Head of Construction, E&S Casualty

AXA XL; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 157,700 - 292,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Arrangements

Family-friendly leave benefits

Diversity initiatives

Job summary

AXA XL is seeking a Head of E&S Construction for its Wholesale Solutions team in Chicago, IL. The successful candidate will spearhead the implementation of strategies for the Construction vertical, overseeing a dedicated team of underwriters while ensuring profitability and risk acceptability.

In this leadership role, you will coordinate business processes, manage relationships with insurance partners, and embody AXA XL's values. Applicants must be willing to work flexibly and possess strong communication and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Proficient knowledge of E&S Construction.
• Strong management experience with underwriting teams.
• Excellent collaboration and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead new business and renewals in underwriting.
• Drive growth by identifying new markets.
• Manage insured and producer relationships.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Technical background

Customer service skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

CPCU preferred

ARM preferred

Job description

Head of E&S Construction – Wholesale Solutions

We invite individuals to lead the E&S Construction team at AXA XL’s Wholesale Solutions. As Head of E&S Construction, you will set strategy and lead execution for the Construction vertical, build and implement guidelines, referral processes, and portfolio management metrics, hire and manage a staff of dedicated Construction underwriters, onboard, mentor, and develop underwriters, and deliver both top line results and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, facilitate and lead new business, renewals, re-pricings, restrictions, special acceptances, commutations and cancellations in determining risk acceptability & coverage, in accordance with underwriting guidelines and authorities as established.
• Ensure adherence to the underwriting authorities and guidelines as approved; cascade/rescind underwriting authority as needed throughout the product line.
• Drive growth by identifying new markets (e.g., new channels, new products) and by further developing existing markets (e.g., deeper relationships with existing brokers and clients) as measured by new premium and market share growth or profitable GWP growth in new books of business.
• Recruit, manage and develop a team of Underwriters to ensure operational efficiency around production and hit ratio reporting, retention ratios, production planning and tactical actions expected related to the established plans.
• Execute corporate and departmental strategy with the ability to identify and utilize KPIs to drive underwriting profitability and manage results.
• Manage insured and producer relationships across a large geographic territory and maintain visibility in the market by marketing to wholesale trading partners.
• Embody the AXA XL culture and act as a role model for all colleagues, irrespective of organizational alignment.

What You Will Bring

• Proficient knowledge of E&S Construction
• Ability to allocate resources, expenses, and resources efficiently and within budget
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to engage brokers, clients, and colleagues and ability to represent AXA XL at client events, seminars, conventions, and meetings
• Strong technical background with the ability to present and negotiate complex agreements
• Extensive Management experience including experience building high caliber underwriting teams
• Strategic vision, driving results
• Excellent collaboration and influencing skills, leadership skills
• Bachelor’s Degree required; professional designations CPCU, ARM preferred
• Knowledge of functionality of systems
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Ability to respond to a changing environment with flexibility and innovation
• Excellent customer service and negotiation skills
• Excellent time management skills; ability to multitask

Benefits

Inclusion:

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Total Rewards: AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.

Applicants for this role must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

The U.S. base salary range for this position is USD 157,700 – 292,900. Actual pay will be determined based upon the individual’s skills, experience and location. We strive for market alignment and internal equity with our colleagues’ pay.

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.