Financial Lines Technical Underwriting Director

Overview

Zurich North America (ZNA) is seeking a Financial Lines Technical Underwriting Director for Zurich E&S, ZNA’s independent business division servicing the excess and surplus lines industry. The Financial Lines Technical Underwriting Director is a new position responsible for the development and implementation of underwriting rules, guidelines and products to support Zurich E&S financial lines offerings : Public and Private Management Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Miscellaneous Errors and Omissions, Cyber and supporting lines. This role will monitor market trends for profitability indicators and emerging issues and ensure the financial lines offerings remain current and appropriate to the customer segments served by the E&S unit.

The role will recommend and develop underwriting rules and guidelines, identifying opportunities to leverage objective data points as drivers of risk selection, coverage and terms. It will collaborate with the Head of E&S, Head of Underwriting and Head of E&S Financial Lines to define appetite with market sizing and profitability assessments and identify opportunities for corrective actions to enhance profitability. The position will also work with the Product Development team as an SME in developing new standard or bespoke coverages, and will coordinate with actuaries to ensure product changes are reflected in rating plans. It will assist in identifying and developing reporting capabilities to monitor portfolio KPIs and insights and report regularly to the line of business management team. The role will provide training on new products or processes and participate in ongoing Quality Assurance reviews. We are seeking a leader with strong influencing and leadership skills to cultivate portfolio insights and actionable underwriting plans.

The new position reports to the Head of Underwriting E&S and will be located in Chicago, IL , Schaumburg, IL or New York, NY . Flexible work arrangements may be available. Some travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement underwriting rules, guidelines and products to support Zurich E&S financial lines offerings.
• Monitor market trends for profitability indicators and emerging issues; ensure offerings remain current for customer segments served by the E&S unit.
• Identify opportunities to leverage objective data points as drivers of risk selection, coverage and terms.
• Collaborate with the Head of E&S, Head of Underwriting and Head of E&S Financial Lines to define appetite with market sizing and profitability assessments; identify corrective actions to enhance profitability.
• Partner with Product Development as an SME in developing standard or bespoke coverages; coordinate with actuaries to reflect product changes in rating plans.
• Develop and implement reporting capabilities to monitor portfolio KPIs and provide insights to management.
• Provide training to underwriting teams on new products or processes; participate in Quality Assurance reviews.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and ability to translate complex underwriting concepts into actionable protocols.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Location(s) : AM - New York, AM - Atlanta, AM - Schaumburg, AM - Chicago

Remote Working : Hybrid

Schedule : Full Time

Employment Sponsorship Offered : No

EEO statement : Zurich North America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race / ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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