practical insurance industry experience, complete meaningful projects, organize data, strengthen analytical and problem-solving skills, and learn how these functions support business success.

Supports commercial lines underwriting operations by developing best practices, policies, procedures, training programs, quality-control processes, and performance-improvement initiatives. Serves as an underwriting support subject matter expert, monitors operational performance, identifies skill gaps, coordinates internal quality reviews, and represents the rating function on corporate projects.