Associate Vice President, Casualty Underwriting Performance, E&S/Specialty & Commercial Lines

About the Role: The Company is seeking an Associate Vice President to set strategic direction and underwriting philosophy across its casualty portfolio. The role will guide technical and field underwriting leaders, monitor portfolio performance, and align risk selection, capacity, coverage design, and profitability goals. Responsibilities include assessing market trends and emerging liability risks, shaping underwriting capabilities, partnering on pricing and reinsurance strategy, and representing the organization with external market partners. The leader will also establish underwriting standards, drive portfolio reviews and corrective actions, collaborate across business functions, and develop underwriting talent. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in business or a related field; postgraduate business studies and professional designations such as CPCU or ARM are preferred. The role typically requires 10–25 years of commercial or E&S casualty underwriting experience, including at least five years leading underwriting managers or technical leaders. Applicants should bring broad knowledge of casualty markets and segments, complex coverage and reinsurance structures, and long-tail liability exposures. Strong strategic leadership, communication, relationship-building, decision-making, and talent-development skills are essential. Hiring Manager TitleVP, Casualty Underwriting Performance FunctionsStrategyOperations