Senior Underwriter — Complex Risks & Strategy

CNA Insurance; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

CNA Insurance in Irvine, CA seeks an experienced underwriting professional to manage, analyze, and monitor a highly complex book of business. This individual contributor role requires technical underwriting expertise and the ability to coordinate across teams.

You will price complex risks, develop endorsements, mentor junior underwriters, and present reports to management while maintaining regulatory compliance and strong broker relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; professional designations preferred.
• Typically a minimum eight years underwriting experience.
• Strong underwriting expertise across highly complex risks.
• Ability to price and shape underwriting policy and pricing strategy.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess highly complex underwriting risks using diagnostic analysis.
• Develop specialized endorsement language for complex risks.
• Determine pricing for complex risks with minimal oversight.
• Analyze profitability and present reports to management.
• Market products to agencies/brokers and maintain relationships.
• Mentor less experienced underwriters and assist training.
• Utilize CNA systems for day-to-day activities.
• Support special underwriting projects and presentations.

Skills

Underwriting expertise

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Office software

Presentation skills

Negotiation

Industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Professional designations preferred

Tools

Office software

Job description

CNA Insurance in Irvine, CA seeks an experienced underwriting professional to manage, analyze, and monitor a highly complex book of business. This individual contributor role requires technical underwriting expertise and the ability to coordinate across teams.

You will price complex risks, develop endorsements, mentor junior underwriters, and present reports to management while maintaining regulatory compliance and strong broker relationships.