VP, Underwriting Specialty Healthcare

DUAL North America, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

DUAL North America, Inc. is seeking a Senior Vice President in Underwriting for the Healthcare division. The SVP will shape underwriting strategies, balance leadership with hands-on involvement, manage risks, and drive performance against underwriting goals.

Lead a team of Healthcare Underwriters and ensure profitable portfolio management. You will define production goals, review referrals, and maintain underwriting guidelines while building broker and client relationships; travel up to 15% for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in risk management, finance, business, or related field preferred.
• 8-12 years of healthcare underwriting experience required; Surplus lines and wholesale broker experience preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CPCU, AU, or similar designations preferred.
• In-depth understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk assessment.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Ability to travel up to 15% or more as required for client meetings, conferences, or industry events.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small to mid-sized team and is responsible for performance evaluations, hiring and recruiting, and termination decisions
• Define team production goals that align to division goals, and drive execution in both a hands-on fashion while also accomplishing work often through direct reports
• Review referrals from team members
• Curate a portfolio of business in accordance with Underwriting Guidelines and prescribed pricing tools within UW guidelines; may provide input to governance and defining underwriting guidelines
• Owns division level projects or initiatives outside of direct area of expertise to gain knowledge and exposure to larger organizational operations
• May manage budget for a small team or portion of the division, including staffing and T&E costs
• Working level knowledge of capacity and expectation to build relationships with capacity providers
• Act as Subject Matter Expert for their respective business to peers and leadership and those within their team
• Demonstrates advanced understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk underwriting characteristics which could include more nuanced risks, limits, and how to price them
• Execute on annual new and renewal business goals by achieving agreed premium income and hitting quote numbers with desired hit ratios and retentions, and ensuring the team is executing on these goals as well
• Foster and build new relationships with key producers - expectation is to gain more business
• Underwriting Authority: Has Underwriting authority as outlined in LOA

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Decision making

Leadership

Microsoft Office

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Pricing tools

Job description

• Reports to: EVP Underwriting, Healthcare
• Travel: Up to 15%

Role overview

DUAL North America is seeking a Senior Vice President in Underwriting for the Healthcare division.

The Senior Vice President (SVP) plays a tactical leadership role in shaping and executing underwriting strategies, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on involvement in complex underwriting matters and high-impact initiatives. The SVP manages risks, ensures adherence to underwriting guidelines, acts as an escalation point for managers and professional staff, and drives performance against underwriting goals and metrics.

Leading a team of Healthcare Underwriters, you will utilize your expertise in healthcare underwriting and exceptional leadership skills to ensure profitable portfolio management.

Role responsibilities

* Manage a small to mid-sized team and is responsible for performance evaluations, hiring and recruiting, and termination decisions

* Define team production goals that align to division goals, and drive execution in both a hands-on fashion while also accomplishing work often through direct reports

* Review referrals from team members

* Curate a portfolio of business in accordance with Underwriting Guidelines and prescribed pricing tools within UW guidelines; may provide input to governance and defining underwriting guidelines

* Owns division level projects or initiatives outside of direct area of expertise to gain knowledge and exposure to larger organizational operations

* May manage budget for a small team or portion of the division, including staffing and T&E costs

* Working level knowledge of capacity and expectation to build relationships with capacity providers

* Act as Subject Matter Expert for their respective business to peers and leadership and those within their team

* Demonstrates advanced understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk underwriting characteristics which could include more nuanced risks, limits, and how to price them

* Execute on annual new and renewal business goals by achieving agreed premium income and hitting quote numbers with desired hit ratios and retentions, and ensuring the team is executing on these goals as well

* Foster and build new relationships with key producers - expectation is to gain more business

* Underwriting Authority: Has Underwriting authority as outlined in LOA

Key requirements

* Bachelor's degree in risk management, finance, business, or a related field preferred

* 8-12 years of healthcare underwriting experience required; Surplus lines and wholesale broker experience preferred

* Professional certifications such as CPCU, AU, or similar designations preferred

* In-depth understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk assessment

* Strong analytical, negotiation, and decision-making skills

* Proven ability to manage and build broker and client relationships

* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

* Demonstrated ability to handle complex risks with sound judgment

* Highly self-motivated with strong attention to detail

* Ability to travel up to 15% or more as required for client meetings, conferences, or industry events

* Must be able to remain in a stationary position approximately 50% of the time, with occasional movement throughout the office to access files and equipment