VP, Underwriting Executive - Individual Life

Gen Re Group; Stamford (CT); Remote; USD 141,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

General Re Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, seeks a VP, Underwriting Executive in Individual Life to lead and develop a senior underwriting team while maintaining a small active caseload. The role emphasizes client relationships, underwriting excellence, and collaboration across Medical, Actuarial, and leadership teams.

You will guide technical underwriting, manage client expectations, and drive improvements in guidelines and workflows to enhance client experience.

Qualifications

• Extensive individual life reinsurance underwriting experience with complex medical, non-medical, financial, highly substandard, and multi-impairment risks.
• Strong underwriting judgment, risk assessment capabilities, and track record of high-quality decisions.
• Deep knowledge of life underwriting principles, mortality assessment, and pricing alignment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor, and influence others; prior people management preferred.
• Proven success maintaining client relationships and providing consultative underwriting expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high performing underwriting team.
• Provide regular coaching and feedback, support development, recognize performance, address gaps.
• Review and approve underwriting decisions, provide technical guidance on complex cases.
• Maintain a small active underwriting caseload and stay connected to facultative business.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships with assigned clients and serve as primary underwriting resource.

Skills

Underwriting leadership

Team development

Client relationships

Risk assessment

Decision making

Communication

Life underwriting

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

FALU/FLMI/CLU/ChFC

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

General Re Corporation, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is a holding company for global reinsurance and related operations, with more than 2,000 employees worldwide. It owns General Reinsurance Corporation and General Reinsurance AG, which conducts business as Gen Re.

Gen Re delivers reinsurance solutions to the Life/Health and Property/Casualty insurance industries. Represented in all major reinsurance markets through a network of 38 offices, we have earned superior financial strength ratings from each of the major rating agencies.

Gen Re currently offers an excellent opportunity for a VP, Underwriting Executive - Individual Life to work remotely based out of our Stamford, CT office.

Role Description

The Individual Life Facultative Underwriting team is seeking a VP, Underwriting Executive, to lead and develop a team of experienced underwriters while helping deliver exceptional underwriting and service to our clients. This is a hands‑on leadership role for an accomplished life reinsurance underwriter who enjoys developing others, building strong client relationships, and contributing to underwriting excellence.

The successful candidate will foster a high performing and collaborative team, provide technical underwriting guidance, manage relationships with assigned clients, and partner across the organization to continually enhance our underwriting practices and client experience. The Underwriting Executive will also maintain a small active underwriting caseload, remaining closely connected to our facultative business and evolving risk landscape.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high performing underwriting team by creating an engaging and collaborative environment where team members can succeed. Provide regular coaching and feedback, support individual development, recognize strong performance, and address performance or competency gaps when needed.
• Manage team performance and development through ongoing performance management, regular individual and team discussions, thoughtful delegation of responsibilities, and appropriate underwriting authorities. Help team members identify development opportunities and achieve their individual goals while maintaining high standards for underwriting quality and client service.
• Promote underwriting excellence by reviewing and providing second signature approval on underwriting decisions, providing technical guidance and consultation on complex cases, partnering with Medical staff and underwriting colleagues as appropriate, and ensuring sound and consistent application of underwriting philosophy and guidelines.
• Maintain underwriting expertise by managing a small active underwriting caseload, demonstrating sound risk assessment and remaining connected to the complexities and evolving needs of our facultative business.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships by developing a thorough understanding of assigned clients, including their business, products, procedures, treaty considerations, and service expectations. Serve as a primary underwriting resource for assigned clients and provide timely, thoughtful support that strengthens Gen Re's position as a valued reinsurance partner.
• Monitor client and business performance by identifying trends in areas such as facultative activity, placement, and service. Share insights and proactively identify opportunities to improve the client experience and strengthen relationships.
• Advance underwriting practices by partnering with underwriting leadership, Medical, Actuarial, and other stakeholders to identify opportunities to enhance underwriting guidelines, risk assessment, workflows, efficiency, and the overall client experience.
• Contribute to key underwriting initiatives and projects by effectively managing responsibilities and resources, supporting team member participation, and helping ensure projects are completed successfully and on schedule.
• Support effective operations across the underwriting team by partnering with other Underwriting Executives and underwriting leadership to manage workflow, staffing needs, and priorities and by providing leadership coverage when needed.
• Represent Gen Re with clients and within the industry through periodic client meetings, visits, conferences, and other appropriate industry activities.

Role Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive individual life reinsurance underwriting experience with demonstrated expertise evaluating complex medical, non‑medical, financial, highly substandard, and multi‑impairment risks.
• Strong underwriting judgment, risk assessment capabilities, and a proven track record of delivering high‑quality underwriting decisions.
• Deep knowledge of life underwriting principles, mortality assessment, and the relationship between risk selection, pricing, and business objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor, and influence others; prior people management experience preferred but not required.
• Proven success developing and maintaining strong client relationships and providing consultative underwriting expertise.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem‑solving skills with the ability to navigate complex business and underwriting challenges.
• Ability to lead change, drive continuous improvement, and effectively manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Current knowledge of medical advancements, underwriting trends, industry developments, and applicable regulatory considerations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel.
• Bachelor's degree preferred but not required.
• Professional designations or coursework such as FALU, FLMI, CLU, ChFC, or equivalent are highly valued.
• Willingness and ability to travel periodically for client meetings, industry conferences, and other business‑related activities.
• Positive, collaborative, and inclusive leadership style with a demonstrated commitment to professional development and team success.

Salary Range

141,000.00 - 235,000.00 USD

Base pay is one component of our total compensation package. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a retirement plan, paid time off, sick leave, holidays, and bonus or incentive compensation, where applicable. The actual rate of pay offered will depend on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, skills, experience, education, certifications, geographic location, and business needs. The compensation range listed reflects the range the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of posting.

General Reinsurance Corporation
400 Atlantic Street, 9th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901 (US)

At General Re Corporation, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. It is the General Re Corporation's continuing policy to afford equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including childbirth or related medical conditions), religion, national origin or ancestry, age, past or present disability , marital status, liability for service in the armed forces, veterans' status, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Gen Re provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.