Remote Senior Underwriting Director, Commercial Surety

The Hanover Insurance Group; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life, and dis

401K with a company match

Tuition reimbursement

PTO

Company paid holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

The Hanover Insurance Group is seeking an Underwriting Director for Commercial Surety to lead underwriting strategy, portfolio performance, and technical excellence within a high-performing team. The role partners with regional teams, senior leadership, and enterprise stakeholders to drive profitable growth and underwriting discipline.

Ideal candidates bring significant Large Account Commercial Surety underwriting experience and strong leadership capabilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of underwriting experience in Commercial Surety.
• Proven ability to lead underwriting strategy and portfolio oversight.
• Strong leadership, influencing without direct authority.
• Excellent strategic thinking, problem solving, and execution.
• Outstanding communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Advanced proficiency with underwriting tools and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Drive and support underwriting excellence across Commercial Surety.
• Manage account-level and portfolio underwriting activities with autonomy.
• Develop, implement, and execute underwriting strategies with senior leadership.
• Serve as a technical authority to underwriting teams and business leaders.
• Lead underwriting initiatives aligned with growth, profitability, and risk management.
• Monitor portfolio performance, identify trends, and take underwriting actions.
• Participate in underwriting, compliance, and internal audits as needed.
• Identify and address economic, regulatory, and legal issues impacting underwriting results.
• Collaborate with Product, Risk Management, Actuarial, Legal, and Claims partners to support underwriting quality.
• Mentor and develop underwriters with coaching and technical guidance.
• Contribute to development and delivery of underwriting tools, resources, and training.

Skills

Underwriting leadership

Portfolio management

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Analytical tools

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Underwriting systems

Analytics platforms

Job description

The Hanover Insurance Group is seeking an Underwriting Director for Commercial Surety to lead underwriting strategy, portfolio performance, and technical excellence within a high-performing team. The role partners with regional teams, senior leadership, and enterprise stakeholders to drive profitable growth and underwriting discipline.

Ideal candidates bring significant Large Account Commercial Surety underwriting experience and strong leadership capabilities.