Chief Underwriting Officer

UCG Staffing; United States; Ibrido; USD 400.000 - 500.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

UCG Staffing is seeking a Chief Underwriting Officer to lead underwriting strategy and profitability across the organization. The CUO will own guidelines, portfolio decisions and letters of authority, coordinating with actuarial, legal and IT to modernize platforms.

This hybrid role reports to the President & CEO and requires 15+ years of underwriting leadership in commercial E&S with strong collaboration skills and a track record of building high-performing teams across multiple U.S. offices.

Competenze

• 15+ years of progressive underwriting experience in commercial E&S.
• Extensive experience with casualty and property lines.
• Bachelor’s degree required; CPCU/CIC designation preferred.
• Proven leadership across multiple offices and business units.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Mansioni

• Review strategy, portfolio performance and financial targets within risk tolerances.
• Lead cross-unit collaboration to adapt to market conditions.
• Ensure underwriting guidelines and reinsurance treaties are followed.
• Develop training programs with HR and retain top talent.
• Collaborate with actuarial, legal and IT to implement pricing tools.

Conoscenze

Underwriting leadership

Portfolio management

Risk assessment

Strategic communication

Team leadership

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

CPCU or CIC designation

Descrizione del lavoro

Location: Hybrid – multiple U.S. office locations (Southeast, Northeast, Midwest and Southwest)

Reports to: President & CEO

UCG Staffing is conducting a confidential search for a Chief Underwriting Officer at a well-established, privately held specialty property and casualty insurance group. The organization combines a specialty carrier focus with long-term stability, and its culture is built on underwriting rigor, collaboration, strong technology and strong producer partnerships.

The Opportunity

The CUO owns the company’s underwriting guidelines, portfolio management decisions and underwriter letters of authority. The role safeguards long-term underwriting profitability and portfolio balance. The CUO oversees Corporate Underwriting, Audit & Quality Assurance and Risk Engineering, and works closely with the business units to evaluate, monitor and mitigate emerging risks. The company is modernizing its underwriting platforms, so this is a chance for a hands-on leader to shape that change.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with the Head of Field Underwriting and business unit leaders to review strategy, portfolio performance and financial targets, keeping results within corporate risk tolerances
• Help the business units adapt to market conditions while pursuing target book mix and growth
• Monitor emerging legal and claim trends, and advise the business units on the right response
• Drive compliance with underwriting guidelines and letters of authority, and make sure all policies fall within the company’s reinsurance treaties
• Work with casualty and property reinsurers and brokers to market and place reinsurance, and present underwriting results to reinsurers
• Recruit, develop and retain top-quartile underwriting talent, and build training programs with HR
• Work with Actuarial on technical pricing targets, with Legal on regulatory compliance, and with ERM on emerging risks
• Work with IT, Corporate Underwriting and Actuarial to deliver tools that improve underwriting efficiency

What You Bring

• 15+ years of progressively responsible underwriting experience; significant commercial E&S casualty experience preferred
• Expert technical knowledge of CGL, excess liability, inland marine and binding property and liability
• Extensive experience working with casualty and property reinsurers and reinsurance brokers
• A track record of leading high-performing teams across multiple offices and business units
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with every level of the organization
• Bachelor’s degree required; postgraduate degree and CPCU, CIC or similar designation preferred

Work Arrangement

Fully Remote -Travel as business needs require.

Base salary of $400K–$500K, plus bonus eligibility and long-term incentives. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), FSA, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, paid parental leave and PTO.