VP, Regional Underwriting Manager Midwest (Core Middle Market)

01460 Continental Casualty Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 194,000 - 308,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

CNA seeks a strategic and experienced underwriting leader to steer the Core Middle Market business in the Midwest as Regional Underwriting Manager. You will develop underwriting talent, drive excellence, and deliver sustainable growth across the region, partnering with sales and production leaders to maximize profitability and portfolio performance.

This executive role emphasizes leadership, accountability, and long-term success within a culture that values inclusion and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with Master’s preferred in a related discipline, or equivalent.
• Typically a minimum of 12 years of related work experience, with seven years management experience.
• Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Owns underwriting and profitability goals for the assigned region.
• Aligns with top distribution firms to promote profitable growth opportunities.
• Leads and manages staff with emphasis on talent development and succession planning.
• Partners with SVP/VP level sales and production leaders to maximize opportunities with agents & brokers.
• Reports results to management and develops plans to resolve issues.

Job description

You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential. CNA is looking for a strategic and experienced underwriting leader to lead and grow our Core Middle Market business in the Midwest region. As the Regional Underwriting Manager, you will develop underwriting talent, drive underwriting excellence, strengthening portfolio performance across multiple products, and deliver sustainable, profitable growth across the region. This highly visible leadership role offers the opportunity to shape business strategy, build trusted partnerships, and make a meaningful impact within an organization that values leadership, accountability, and long-term success.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines: The VP, Regional Underwriting Manager has full accountability and ownership for underwriting and for achieving production and profitability goals for an assigned region and aligns with top distribution firms to promote profitable growth opportunities. This position works within their delegated underwriting authority and guidelines to drive underwriting, operational and transactional excellence throughout the underwriting chain and across their region. Delegates authority to subordinate underwriters and partners with the enterprise Property and Casualty groups to govern referral thresholds, underwriting authority and establish clear paths of accountability and ownership throughout their respective hierarchy. This role will partner with the SVP and VP level sales and production leaders within their territory to maximize profitable growth opportunities with agents & brokers. Leads, directs and has full management accountability for staff in area of responsibility with an emphasis on talent management, succession planning and skill development in accordance with strategic direction. This leader will have direct ownership of all aspects of underwriter performance and accountability to promote a high performing culture into their respective regions. Drives implementation of strategic and operational objectives with significant impact on the short-term success of multiple products within a geographic region. Analyzes underwriting performance based on quarterly regional evaluations of profit, production, rate, retention, agency performance and cross-sell opportunities. Provides results to members of the management team and develops plans to resolve issues. May perform additional duties as assigned. Reporting Relationship Typically SVP or above.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

1. Mastery of underwriting discipline and knowledge in the insurance field and a broad understanding of the critical issues in other related areas.
2. Advanced communication skills which are critical to building consensus across area of influence (external and/or internal relationships), teams and/or matrix environment.
3. Strong leadership and management skills demonstrating integrity and professionalism.
4. Ability to drive results by identifying and resolving significant problems within scope of responsibility.
5. Senior level knowledge of the insurance industry, its products and services.
6. Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and other business-related software.
7. Strong knowledge of assigned business line and insurance industry.

Education & Experience

1. Bachelor’s degree with Master’s preferred in a related discipline, or equivalent.
2. Typically a minimum of 12 years of related work experience, with seven years management experience.
3. Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation preferred.

In certain jurisdictions, CNA is legally required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. In District of Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Washington, the national base pay range for this job level is $194,000 to $308,000 annually. Salary determinations are based on various factors, including but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location.

CNA offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help our employees – and their family members – achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals. For a detailed look at CNA’s benefits, please visit cnabenefits.com.

CNA utilizes AI-enabled technology during the recruiting process. For more information, please visit our careers page.

CNA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact [e-mail].

At CNA, we are focused on success, individually and collectively. We pride ourselves on promoting a culture that challenges and engages people. We strive to connect people, departments and business areas, to function as a team, and to serve our customers and communities with professionalism and respect. Our dedication to employee engagement, continuous learning and the open exchange of ideas is the cornerstone of our business. These ideals, combined with our focus on the customer, enable us to explore new market opportunities and build on our success. Our values, culture and financial strength are what differentiates us from other employers and make CNA the place you want to work. At CNA, we are committed to advancing a culture of inclusion – one that attracts talent from all walks of life, fosters respect and collaboration, and enables all of our colleagues to do their best work. At CNA, we have a long standing commitment to the diverse communities in which we live and work. We actively make a difference for the greater good through partnerships, sustainability, initiatives, and working together for a better tomorrow. Corporate Social Responsibility is not one person, or one department, it's the entire enterprise coming together to make the world a better place.