VP, Underwriting – US Property

Responsibilities

• Building and underwriting a diverse and profitable book of middle market and corporate property business.
• Developing and maintaining productive working relationships with appointed brokers.
• Applying rigorous risk selection and assessment standards and implementing pricing methodologies that support Large Property strategic objectives and financial plans.
• Effectively working with Vantage’s Actuarial, Claims, CAT Modelling, Data & Analytics, Operations, Finance teams.
• Collaborating and corresponding with internal and external contacts to achieve outstanding client service.
• Mentoring and coaching junior underwriters and underwriter assistants both technically and professionally.
• Maintaining awareness of competitor capabilities and strategies, as well as the overall property insurance marketplace.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of ten years of middle market or corporate property underwriting experience (retail or wholesale), with demonstrated knowledge and skills to support leadership in scaling a profitable portfolio.
• Facility with interpreting risk engineering reports for complex and high hazard risks into underwriting assessments.
• Experience underwriting global programs and primary layer participation.
• Strong broker network within the US commercial property market.
• Self-motivated and independent, capable of assessing risk inherent exposures and natural hazards while maintaining underwriting discipline with minimal supervision.
• Ambition and creativity to apply new underwriting tools and technologies to win business and operate more efficiently to achieve portfolio scale.
• Thrive in a dynamic, team-focused environment and deliver on tight deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills.

Pay

The base salary expectation for this role is between $195,000 and $250,000. The actual base salary for the selected candidate may be higher, commensurate with the candidate's commercial property experience and location of employment.

Schedule

This role is a flexible, hybrid opportunity based in proximity to one of Vantage’s office locations. Preferred offices are Chicago, IL, Atlanta, GA, New York, NY, Norwalk, CT, West Hartford, CT, and Boston, MA.