AVP, Underwriting - Energy

Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) retirement savings plan with;em

Paid time off

Career growth opportunities

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Job summary

Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company in the United States seeks an AVP, Underwriting - Energy to lead underwriting and portfolio management for upstream and midstream energy risks. You will underwrite complex new and renewal accounts, price effectively, negotiate terms, and collaborate with brokers to grow profitable energy business.

The role requires deep energy underwriting expertise, strong commercial judgment, and the ability to coach junior underwriters while partnering with Claims,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of commercial insurance underwriting experience, energy-focused.
• Deep expertise in upstream and midstream Energy risks.
• Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and manage Energy business within authority, pricing, and risk appetite.
• Own book performance and portfolio quality with broker collaboration.
• Drive profitable growth by developing a strong pipeline and disciplined risk selection.
• Provide technical underwriting expertise on Energy operations and coverage structures.
• Lead broker and market development to expand relationships and submissions.
• Maintain market presence through broker meetings and market events.
• Support portfolio management, capacity deployment, and risk analytics.
• Maintain Energy industry expertise and stay current on market conditions.
• Lead and develop underwriting talent with coaching and mentoring.
• Collaborate with Claims, Actuarial, Reinsurance, Risk Engineering, and Technology.

Skills

Underwriting energy

Broker relationships

Portfolio management

Leadership coaching

Analytical

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Pricing models

Risk analytics

Job description

Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company specializes in property and casualty insurance, with a strong emphasis on the excess and surplus ("E&S") lines market, partnering with brokers and wholesale agents throughout the U.S. to provide insurance solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Our aim is to establish ourselves as the premier E&S carrier by combining robust technical underwriting, intelligent operational efficiencies, sound risk management, and deep specialization. Central to this strategy is productized underwriting; translating deep underwriting expertise into repeatable, scalable, and data-driven underwriting frameworks that enable consistent decision-making and disciplined execution.

Ategrity is a proactive, data-obsessed organization with a culture focused on execution and continuous improvement. By combining technical underwriting with clearly defined appetite, pricing, segmentation, workflows, and technology, we are able to scale underwriting expertise while maintaining discipline and speed. Our team is comprised of individuals who act with determination, accountability, and conviction to establish our "right to win" in the SME market.

Role Overview:

The Assistant Vice President (AVP), Underwriting - Energy is a market-facing underwriting role responsible for underwriting and managing new and renewal Energy business, developing strong broker relationships, and contributing to the profitable growth and performance of the portfolio, with an initial emphasis on upstream and midstream risks.

The AVP will combine deep technical Energy underwriting expertise with strong commercial judgment and production capabilities to identify, evaluate, price, negotiate, and close complex Energy risks. The role will manage an assigned book, territory, or broker portfolio within established underwriting authority and appetite while maintaining accountability for premium, profitability, retention, rate, new business, and portfolio quality.

This position will also contribute to portfolio management, capacity deployment, and the continued development of Ategrity's Energy capabilities. The AVP will serve as a technical resource, provide coaching and guidance to underwriters, and partner across the organization to strengthen underwriting execution, portfolio analytics, market presence, and long-term profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Underwrite and manage Energy business. Underwrite complex new and renewal accounts within established authority, guidelines, and risk appetite, determining appropriate risk selection, pricing, limits, attachment points, terms, conditions, and coverage structure.
• Own book performance. Manage an assigned book, territory, or broker portfolio to established premium, profitability, retention, rate, and new business objectives while monitoring portfolio mix, concentrations, aggregation, severity exposures, and emerging risks.
• Drive profitable growth. Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified opportunities and execute transactions with retail and wholesale brokers while maintaining disciplined risk selection, pricing adequacy, and thoughtful capacity deployment.
• Provide technical underwriting expertise. Personally underwrite complex and high-value Energy accounts and serve as a technical resource on Energy operations, property and casualty exposures, policy forms, coverage structures, pricing, limits, and attachment strategies.
• Lead broker and market development. Develop and strengthen relationships with key retail and wholesale brokers, proactively communicate Ategrity's Energy appetite and capabilities, and identify opportunities to expand relationships, submission flow, and conversion.
• Maintain a strong market presence. Represent Ategrity with brokers, insureds, risk managers, reinsurers, and other industry participants through broker meetings, client engagements, conferences, and market events.
• Support portfolio and capacity management. Analyze portfolio and account performance to identify trends, concentrations, opportunities, and areas requiring corrective action, and support capacity, limits, aggregation, and portfolio protection decisions.
• Maintain Energy industry expertise. Stay current on Energy operations, market conditions, competitive dynamics, loss activity, capacity, emerging exposures, and evolving industry practices, with deep knowledge of upstream and midstream risks.
• Lead and develop underwriting talent. Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical development to underwriters and help build a culture of accountability, collaboration, responsiveness, and underwriting discipline.
• Collaborate across the organization. Partner with Claims, Actuarial, Reinsurance, Risk Engineering, Operations, Product, technology and data resources, and underwriting leadership to support sound underwriting decisions and portfolio performance.
• Ensure underwriting and operational excellence. Maintain compliance with underwriting authorities, guidelines, governance standards, documentation requirements, established workflows, and corporate objectives.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• 7+ years of commercial insurance underwriting experience, including meaningful direct underwriting experience within the U.S. Energy market.
• Deep expertise in upstream and midstream Energy risks, with broader Energy experience considered highly valuable.
• Strong technical knowledge of Energy operations and associated property and casualty exposures.
• Demonstrated experience underwriting relevant casualty products, which may include Commercial General Liability, Umbrella/Excess Liability, Commercial Auto, Workers' Compensation, Control of Well, and Energy Package business.
• Experience underwriting both primary and excess business and managing complex layered insurance programs.
• Demonstrated track record of underwriting profitable new and renewal business, disciplined risk selection, effective renewal management, and sound capacity deployment.
• Strong command of policy forms, coverage structures, pricing, attachment strategies, limits management, aggregation, and portfolio management.
• Established relationships with retail and wholesale brokers active in the U.S. Energy marketplace.
• Ability to analyze complex risks and make sound underwriting decisions within delegated authority.
• Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, collaboration, and relationship-management skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel as business needs require.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing an assigned territory, broker portfolio, or substantial book of Energy business.
• Credibility with reinsurance and capacity providers and an understanding of how portfolio construction affects capacity and reinsurance requirements.
• Experience coaching or developing less-experienced underwriters.
• Broader Energy experience beyond upstream and midstream risks.
• CPCU, ARM, or other relevant professional designation.
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment with opportunities for career growth and advancement

Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.