Sr​/AVP, Underwriting - Primary Casualty

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Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage) was established in late 2020 as a re/insurance partner designed for the future. Driven by relentless curiosity, our team of trusted experts provides a fresh perspective on our clients’ risks. We add creativity to tech‑enabled efficiency and robust analytics to address risks others avoid. Vantage provides specialty re/insurance through its operating subsidiaries in Bermuda and the U.S.

Vantage has approximately 365 colleagues in both the United States and Bermuda. We have offices in Chicago, IL, Norwalk, CT, Arlington, VA, Boston, MA, New York, NY, Atlanta, GA and Hamilton, Bermuda. Additionally, we are a highly geographically diverse workforce with colleagues based in 35 states and counting. We fully support work flexibility including remote and hybrid work arrangements.

As a Senior or AVP Underwriter (based on experience) you will be a member of our Primary 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 underwriting Primary Casualty business according to authority level and established guidelines. It reports to our Head of Primary Casualty and we prefer this position to be based in the Midwest or West Coast region;

however, we are flexible in terms of location, with both remote and in‑office options available for the right candidate.

The base salary expectation for this role is between $140,000 and $200,000. Actual base salary for the selected candidate may be higher commensurate with candidate experience and expectations. 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.

• Review submissions to ensure alignment with risk appetite and business strategy.
• Generate new business by working with brokers and clients to find innovative ways to deploy products.
• Analyze complex risks and unusual transaction structures thoroughly and effectively.
• Perform underwriting activities associated with the management of all underwriting transactions, service standards and compliance rules and documentation.
• Demonstrate a customer‑service mindset by proactively engaging internal and external contacts.
• Collaborate and correspond with internal and external contacts to achieve a high level of service and meet client expectations.
• Interact directly with various business partners and internal departments.
• Meet departmental service standards in place for each process.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned under minimal supervision.
• As a new company we fully acknowledge that the scope of each colleague’s job will change over time. Vantage expects all colleagues to be flexible and understand that responsibilities and accountabilities will morph and change.

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent professional experience.
• At least five years of Primary Casualty experience required.
• Midwest (Chicago and surrounding areas) or West Coast relationships and contacts preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to process and adapt to change in a rapid‑growth new‑company environment. Vantage associates are expected to be curious, thrifty, and resourceful to manage through the unknowns of growing a specialty (re) insurance business from the ground up.

• 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.