Chief Underwriting Officer Casualty

General Placement Service is conducting a search for a Chief Underwriting Officer on behalf of a highly regarded specialty insurance organization backed by a large, well‑capitalized insurance holding company. The Chief Underwriting Officer leads underwriting strategy, portfolio performance, and profitable growth across a diversified Excess & Surplus platform. Reporting to the President, this executive aligns underwriting, sales, and distribution, modernizes underwriting operations, and leverages data and technology to improve risk selection, speed, and scalability.

• Set and execute enterprise underwriting strategy to drive disciplined growth and portfolio profitability
• Align underwriting with sales and marketing to support a growth-oriented operating model
• Lead product development and expansion using data, analytics, and emerging technologies
• Advance underwriting operations through automation, pricing enhancements, and predictive analytics
• Build and develop underwriting leadership and talent pipelines
• Strengthen broker relationships through structured engagement, incentives, and training
• Equip teams with tools and insights to support territory growth and decision-making
• Manage legacy business and operational inefficiencies
• Partner with executive leadership on strategic direction and execution

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• CPCU, ASLI, ARM, or similar designations preferred
• 15+ years of commercial underwriting experience with portfolio management expertise
• Proven ability to lead sales‑aligned underwriting teams and drive profitable growth
• Experience in product development and market expansion
• Strong technical underwriting, leadership, and communication skills
• Excess & Surplus market experience strongly preferred