Casualty Underwriting Manager, U.S. Reinsurance

Liberty Mutual Insurance•Stamford, CT

13h•$179,000 - $322,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The U.S. Standard Casualty Underwriting Manager leads underwriting strategy, portfolio performance, and market presence for Liberty Mutual Reinsurance’s U.S. Standard Casualty business. The portfolio includes Commercial Umbrella & Excess, General Liability, Commercial and Personal Auto, Public Entity, Personal Umbrella, and other non-Professional Liability exposures. In partnership with the Chief Underwriting Officer, the manager sets underwriting strategy and risk appetite, owns pricing, profitability, and overall business-unit performance, and represents Liberty Mutual Reinsurance with brokers, ceding companies, and internal stakeholders across the U.S. Casualty market. The role leads and develops the Casualty Underwriting team, promotes consistency in underwriting, pricing, and renewal decisions, and oversees portfolio planning, forecasting, and quarterly business reviews. It combines portfolio and client strategy, market leadership, underwriting execution, process improvement, and people leadership. The position is based within commuting distance of Stamford, Connecticut, with an expectation to work in the office two to three days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training.
At least 10 years of relevant, progressively responsible production underwriting experience.
At least 7 years of previous people-management experience.
Advanced knowledge of underwriting concepts, practices, procedures, and techniques, including coverage issues, product lines, marketing, computers, and product competition in the marketplace.
Advanced knowledge of a technical specialty.
Strong negotiation, analytical, and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the product-line underwriting strategy and annual plan in alignment with LM Re and GRS strategy, collaborating with regional and product-line leaders.
Participate in GRS Global Casualty Board and other forums, support the LM Re portfolio, lead U.S. Standard Casualty product forums, and provide renewal guidance to the underwriting team.
Represent LM Re with internal and external groups, including brokers, industry bodies, business partners, and colleagues; participate in industry forums and corporate activities.
Foster collaboration among underwriting, actuarial, and claims teams to identify KPIs, market-leading indicators, and cycle trends and proactively manage the portfolio.
Implement a marketing plan to build a targeted portfolio and develop and maintain relationships with brokers and ceding companies to secure opportunities aligned with business objectives.
Engage proactively with clients on strategic agendas, manage expectations, resolve conflicts, and collaborate with colleagues on shared engagement strategies.
Coordinate underwriting audits and work with claims and legal teams, using market knowledge to research new products.
Develop client relationships, including with senior stakeholders; use Salesforce and other CRM systems to track engagement, coach junior colleagues on relationship building, and support Liberty Partnership Insights market surveys.
Engage with senior broking leaders and risk managers on renewal strategies and prospects; develop the team's prospecting and pipeline capabilities, including training and identifying useful technology and tools.
Participate in strategic discussions for key LM Re global clients.
Use market knowledge to inform underwriting policies, pricing, and strategy; promote research and model development and ensure the team can access and apply relevant market information.
Attend APCIA and other relevant conferences and seminars, undertake speaking engagements, contribute topical articles, and represent LM Re at industry forums.
Manage referrals and consistency in risk selection; evaluate complex exposures as a subject matter expert.
Delegate Letters of Authority to underwriters for new and renewal casualty reinsurance programs that meet business-plan objectives and follow guidelines.
Coordinate with functional teams during account due diligence and monitoring, including account huddle meetings, client meetings, and Quarterly Business Reviews.
Ensure timely completion of underwriting, finance, and reporting system requirements.
Provide market insights and underwriting guidance to GRS, brokers, clients, and the broader team, including guidance on challenging accounts and relationships.
Develop data-driven pricing for complex situations; partner with analytics experts and modelers on models and underwriting insights, and promote adherence to standards and rigorous justification of deviations from technical pricing.
Provide information and support for Reserving Deep Dives.
Serve as a technical resource for LM Re or GRS-related projects and proactively develop broader line-of-business knowledge.
Participate in the use and development of business capabilities and tools, including CRM tools, data and reporting tools, and Global Pricing Platforms; participate in U.S. Reinsurance Leadership meetings.
Seek opportunities to use GenAI and emerging technologies to improve processes and data access; support standardized, streamlined, efficient underwriting processes and their adoption.
Support business initiatives, execution, new technology, and process enhancements, and promote transparent communication, analytical thinking, and problem solving.
Support career development for casualty team members, cultivate a learning environment, and build a high-performance culture by setting ambitious objectives and motivating underwriters to achieve LM Re and GRS goals.