Executive Underwriter – E&S Excess Casualty (Hybrid)

Zurich Insurance; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Zurich North America is seeking an experienced E&S Excess Casualty Underwriter to join our Casualty team in Chicago or Schaumburg. The role supports hybrid work and requires meeting with agents and brokers to drive growth in a profitable book. This role can be filled at Executive Underwriter or AVP Underwriting Director level. You will develop broker relationships, assess risk, price exposures, and collaborate with claims, finance, and risk engineering to deliver end-to-end insurance solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in underwriting or market-facing roles is required.
• Knowledge of E&S Excess Casualty underwriting preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with broker partners and customers across industries to support business objectives.
• Leverage underwriting acumen across risk assessment, exposure evaluation, and pricing to generate a profitable book of new and renewal business.
• Collaborate across units including claims, finance, risk engineering, actuary, and technical underwriting; gain broad industry knowledge.
• Coach, develop and empower junior team members.

Skills

Relationship building

Underwriting knowledge

Risk assessment

Pricing

Market development

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Zurich North America is seeking an experienced E&S Excess Casualty Underwriter to join our Casualty team in Chicago or Schaumburg. The role supports hybrid work and requires meeting with agents and brokers to drive growth in a profitable book. This role can be filled at Executive Underwriter or AVP Underwriting Director level. You will develop broker relationships, assess risk, price exposures, and collaborate with claims, finance, and risk engineering to deliver end-to-end insurance solutions.