Underwriting Director, Excess Casualty, Construction

Remote, USA • Full-time • Posted 2026-05-04

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Continue to refine and execute the underwriting strategy for Excess Casualty, aligning with ICW Specialty’s multi-year growth objectives
Ensure marketplace is clear on appetite, product design, and distribution strategy across middle market and large account segments
Build a profitable portfolio that aligns with the strategic business plan, goals and objectives
Identify opportunities for continued product innovation and differentiation, including niche industries, emerging risks, and new solutions for wholesale brokers
Represent ICW Specialty externally with brokers, clients, and reinsurers; act as a thought leader and brand ambassador in the marketplace
Gather pertinent competitive and market information to assist in developing recommendations to evaluating new business and product development
Oversee underwriting execution across all accounts, ensuring adherence to guidelines, pricing adequacy, and governance controls
Manage portfolio performance with accountability for profitability, risk selection, and portfolio balance (by industry, geography, attachment, and limits)
Identify trends, emerging risks, and opportunities for improvement or innovation
Partner with actuarial, claims, and reinsurance colleagues to maintain strong analytics, pricing discipline, and portfolio insights
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, underwriting audits, and corporate governance standards
Build, manage, and mentor a team of underwriters and underwriting assistants, fostering an environment of learning, accountability, and empowerment
Set clear performance goals, provide coaching and development, and hold team members accountable to underwriting excellence
Model and reinforce a culture where accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and innovation thrive
Actively recruit and retain top underwriting talent, with a focus on diverse perspectives and growth mindset
Work closely with IT, Operations, and Finance to design and optimize the underwriting tech stack, workflow efficiency, and data capture
Serve as a bridge between the underwriting team and broader ICW Specialty leadership, ensuring transparency, alignment, and shared accountability

Bachelors degree required
Minimum 10-12 years of underwriting and leadership experience in casualty insurance, with deep expertise in Excess Casualty
Proven track record of leading underwriting teams and managing profitable portfolios across multiple industries and account sizes
Established relationships with wholesalers, with a reputation of credibility, urgency with a get things done attitude
Strong grasp of underwriting governance, analytics, reinsurance, and regulatory requirements
Experience building and scaling new teams or product lines is highly preferred.