Corporate Underwriting Expert - Casualty Lead

Munich Re Careers•Princeton, NJ

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Corporate Underwriting Expert – Casualty plays a critical role in designing, implementing, and advancing MRSNA’s casualty underwriting strategy across all liability lines of business. This role partners closely with casualty leadership and underwriting teams to translate strategy into actionable guidelines, tools, and frameworks that support disciplined growth, consistent profitability, and innovative risk solutions. Working across General Liability, Auto, and Excess lines, the Corporate Underwriting Lead brings deep technical expertise, judgment, and influence to shape underwriting direction, manage complex referrals, and strengthen underwriting governance enterprise wide.

Requirements

10+ years of insurance or reinsurance experience, with significant exposure to casualty and liability lines of business
Deep knowledge of general and auto liability underwriting, including policy structure, legal and regulatory considerations, and underwriting processes
Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous or evolving environments, building structure, frameworks, and processes where none exist
Strong analytical capability, with the judgment to balance data‑driven insights and underwriting intuition
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical matters into clear, actionable guidance across all levels of the organization
Demonstrated ability to influence, build trust, and drive alignment around underwriting strategy and discipline across diverse stakeholders
Willingness to travel approximately 10–15% as needed

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain underwriting guidelines and strategies across all casualty business units to support MRSNA’s strategic objectives
Provide senior‑level oversight of complex referrals, including determining underwriter letters of authority for casualty lines of business
Serve as a technical authority on coverage forms, exclusions, and exposure analysis, offering expert guidance to underwriting teams and leadership
Establish and monitor underwriting decision frameworks, identifying trends, issues, and required underwriting actions
Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders (including actuarial, claims, legal, and product teams) to identify and deploy product and service enhancements, including form language and modeling improvements
Monitor portfolio performance and underwriting outcomes, adjusting appetite, capabilities, and strategy as needed to ensure consistent profitability and sustainable growth

Benefits

health insurance coverage
employee wellness program
life and disability insurance
401k match
retirement savings plan
paid holidays
paid time off (PTO)
Two options for your health insurance plan (PPO or High Deductible)
Prescription drug coverage (included in your health insurance plan)
Vision and dental insurance plans
basic life insurance equal to 1x annual salary
AD&D coverage that is equal to 1x annual salary
Short and Long Term Disability coverage
Supplemental Life and AD&D plans that you can purchase for yourself and dependents
Voluntary Benefit plans that supplement your health and life insurance plans (Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity)
A robust 401k plan with up to a 5% employer match
A retirement savings plan that is 100% company funded
Paid time off that begins with 24 days each year, with more days added when you celebrate milestone service anniversaries
Eligibility to receive a yearly bonus as a Munich Re employee
A variety of health and wellness programs provided at no cost
Paid time off for eligible family care needs
Tuition assistance and educational achievement bonuses
A corporate matching gifts program that further enhances your charitable donation
Paid time off to volunteer in your community