Miscellaneous Professional Liability - Underwriter- US Locations
Victor · Chicago, IL · 2 days ago
HybridFinance$88k–$188k/yrFull-time
About the role
Victor Insurance is seeking a Senior Underwriter to help launch and grow a new Miscellaneous Professional Liability (MPL) program. This role will be responsible for underwriting and managing a diversified book of professional liability business, helping shape underwriting strategy, and supporting profitable portfolio growth.
Responsibilities
- Underwrite new and renewal Miscellaneous Professional Liability risks in accordance with program guidelines, authority, and profitability targets.
- Evaluate submissions, including applications, financials, loss runs, contracts, and other underwriting data, to determine acceptability of risk.
- Select, price, structure, quote, bind, and manage MPL accounts with a focus on disciplined underwriting and sustainable growth.
- Partner with leadership to help develop and refine underwriting appetite, guidelines, coverage positions, pricing strategy, and workflow for the new program.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with wholesale and retail broker partners to drive submission flow and market presence.
- Negotiate terms, conditions, and pricing with brokers while balancing production goals and underwriting discipline.
- Monitor portfolio performance, rate adequacy, loss trends, and industry developments to identify opportunities and emerging issues.
- Collaborate with actuarial, claims, legal, operations, product, and compliance partners to support program development and execution.
- Provide underwriting mentorship and technical guidance to junior team members as the program grows.
- Affirmative action statement: This position is open to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated ability to underwrite complex professional liability risks and make independent decisions within authority.
- Strong knowledge of MPL coverage forms, policy structure, rating considerations, and claims drivers.
- Experience building or scaling books of business, products, or programs is strongly preferred.
- Established broker relationships and proven ability to develop business in a competitive market.
- Strong analytical, negotiation, and portfolio management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with evolving priorities.
- Proficiency with underwriting systems, Microsoft Office, and data-driven decision-making tools.
- Experience underwriting a broad range of miscellaneous professional classes, such as consultants, staffing firms, marketing/media firms, and other service-oriented businesses.
- Familiarity with program business, delegated authority environments, or MGA/MGU platforms.
- Experience contributing to product design, filing support, or underwriting guideline development.
Qualifications
- 7 to 15+ years of underwriting experience in professional liability, with meaningful experience in Miscellaneous Professional Liability or adjacent E&O lines.
- Technically strong and disciplined underwriter.
- Commercially minded and relationship-driven.
- Comfortable operating with autonomy and accountability.
- Excited by the opportunity to help build a new program from the ground up.
- Focused on profitable growth, not just top-line production.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package including health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs, and employee assistance programs.
- Hybrid work environment with the flexibility of working remotely and collaborating with colleagues in the office.
Pay
The applicable base salary range for this role is $88,200 to $187,900. The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Schedule
Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.