Underwriting Manager - West Coast

All locations:
San Francisco, United States;
Chicago, United States;
Scottsdale, United States;

We are adding to our diverse team of experts and are looking to hire those who are committed to building a culture that enables the creation of innovative solutions for our business units and clients.

Welcome to Munich Re Specialty - North America, a leading specialty insurance provider dedicated to delivering exceptional underwriting, claims, and risk management expertise to our partners and customers. As a trusted industry expert, we offer a broad range of comprehensive and customized solutions, including casualty, professional lines, property, surety, and public entity coverages. With the financial strength and global resources of our A+ Superior (A.M. Best) rated organization, we provide unmatched stability and reliability.

Our team is committed to superior service levels, a distinctive approach to specialty solutions, and a deep understanding of the complex risks our clients face. Join our team and be part of a dynamic and experienced organization that is shaping the future of specialty insurance in North America.

Future focused and always one step ahead!

In this role as an Underwriting Manager for E&S Casualty, you will oversee a dynamic underwriting team, drive distribution initiatives, and shape our underwriting appetite for excess and surplus lines business. You'll combine leadership with hands‑on underwriting expertise to cultivate broker relationships, execute production strategies, and deliver profitable results. If you're passionate about strategic portfolio management, fostering collaboration, and representing a global brand in the marketplace, this is your opportunity to make an impact.

• Lead, motivate, and coordinate an Underwriting Team
• Drive the distribution strategy by cultivating new and existing broker relationships that includes development and execution of production strategies and business plans to implement and maximize growth objectives and rate goals.
• Develop and execute the Underwriting strategy and appetite
• Measure and optimize portfolio progress by reviewing and analyzing underwriting data and monitoring industry best practices to identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Underwrite, market, quote, bind and retain a profitable book of excess and surplus lines and admitted business that meets profitability and growth targets. Operate within granted authority and make referrals to underwriting leadership as appropriate.
• Development and execution of production strategies and business plans to implement and maximize growth objectives and rate goals. Coordination with other Munich Re business units is expected and encouraged to offer the best holistic solutions to our clients.
• Measure and optimize portfolio progress by reviewing and analyzing underwriting data and monitoring industry best practices to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Cultivate and maintain professional wholesale and retail broker relationships.
• Assistance in day‑to‑day operations and projects as assigned which could have client, business group, divisional and corporate impact.
• Represent the Munich Re brand and Munich Re Specialty Insurance at client events, seminars, meetings, etc.
• Maintaining Underwriting governance across the team

• Excellent underwriting, marketing, and analytical skills that have been developed in 10+ years of experience
• Strong ability to lead, manage and effectively influence peers.
• Advanced working knowledge of GL products and insurance concepts, UW processes and procedures, laws and regulations, terminology, concepts and principles related to strategic planning, and other relevant industry trends
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Successful track record of developing and maintaining strong relationships with retail and wholesale brokers
• Tech savviness and a willingness to experiment with and learn new technologies
• Ability to think strategically and function tactically
  * Exceptional communication skills that energize and engage brokers, clients and colleagues and the ability to convey a vision and client‑focused solutions
• Abi…