Assistant Vice President - Captive Solutions

Skyward Service Company; United States; À distance; USD 165 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Skyward Specialty is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Programs to lead a profitable portfolio of MGA/MGU programs, leveraging deep P&C expertise and strong partner relationships. This role offers high visibility with senior leadership in a fast-growing team and opportunities to shape risk selection and pricing strategies.

The ideal candidate has extensive P&C underwriting or product development experience, Bachelor’s degree, and the ability to travel up to 25% to engage with partners and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years of P&C underwriting or product development experience.
• Technical knowledge across multiple P&C lines of business.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsabilités

• Portfolio management and growth of profitable programs.
• Identify and vet new program opportunities during due diligence.
• Track underwriting activity, KPIs, and book performance for leadership.
• Develop underwriting guidelines and perform audits for governance.
• Coordinate pricing, product design, and filings with actuaries.
• Build relationships with MGAs and delegated authority partners.
• Stay informed on market, legal, and economic trends.

Connaissances

P&C underwriting expertise

Product development experience

Technical knowledge across multiple P&

Travel up to 25%

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Degree in business, insurance, actuarial science, accounting or finance

Description du poste

Position summary

The Assistant Vice President, Programs builds and manages a profitable portfolio of new and existing MGA/MGU programs at Skyward Specialty. The role brings technical knowledge across multiple property and casualty lines and builds strong relationships with program partners. This role has high visibility to senior leadership. The successful candidate will join a fast-growing team and have a real opportunity to add significant value.

Key responsibilities

Portfolio management and growth

Manage an assigned portfolio of programs, with a focus on growing a strong and profitable book.

Identify and vet new program opportunities as part of the due diligence process.

Track underwriting activity, operational metrics, KPIs and book performance, and report findings and recommendations to leadership.

Underwriting and governance

Handle authority referrals on larger, more complex risks, giving clear and timely feedback and direction.

Develop underwriting guidelines and conduct audits to ensure governance and alignment with core strategy.

Take corrective action where audits or performance reviews identify gaps.

Pricing and product development

Partner with actuarial to develop pricing and support program-specific rate and form filings.

Coordinate product design and development, along with the operations, claims and financial structuring of program business.

Partner relationships and market awareness

Build and maintain relationships with existing and prospective partners, including MGAs and delegated authority programs.

Stay current on competitive, legal and economic trends that affect the captive and program market.

Required qualifications

Bachelor's degree.

7+ years of property and casualty underwriting or product development experience.

Technical knowledge across multiple P&C lines of business.

Ability to travel up to 25%.

Preferred qualifications

Degree in business, insurance, actuarial science, accounting or finance.

Captive underwriting experience a plus.

Professional designations or licenses, such as CPCU, ARM or AU.

Experience with MGA or delegated authority program business.

Core competencies

Relationship building: strong interpersonal skills that earn the trust of partners and colleagues.

Communication: clear written and verbal communication, with strong presentation skills.

Organization: manages multiple priorities, time and deadlines effectively.

Independence and teamwork: works well alone and as part of a team.

Technical proficiency: strong PC skills and comfort working with performance data.

Compensation and benefits

The base salary range for this role is $165,000 to $200,000.

Base pay is determined by factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education and any applicable minimum wage requirements.

This role may also be eligible for performance-based incentives.

• health and welfare benefits
• tuition and professional certification assistance
• 401(k) savings
• elective participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• child bonding leave
• other employee assistance programs

#LI-Remote

Skyward Specialty is a rapidly growing and innovative specialty insurance company, delivering commercial P&C products and solutions on a non-admitted and admitted basis.

The Company operates through eight underwriting divisions – Accident & Health, Captives, Global Property & Agriculture, Industry Solutions, Professional Lines, Programs, Surety and Transactional E&S.

At Skyward Specialty, we approach insurance differently. Our specialty insurance experts are empowered to dig deeper to customize solutions that help brokers and agents deliver impactful solutions to their clients.

We operate at the complex end of the specialty market and leverage technology to bring disruptive, innovative insurance solutions to market.

We are agile and steadfastly focused on our strategy to lead in the select markets in which we choose to do business.

We call this our rule our niche strategy.