Senior Casualty Facultative Underwriter (Hybrid NYC)

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

TransRe is seeking a Senior Underwriter to underwrite and manage casualty facultative reinsurance business across General Liability, Automobile Liability, Excess and Umbrella. The role reports to the Senior Facultative Officer within the Traditional Casualty Division, combining technical underwriting with portfolio management and broker/client relationship development.

The position is located in New York City with a hybrid schedule (3 days in office, 2 remote).

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience handling individual risk accounts in Facultative Reinsurance or the E&S market, focusing on products liability and construction liability.
• Strong knowledge of (re)insurance underwriting concepts, practices, procedures, and techniques.
• Established broker and client relationships highly desirable.
• Strong ability to identify, analyze and solve problems.
• Ability to learn rapidly, adapt quickly to change, exercise influence, and manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Ability to communicate and negotiate with all levels of external and/or internal business partners.
• Travel to client sites, underwriting meetings, audits, and industry conferences, approximately 15% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Handling all facets of Broker/Client management including marketing, negotiating, and underwriting new and renewal accounts.
• Evaluating complex risks associated with underwriting a casualty facultative book of business.
• Supporting the management and balance of the existing casualty facultative portfolio.
• Acting as a knowledge resource across the company by communicating up to date information on the casualty marketplace.
• Researching emerging exposures.
• Tracking and managing various liability aggregation across the company.
• Providing client service and management including assisting in underwriting audits, account maintenance and servicing of existing and future client base.
• Acting as a marketing representative to ensure TransRe is capitalizing on all viable (re)insurance opportunities.
• Traveling to client sites and industry meetings/conferences.

Skills

Underwriting

Facultative Reinsurance

Broker Relationships

Risk Analysis

Project Management

Negotiation

Travel 15%

Job description

TransRe is seeking a Senior Underwriter to underwrite and manage casualty facultative reinsurance business across General Liability, Automobile Liability, Excess and Umbrella. The role reports to the Senior Facultative Officer within the Traditional Casualty Division, combining technical underwriting with portfolio management and broker/client relationship development.

The position is located in New York City with a hybrid schedule (3 days in office, 2 remote).