VP, Casualty Treaty Underwriter

SiriusPoint•New York City, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

As Vice President, Casualty Treaty Underwriter, you will be responsible for underwriting and managing a portfolio of casualty treaty reinsurance business, ensuring alignment with SiriusPoint’s risk appetite and strategic objectives. You will evaluate submissions, analyze cedant data, assess pricing and loss trends, and structure treaty terms while participating in negotiations. You will report to the Head of US Casualty Reinsurance Underwriting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
5 - 7 years experience in reinsurance and/or casualty underwriting (treaty preferred, other strong relevant experience considered).
Experience structuring and negotiating appropriate casualty treaty terms and conditions in collaboration with actuarial, legal, and other functional areas.
Strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills; able to present underwriting rationale clearly and manage multiple renewals in a deadline-driven environment.
Proficiency with Excel and data analysis; comfortable working with underwriting systems and portfolio tools.

Nice To Haves

Progress toward, or interest in pursuing, relevant designations ( e.g., ARe, CPCU, RPLU) is an asset.

Responsibilities

Underwrite and service a proportional US casualty treaty portfolio (GL, Excess/Umbrella, WC, Professional Lines) consistent with underwriting authority, SiriusPoint global and product underwriting guidelines, and the approved business plan.
Evaluate submissions, analyze cedant performance, exposures, and loss experience, and partner closely with actuarial to support reinsurance pricing, exercising disciplined underwriting judgment and applying an understanding of pricing assumptions and sensitivities.
Review, negotiate, and finalize treaty wordings in close collaboration with legal, ensuring consistency between intent, pricing, structure, and contractual terms.
Monitor performance, accumulations, concentrations, and volatility drivers; identify emerging risks, outliers, and optimization opportunities across cedants, segments, and structures.
Lead renewal planning and execution, including deal strategy, file preparation, timely quotes, and referrals, while maintaining clear and responsive broker communication.
Build and maintain strong broker and cedant relationships, support new business development, and represent SiriusPoint in client meetings and industry events.
Participate in and complete underwriting audits and reviews, responding to findings, providing documentation and analysis, and supporting remediation actions to strengthen underwriting outcomes.
Contribute to technical underwriting excellence by sharing market insights, supporting tool development, improving data quality, and promoting analytical rigor and operational excellence.
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior underwriters, contributing to capability development and underwriting consistency.
Adhere to sensible, repeatable operating standards to ensure compliance with underwriting authorities, governance standards, and internal controls, producing clear and complete underwriting files and management information.

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
FSA Medical and Dependent care
Health Savings Account (HSA)
EAP
Basic Life and AD&D (company paid)
Basic Long-Term Disability (employer) paid-Taxable income
Employee paid Long Term Disability(voluntary)
Company Medical Leave, Parental leave- 8 weeks full pay after 6 months of service
Voluntary benefits: short term disability, Critical illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident
Travel assistance programs
Company paid 401(k) 6 % safe harbor match, fully vested after two years, pre- and post-tax contributions allowed
Gym reimbursement
Legal plan
Pet Insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Generous PTO
Flexible work arrangement
Fully stacked pantry on-site
Team outings
ERG Groups