Casualty Excess Executive Underwriter

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a profitable Excess Casualty portfolio, including renewals and targeted new business, with clear accountability for results.
• Evaluate exposure, attachment, limit, pricing, and terms using sound underwriting judgment and documented rationale.
• Negotiate coverage and structure within authority and appetite, and drive opportunities to bind when risk selection and pricing are right.
• Build and maintain strong wholesale broker relationships through planned broker and insured meetings and purposeful market engagement.
• Develop and execute a production plan that supports profitable growth and balanced portfolio construction.
• Serve as a technical resource on complex deal structuring, coverage intent, and risk management considerations.
• Serve as a coach and developer of underwriters and reinforce file quality, documentation standards, and peer review discipline.
• Monitor market conditions, loss trends, and emerging hazards and incorporate insights into underwriting decisions.
• Partner with claims, actuarial, operations, and product to support portfolio initiatives and process improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Significant underwriting experience in Excess Casualty and umbrella, ideally within E&S and wholesale distribution.
• Demonstrated ability to drive profitable growth and manage a book of business with strong execution and follow through.
• Proven broker management and negotiation capability, with comfort in market facing work.
• Strong ability to evaluate complex risks, structure coverage appropriately, and price for severity driven outcomes.
• Ability to communicate decisions clearly, both verbally and in writing, with strong documentation habits.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of U.S. commercial excess casualty underwriting experience.
• Leadership experience mentoring underwriters or serving as a technical lead for a segment, region, or specialty focus.
• Experience using underwriting tools, data, and portfolio insights to support point of sale decisions.
• Prior experience with large, complex accounts and layered casualty structures, including coordination with internal stakeholders.

Core Competencies

• Technical underwriting judgment for severity driven casualty exposures.
• Clear decision making under time pressure.
• Strong relationship building with wholesale brokers and internal partners.
• Negotiation strength and market awareness.
• High standards for documentation, file quality, and underwriting discipline.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range for this position is $170,000–$200,000 plus eligibility for a performance-based annual bonus. Actual compensation will be based on experience, education, and geographic location. We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• 401(k) with company match,
• Paid Time Off, Sick Leave,
• Medical, Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA),
• Telemedicine, Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP),
• Dental, Vision, Accident & Critical Illness Insurance,
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care FSA,
• Group and Voluntary Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability,
• Pet Insurance, Transit and Parking benefits.