Executive VP, Surety Underwriting & Growth

Arch Insurance Group Inc.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 330,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Arch Insurance North America seeks an experienced leader to provide strategic direction, management, and leadership for the Surety Underwriting Group. This role develops underwriting strategy, drives profitable growth, and collaborates with key stakeholders to advance business objectives.

The position requires extensive underwriting experience, strong talent development skills, and the ability to travel across North America as needed. A bachelor’s degree in business or related field is preferred.

Qualifications

• 15–20+ years of insurance underwriting experience across home office and field environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading high-performing, cross-functional teams.
• Strong talent development capabilities, including mentoring, coaching, leadership development, and performance management.
• Ability to align strategy with day-to-day operations to achieve key business objectives and drive organizational success.
• Willingness and ability to travel across North America for account and marketing visits.
• Ability to travel up to 35%.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, insurance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction and execute actions that maximize product-line underwriting results and strengthen competitive positioning.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to achieve business unit goals and support profitable growth.
• Lead ongoing management of the group to achieve underwriting and line-of-business goals while optimizing the use of business unit and support resources.
• Evaluate underwriting performance, renewals, new business opportunities, actuarial trends, ceded reinsurance, market opportunities, and product applications.
• Represent the organization in the marketplace through engagement with key customers, agents, and brokers.
• Ensure underwriting products, practices, guidelines, and authority limits comply with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Promote underwriting discipline, product application, and marketing execution to sustain business results and growth.

Skills

Underwriting leadership

Surety knowledge

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Arch Insurance North America seeks an experienced leader to provide strategic direction, management, and leadership for the Surety Underwriting Group. This role develops underwriting strategy, drives profitable growth, and collaborates with key stakeholders to advance business objectives.

The position requires extensive underwriting experience, strong talent development skills, and the ability to travel across North America as needed. A bachelor’s degree in business or related field is preferred.