Hybrid Managing Director Specialty Casualty Reinsurance

The Hartford; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford, through Navigators Re, is seeking a Managing Director - Underwriting for Specialty Casualty Reinsurance. This hybrid role leads complex underwriting, drives portfolio profitability, and shapes strategy in collaboration with Actuarial, Claims, and Finance teams.

You will underwrite complex business, mentor juniors, and build broker relationships to support long-term growth and stability across the division and Nav Re platform.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of reinsurance underwriting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong financial and business acumen, with experience analyzing profitability, rate adequacy, exposure management, and risk selection.
• Advanced technical knowledge of Casualty lines; Professional Liability, Management Liability, or Transactional Liability experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage the profitability, growth, and overall performance of an assigned Specialty Casualty treaty portfolio.
• Underwrite complex new and renewal treaty business, including referrals, special acceptances, terms, conditions, and documented underwriting workups.
• Monitor portfolio results, rate adequacy, exposure concentrations, retention, and loss trends; recommend actions to improve performance.
• Use underwriting, actuarial, financial, and market insights to inform risk selection, pricing, portfolio strategy, and growth opportunities.
• Serve as a referral authority and technical resource for complex underwriting decisions, including structure, terms, conditions, and coverage solutions.
• Apply underwriting guidelines and authority protocols with strong quality, compliance, and documentation standards.
• Build and deepen strategic broker and cedent relationships; provide responsive service on proposals, authorizations, special acceptances, and renewals.
• Maintain strong market awareness, including industry developments, competitor activity, and emerging risks that may affect underwriting strategy.
• Partner with Actuarial, Claims, Finance, Operations, and underwriting leadership to align portfolio actions with business strategy and risk appetite.
• Coach and mentor junior underwriters by providing technical guidance, referral support, and practical feedback.
• Be a Team player, always willing to collaborate, assist and drive results that will position the Specialty Casualty Portfolio in a way for long-term stability and success that is good for the Division, Nav Re platform and The Hartford

Skills

Underwriting expertise

Portfolio management

Market insight

Leadership

Relationship building

Analytical thinking

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience

Job description

The Hartford, through Navigators Re, is seeking a Managing Director - Underwriting for Specialty Casualty Reinsurance. This hybrid role leads complex underwriting, drives portfolio profitability, and shapes strategy in collaboration with Actuarial, Claims, and Finance teams.

You will underwrite complex business, mentor juniors, and build broker relationships to support long-term growth and stability across the division and Nav Re platform.