Associate Vice President of Excess Casualty Underwriting - Confidential : Job Details

Associate Vice President of Excess Casualty Underwriting

About the Company

Well-established insurance provider

IndustryInsurance

TypePrivately Held

About the Role

The Company is seeking an experienced and innovative Associate Vice President or Director-Level Underwriter to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and expanding a profitable excess casualty portfolio, with a key focus on maintaining strong relationships with wholesale brokers. This role involves evaluating risk, ensuring profitability, developing proposals, and securing underwriting approvals. The ideal candidate will be a production-oriented underwriting executive with a proven ability to lead and influence, strong technical knowledge of excess casualty underwriting and specialty insurance markets, and an established network of wholesale brokers for creative solutions. Independent initiative, a drive for high-quality results, and the ability to interact and communicate effectively with both internal and external partners are essential.Applicants for this position at the company should have a background in excess casualty underwriting, with a strong emphasis on the wholesale brokerage channel. The role requires the ability to travel for broker meetings, attend industry events, and contribute to firmwide underwriting operations and strategies. The candidate should be adept at staying informed on market trends and pricing, and be able to collaborate with leadership to ensure the company's underwriting practices remain competitive. Strong presentation, leadership, and project management skills are also necessary. The company values top talent and is dedicated to providing a great work environment and professional support.

Travel PercentLess than 10%

Functions

• Finance