Remote Contract Surety Underwriting Leader

The Hartford; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford in United States is seeking a Senior Executive Underwriter to lead contract surety underwriting with a focus on portfolio integrity and client partnerships.

Responsibilities include analyzing complex risk, guiding home office and regional teams, and setting territory strategies while managing a diverse portfolio. The role offers hybrid or remote work and opportunities for cross-functional collaboration across the country.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of Contract Surety underwriting experience preferred.
• Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining solid relationships with all internal and external business partners.
• Excellent communication, written, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• An ability to think analytically about business problems, make recommendations and propose solutions.
• High energy self-starter who is resilient.
• Demonstration of solid time, organizational, and desk management skills.
• Goal-oriented and delivers outcomes.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and compete to win.
• Superior technical knowledge and sound decision-making and analytical skills opportunities to improve and enhance results.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%

Responsibilities

• Represents Bond by demonstrating superior underwriting expertise, high-level decision-making skills, and comprehensive business knowledge.
• Supports Regional Office sales and service objectives.
• Monitors and assesses the implementation of underwriting guidelines, sales objectives, service standards and operational efficiencies.
• Rigorously analyzes underwriting information and assesses most complex risk within the framework of company standards.
• Has a high degree of autonomous decision-making authority and manages a portfolio of business.
• Helps set territory strategies for offices in the territory.
• Serves as referral underwriter for regional offices.
• Assists Regional Office underwriters and managers in creating solutions for customers.
• Option to co-travel in the territory to understand the customer needs and attend meetings with clients.
• Negotiates win/win solutions.
• Analyzes the portfolio of business in the territory.

Skills

Contract Surety underwriting

Relationship building

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

The Hartford in United States is seeking a Senior Executive Underwriter to lead contract surety underwriting with a focus on portfolio integrity and client partnerships.

Responsibilities include analyzing complex risk, guiding home office and regional teams, and setting territory strategies while managing a diverse portfolio. The role offers hybrid or remote work and opportunities for cross-functional collaboration across the country.