Chief Underwriting Officer: Commercial Auto & Liability Strategy

CWA Recruiting; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

CWA Recruiting in New York is seeking a Commercial Auto and Liability Underwriting Leader to shape and drive the underwriting strategy for an expanding portfolio. You will supervise guidelines and standards for risk selection, assess new business and renewals, and align pricing, terms, and conditions with profitability goals.

You will collaborate with claims, actuarial, finance, risk management, and executive teams to monitor losses and performance, recognize emerging risks, and implement

Qualifications

• Over ten years of experience in commercial property & casualty underwriting.
• Extensive experience dealing with complex or specialty risks.
• Background in underwriting management or senior leadership roles.
• Strong grasp of insurance principles, risk selection, pricing, and portfolio management.
• Experience in developing or overseeing underwriting guidelines and strategies.
• Strong analytical and financial abilities, with the capacity to assess risk and profitability.
• Capability to collaborate effectively with executive leadership, brokers, claims, actuarial, and other internal teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Risk Management, Insurance, Finance, or related discipline preferred.
• Professional insurance designation, such as CPCU, advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Craft and implement underwriting strategy for expansion.
• Direct underwriting guidelines, policies, procedures, and standards for risk selection.
• Assess and authorize new business and renewals based on risk, exposure, pricing, and profitability.
• Establish suitable underwriting standards and ensure consistent application across the portfolio.
• Oversee portfolio performance, including loss trends and profitability.
• Set and evaluate pricing, limits, deductibles, and terms and conditions.
• Collaborate with claims, actuarial, finance, risk management, and executive teams.
• Analyze loss ratios and underwriting outcomes, implementing necessary adjustments.

Skills

Underwriting leadership

Risk selection

Pricing strategy

Portfolio management

Financial analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, Insurance

Job description

CWA Recruiting in New York is seeking a Commercial Auto and Liability Underwriting Leader to shape and drive the underwriting strategy for an expanding portfolio. You will supervise guidelines and standards for risk selection, assess new business and renewals, and align pricing, terms, and conditions with profitability goals.

You will collaborate with claims, actuarial, finance, risk management, and executive teams to monitor losses and performance, recognize emerging risks, and implement