Senior Vice President, Underwriting, E&S Property
confidentialLos Angeles, CA
Senior Vice President, Underwriting, E&S Property
confidentialLos Angeles, CAManager L7
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About the Company:
- Dynamic insurance company specializing in catastrophe insurance for residential & commercial customers
- IndustryInsuranceTypePrivately Held
- Founded2014Employees501-1000 Categories
InsuranceFinanceSpecialtiesinsuranceearthquake insurancespecialty insurancecatastrophe insurancepersonal insurancecommercial insuranceresidential earthquakecommercial dicand p&c insurancedic/earthquakefloodinland marinegeneral casualtyprofessional & management liabilitycropresidential floodhawaii hurricanefrontingprogramsand environmental liability
About the Role:
The Company is seeking a Senior Vice President of Underwriting to lead and grow its Excess & Surplus Lines property portfolio. The role owns portfolio strategy, underwriting results, and profitability, setting risk appetite and managing a mix of primary, excess, layered, and shared placements. Responsibilities include overseeing pricing, risk selection, catastrophe exposure, capacity, and complex account approvals, while partnering with actuarial, catastrophe modeling, and reinsurance teams on portfolio aggregates and capital use. The executive will develop wholesale broker relationships, guide reinsurance and distribution strategy, build and lead underwriting teams, and collaborate across functions to strengthen operations and compliance. Candidates should have 15 or more years of commercial property underwriting experience, including substantial E&S or wholesale experience, and at least five years in senior leadership managing underwriting teams and a P&L. They should bring experience across primary, excess, layered, and shared property business, deep knowledge of property coverage, catastrophe exposures, modeling, and valuation, and a strong understanding of reinsurance structures. A proven record of profitable growth and strong wholesale broker relationships is required. A bachelor's degree in business, finance, risk management, or a related field is required; professional designations or an advanced degree are preferred. Hiring Manager TitleHead of Marine and Property FunctionsOperationsStrategy
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Manager L7
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Los Angeles, CA
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Insurance Underwriters
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