AVP, Contract Surety

Arch Insurance Group Inc.; Alabama; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with generous matching

PTO 20 days + 12 holidays

Life and AD&D Insurance

Short/Long-Term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Student Loan Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement

Backup Child and Elder Care

Job summary

Arch Insurance Group Inc. seeks an Assistant Vice President of Contract Surety to lead underwriting and strategic management for a defined territory. The role focuses on profitable growth, market relations, and disciplined underwriting practices to strengthen portfolio performance.

You will collaborate with leadership to develop strategies, oversee agency management, and drive new business while maintaining Arch’s standards and profitability objectives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in the Surety industry with underwriting and portfolio management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Management, or related field.
• AFSB designation preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze information to evaluate credit quality and risk acceptability.
• Develop and manage a book of business, aiming for profitability and growth.
• Meet with principals to assess management and objectives with regional leadership involvement.
• Prepare underwriting submissions and make recommendations within authority.
• Engage with agents, brokers, CPAs, bankers, lawyers and engineers as needed for underwriting detail.

Job description

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility.

Position Summary

The Assistant Vice President, Contract Surety is responsible for the profitable growth, underwriting leadership, and strategic management of an assigned territory. This role oversees a complex portfolio of Contract Surety accounts, driving disciplined underwriting practices, business development initiatives, and agency management strategies to achieve organizational objectives. The AVP serves as a trusted advisor to agents, brokers, and clients, fostering strong market relationships while identifying opportunities to expand market presence and enhance portfolio performance. Working closely with divisional leadership, this position contributes to the development and execution of business strategies that support sustained growth, profitability, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Gather and analyze information, applying appropriate underwriting techniques, necessary to make an accurate evaluation of credit quality & acceptability of risk.
• Prepare and conduct marketing activities within assigned territory/agencies; manage producers within territory including premium collection.
• Responsible for developing and managing a book of business, meeting/exceeding profitability objectives as set forth by management. This includes building and growing strategic relationships as well as finding opportunity for new business within the defined territory.
• Meet with principal owners of the account to assess their general management acumen, past experience, work experience of key personnel, depth of organization and desired work objectives with branch manager’s involvement as needed.
• Continuously monitor assigned accounts to ensure compliance with Arch standards and make/recommend appropriate corrective actions as needed.
• Correspond with CPAs, bankers, lawyers, architects, subcontractors and engineers to secure additional underwriting detail, as needed, to assess risk on preliminary and ongoing basis.
• Prepare underwriting submissions, making recommendations and/or decisions within established authority limits.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Organization and prioritization to meet multiple demands and commitments.
• Solid understanding of financial and accounting principles and the ability to demonstrate sound business judgment in evaluation of the financial condition, experience, credit history and character of contract accounts.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of experience in the Surety industry, with demonstrated expertise in underwriting and portfolio management.
• Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding (AFSB) designation preferred.

Arch is committed to helping employees succeed through our comprehensive benefits package that includes multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage; a competitive 401k with generous matching; PTO beginning at 20 days per year; up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer; basic Life and AD&D Insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability; Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks; Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement, Backup Child and Elder Care; and more.

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