SVP, Casualty Underwriter

PartnerRe Ltd.; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PartnerRe Ltd. in Stamford, Connecticut, is seeking a leader for its US casualty reinsurance portfolio. The role involves developing underwriting strategies, managing client relationships, and ensuring profitable growth.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in casualty reinsurance and possess strong negotiation and leadership skills. This position offers a hybrid working environment where diversity and inclusion are valued.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in US casualty reinsurance required.
• Strong underwriting judgment needed for assessing cedant quality.
• Advanced financial and actuarial skills are essential.
• Experience negotiating treaty terms with brokers required.
• Strong portfolio management capability is necessary.
• Knowledge of US casualty legal environment is a plus.
• Proficiency with underwriting and analytics tools is expected.
• Strong leadership skills with high-performing team experience.
• Excellent communication skills across senior stakeholders.
• Ability to make sound decisions under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the US casualty reinsurance portfolio and accountability.
• Develop and execute underwriting and business plans.
• Underwrite and oversee complex casualty treaty business.
• Drive portfolio profitability through disciplined risk selection.
• Lead negotiations with brokers and clients on treaty terms.
• Monitor market developments to inform underwriting strategy.
• Own portfolio reporting and performance communication.
• Contribute to new business development and relationship building.
• Coach and develop underwriting talent across the team.

Skills

US casualty reinsurance expertise

Strong underwriting judgment

Financial and actuarial acumen

Negotiation skills

Portfolio management capability

Knowledge of legal and regulatory environment

Proficiency with analytics tools

Leadership and people development

Excellent communication skills

Decision-making under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or related field

Advanced degree and relevant professional designations

Tools

Microsoft Office products

Data visualization platforms

Job description

PartnerRe is a leading, privately owned, multi-line global reinsurer with a reputation of financial stability and strength, and a commitment to rebuilding businesses and communities after risk events around the world.

Role Summary

Leads the US casualty reinsurance portfolio with accountability for underwriting strategy, portfolio performance, client and broker relationships, and profitable growth. The role is responsible for evaluating and structuring complex treaty opportunities, guiding underwriting discipline, influencing market strategy, and partnering with actuarial, claims, legal, and finance colleagues to deliver sustainable returns across the underwriting cycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the underwriting and business plan for the US casualty reinsurance portfolio, aligned with overall risk appetite, capital objectives, and financial targets.
• Underwrite and oversee a portfolio of complex casualty treaty business, including evaluation of cedant performance, exposure trends, pricing adequacy, attachment points, limits, and contract structure.
• Drive portfolio profitability through disciplined risk selection, cycle management, renewal strategy, accumulation oversight, and proactive remediation of underperforming segments.
• Lead negotiations with brokers and clients on treaty terms, pricing, wording, and structure while maintaining strong long-term market relationships.
• Partner closely with actuarial, claims, finance, legal, and catastrophe or exposure management teams to support pricing, reserving insight, wording consistency, and portfolio analytics.
• Monitor market developments, casualty loss trends, social inflation, legal environment changes, and regulatory developments to inform underwriting strategy and portfolio actions.
• Own portfolio reporting and communicate performance, opportunities, and risk issues to senior management through clear financial and strategic analysis.
• Contribute to new business development by identifying attractive market opportunities, expanding broker and cedant relationships, and supporting cross‑sell opportunities across the broader organization.
• Lead, coach, and develop underwriting talent, reinforcing strong underwriting discipline, collaboration, and accountability across the team.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in US casualty reinsurance, including general liability, umbrella/excess, workers’ compensation, professional lines, and other casualty treaty structures.
• Strong underwriting judgment with the ability to assess cedant quality, portfolio dynamics, loss drivers, and pricing adequacy across complex submissions.
• Advanced financial and actuarial acumen, including understanding of loss trends, reserving considerations, profitability metrics, and portfolio performance analysis.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating treaty terms, wordings, structures, and pricing with brokers and cedants.
• Strong portfolio management capability, including monitoring accumulations, volatility, concentration risk, and performance against plan.
• Working knowledge of the US casualty legal and regulatory environment and the impact of emerging risks on underwriting strategy.
• Proficiency with underwriting, analytics, and reporting tools, including Microsoft Office products and data visualization platforms.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance long‑term growth, risk selection, and capital efficiency.
• Strong leadership and people development skills, with the ability to motivate, coach, and build high‑performing teams.
• Excellent communication and influencing capability across senior stakeholders, brokers, clients, and internal partners.
• Sound decision‑making under pressure, with a disciplined and commercially pragmatic approach.
• Collaborative and relationship‑oriented style with a strong client and market focus.

Professional Experience

• 10‑15+ years of progressively responsible experience in reinsurance or specialty insurance, with significant US casualty underwriting expertise and a demonstrated track record of profitable portfolio management.
• Prior leadership experience managing teams, broker and client relationships, and portfolio performance is required.

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in business, finance, economics, risk management, or a related field.
• Advanced degree and relevant professional designations such as CPCU, ARM, or equivalent are preferred.

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PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued, where all employees feel welcome, respected, and empowered to perform at their best. We invite you to learn more about D&I at PartnerRe.