Our client, an insurtech that specializes in Real Estate is seeking a Director of Underwriting. to lead and expand our admitted underwriting operations in the eastern region. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in property and casualty underwriting, with a focus on multi-family and habitational properties. You will play a key role in developing underwriting strategies, managing risk selection, and driving profitable growth in the admitted market. The candidate will have a technology driven passion working with industry leaders and experts.
Main Responsiblities
- Underwriting Leadership: Lead the admitted underwriting team for the East Coast, ensuring alignment with Honeycomb’s risk appetite and profitability goals. Cross functional collaboration with director of sales.
- Risk Assessment: Evaluate, select, and price risks for multi-family and habitational properties, ensuring adherence to underwriting guidelines and regulatory requirements.
- Market Expansion: Drive growth in the admitted business by developing strong relationships with brokers, agents, and distribution partners.
- Process Optimization: Collaborate with Sales, AVP of UW, CUO, product, technology, and data teams to enhance underwriting workflows and leverage automation for efficiency.
- Team Development: Mentor, develop and support underwriters, fostering a high-performance underwriting culture.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize analytics and AI-powered insights to refine underwriting decisions and optimize portfolio performance.
The ideal candidates will have:
- Minimum 7+ years of commercial property and casualty underwriting experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management role.
- Strong understanding of property insurance products, risk assessment methodologies, and regulatory frameworks.
- Comfortable working with digital underwriting platforms and AI-driven tools.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field preferred. CPCU, ARM, or other industry designations are a plus.
This is remote position located in NJ or PA.
