Home Office Leader, E&S Casualty

About the role

We are seeking a Home Office Leader in E&S Casualty to join our dynamic team. This role is responsible for the overall performance and management of the E&S Casualty portfolio, overseeing and managing the underwriting book, maintaining a profitable portfolio, and developing elite underwriters.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite the unit's referrals and the most complex new and renewal business within assigned remit.
• Drive profitable premium and rate goals, working with actuarial and claims to deliver results consistent with financial plan.
• Work closely with brokers and agents to understand specific client needs and tailor insurance policies accordingly.
• Exercise discretion and self-supported judgment in analyzing and evaluating risk.
• Lead and participate in roundtable discussions on risk assessment.
• Maintain expertise with products, services, priorities, and target markets to better serve clients.
• Represent AXA XL at key industry events and conferences alongside broker partners, insureds, and potential prospects.
• Conduct and take leadership roles in client and broker meetings to educate on evolving risk.
• Maintain compliance with all internal and external underwriting guidelines and legal requirements.

Portfolio Management

• Manage the overall portfolio management of the E&S Casualty book of business, including managing aggregate limits, understanding loss considerations, and achieving financial and operational goals annually.
• Closely work with the E&S Casualty unit as a referral manager, focusing on complex risks requiring additional support.
• Lead profitability reviews and manage the feedback loop process in collaboration with underwriting, actuarial, claims, legal, finance, and other relevant teams.
• Create and maintain class-specific guidelines with up-to-date industry knowledge and claim trends, partnering with the E&S Product team to evaluate and continuously evolve guidelines and procedures.

Talent & Training

• Help develop talent across the E&S Casualty team through technical training, mentoring, and coaching interactions.
• Promote the sharing of knowledge regarding relevant global and regional trends, including claims trends.
• Identify further opportunities for training and upskilling the E&S Casualty Underwriters.
• Upskill Junior Underwriters on how to properly underwrite and structure deals.
• Own the E&S Casualty underwriting guidelines and best practices in alignment with E&S leadership.
• Provide extensive product knowledge and understanding to effectively liaise with partners in other functional areas, including Risk Control, Claims, Legal, Regulatory & Compliance, and Reinsurance.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience, extensive experience in E&S Casualty underwriting, and a robust understanding of insurance principles and regulations. Outstanding existing marketing relationships and experience in production underwriting roles. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain outstanding insured and broker contacts. Possess in-depth underwriting expertise across general classes and manage high-volume portfolios. Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to perform accurate mathematical calculations. Outstanding collaborative skills in a fast-paced team-centric environment. Excellent interpersonal, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills. The ability to demonstrate critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. The ability to travel a minimum of 20% of the time is anticipated.

Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience.
• Extensive experience in E&S Casualty underwriting and robust understanding of insurance principles and regulations.
• Outstanding existing marketing relationships with experience in production underwriting role.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain outstanding insured and broker contacts.
• Possess in-depth underwriting expertise across general classes and is able to manage high volume portfolio.
• Demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and develop junior underwriters.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to perform accurate mathematical calculations.
• Outstanding collaborative skills in a fast-paced team-centric environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to demonstrate critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to travel a minimum of 20% of the time is anticipated.

Benefits

AXA XL offers a competitive retirement savings plan, health and wellness programs, and many other benefits. We also provide extensive learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills and position themselves for the next step of their careers.

Pay

The U.S. base salary range for this position is USD 132,200 – 257,100. Actual pay will be determined based upon the individual's skills, experience, and location.

Schedule

The role requires a minimum of 20% travel.