Director of Casualty Underwriting

The Company

At Utica National Insurance Group, 1,400 employees countrywide take our corporate promise to heart every day: To make people feel secure, appreciated, and respected.

Utica National Insurance Group is an "A" rated $2.0B award-winning, nationally recognized property & casualty insurance carrier.

Operating along the Eastern half of the United States, based in our Home Office in Central New York, with Regional Office locations including NYC, Dallas and Charlotte.

What You Will Do

The Director of Casualty Underwriting is a strategic leadership role responsible for the underwriting profitability, appetite, guidelines, and portfolio performance of assigned casualty lines of business. This position provides enterprise-wide underwriting direction, develops and maintains underwriting rules and tools, and partners with business leaders to drive sound risk selection, pricing excellence, and long-term profitable growth.

The Director collaborates closely with the Chief Underwriting Officer, underwriting leadership, field operations, and enterprise partners to monitor market trends, identify emerging risks and opportunities, and align underwriting strategies across business segments. Serving as a subject matter expert, this leader oversees underwriting philosophies and authority structures, supports training and development initiatives, and works with regional underwriting teams to evaluate and capitalize on business opportunities.

• Ownership of all underwriting guidance and rules for assigned lines of business.
• Will work closely with CUO and other Directors on authority triggers related to any guidelines they are supplying.
• Understand and manage capacities for terror/weather with Risk Office & Field Operations.
• Take part in P&C and Anniversary reviews as needed.
• Create and update tools to help underwriters make better risk selection and pricing decisions for assigned lines.
• Partner with internal functional groups to conduct financial analysis in order to anticipate industry trends, seize strategic opportunities and recognize threats while balancing short-term and long-term investments for countrywide book management.
• Monitor performance, develop, and communicate underwriting philosophies, strategies and financial results to internal/external partners, as well as team members.
• Serve as SME for projects and work efforts impacting assigned line of business.
• Coordinate with other Underwriting Directors to align appetite across lines, where appropriate.
• Build relationships with relevant external groups, and professional organizations (ISO, NCCI, NYIA, etc.)
• Help develop and implement training programs to be delivered to the field.
• Work with the Regional Underwriting Leadership and their teams to provide line-level expertise and assistance in evaluation of opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Conforms with all corporate policies and procedures.
  
  

What You Need

• 10 years advanced underwriting technical experience preferred
• Insurance designations; CPCU, AU Series preferred
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
  
  

Additional Information:

Location

Hybrid

• Home Office (New Hartford, NY)
• Charlotte, NC Office (Ballantyne, NC)
  
  

Salary Range

$183600 – $215,000

• This position also comes with eligibility for Variable Compensation Bonus plan
  
  

**The final salary to be paid and position within the internal salary range is reflective of the employee’s work experience, their geographic location, education, certification(s), scope and responsibilities in the role, and additional qualifications.**

Benefits:

We believe strongly that talented people are core to our success and are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, career advancement and challenging work opportunities. We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan for full time employees that include the following:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit
• Dental Benefit
• Vision Benefit
• Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
• 401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment Plan (Includes annual Company financial contribution and discretionary Profit Sharing contribution based upon annual company financial results)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Assistance, Training, and Professional Designations
• Company-Paid Family Leave
• Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance Benefit
• Voluntary Benefits - Group Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Legal, ID Theft Protection, Pet Insurance
• Student Loan Refinancing Services
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Matching Gifts program
• Paid Volunteer Day
• Employee Referral Award Program
• Wellness programs
• Personal Insurance Discount
  
  

Additional Information:

This position is a full time salaried, exempt (non overtime eligible) position.

Utica National is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply now and find out what it’s like to be a part of an amazing team, thrive in an exciting environment and work for a company you can be proud of. Once you complete your application, you can monitor your status in the hiring process by logging into your profile. A representative from our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch regarding any change in your candidacy.