VP, Underwriting Manager - Excess Casualty

Vantage Risk Ltd.; Norwalk (CT); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Health & welfare benefits

Retirement plan with company match

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Vantage is seeking a VP, Underwriting Manager-Excess Casualty to lead the Casualty team, manage a book of business, and oversee daily underwriting operations across guidelines. This role reports to the Head of US Casualty and offers remote or hybrid work from an office.

The role emphasizes analytics, pricing review, broker negotiations, and driving new business for E&S Excess Casualty with a data-driven approach. Strong leadership and broker networks are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 15 years of related insurance underwriting experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Excess Casualty.
• Established network of broker and client contacts.
• Experience with digital platforms and driving automation.
• Proven leadership to grow and develop team members.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to change in a rapid growth, data-driven environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.
• Curiosity, thrift, and resourcefulness to manage growth in a specialty re/insurance business.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guide daily operations of the underwriting team and process.
• Develop and implement training programs for underwriting staff.
• Skillfully negotiate terms and conditions with brokers.
• Support the review of pricing and exposure management.
• Ensure submissions align with risk appetite and business strategy.
• Drive new business by collaborating with brokers and clients to innovate with the E&S Excess Casualty product.
• Thoroughly analyze complex risks and unique transaction structures.
• Conduct underwriting tasks to manage transactions, service standards, compliance, and documentation.
• Exhibit a customer service mindset by actively engaging with internal and external contacts.
• Collaborate with contacts to deliver high service levels and meet client expectations.
• Adhere to departmental service standards for each process.
• Undertake other duties and special projects with minimal supervision.
• Embrace flexibility, recognizing that responsibilities and accountabilities will evolve over time in our growing company.

Skills

Underwriting

Leadership

Negotiation

Automation

Data analytics

Communication

Adaptability

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

About the role:

At Vantage, the VP, Underwriting Manager-Excess Casualty will be a critical member of our Casualty team. The mission of the team is to add creativity to tech-enabled efficiency and robust analytics to address risks others avoid. This role will be responsible for managing a book of business as well as leading daily operations of an underwriting team, including processes according to authority level and established guidelines. This role reports to the Head of US Casualty and is a remote or hybrid work opportunity based in one of Vantage’s offices.

The base salary expectation for this role is $220,000 to $280,000. Additionally, Vantage offers its colleagues performance-based bonus potential, strong health & welfare benefits, retirement plans with company match, competitive time off plans, a highly flexible work environment, and much more.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Oversee and guide daily operations of the underwriting team and process.
• Develop and implement training programs for underwriting staff.
• Skillfully negotiate terms and conditions with brokers.
• Support the review of pricing and exposure management.
• Ensure submissions align with risk appetite and business strategy.
• Drive new business by collaborating with brokers and clients to innovate with the E&S Excess Casualty product.
• Thoroughly analyze complex risks and unique transaction structures.
• Conduct underwriting tasks to manage transactions, service standards, compliance, and documentation.
• Exhibit a customer service mindset by actively engaging with internal and external contacts.
• Collaborate with contacts to deliver high service levels and meet client expectations.
• Adhere to departmental service standards for each process.
• Undertake other duties and special projects with minimal supervision.
• Embrace flexibility, recognizing that responsibilities and accountabilities will evolve over time in our growing company.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university or equivalent professional experience.
• 15 years of related insurance underwriting experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Excess Casualty.
• Established network of broker and client contacts.
• Experience with digital platforms and driving results through automation.
• Proven leadership experience with focus on growing and developing team members to drive for outstanding results and creating an inclusive environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to process and adapt to change in a rapid growth and data-driven environment.
• Willingness to travel (up to 25%).
• Vantage associates are expected to be curious, thrifty, and resourceful to manage through the unknowns of growing a specialty re/insurance business.

Our Vantage Values

Do What’s Right – be a force for good, for our customers, shareholders, colleagues, industry and communities.
Be Relentlessly Curious – ask questions, listen to understand, challenge the status quo, look for ways to say YES, drive innovation, be opportunistic and disciplined.
We’re Better Together – collaborate, be inclusive, supportive, respectful and humble, be a trusted partner internally and externally.
Be Transparent – in who you are, what you think, and how you work, seek and provide alternative points of view, be true to yourself.
Make A Difference – focus on impact, embrace technology, leverage data and analytics as critical assets, act intentionally to deliver on our mission.