Reinsurance Underwriting Director

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🔥 7 hours ago

🦌 Connecticut – Remote

🦌 Connecticut – Remote

💵 $260M - $325M / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

📋 Underwriter

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Ryan Specialty

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2010

💼 Consulting

🏗️ Construction

🏥 Healthcare

Consulting • Construction • Healthcare

Ryan Specialty is an international specialty insurance firm that provides innovative solutions for brokers, agents, and insurance carriers. The company offers a range of services including wholesale brokerage, binding authority, and underwriting management through highly specialized managing general underwriters. Ryan Specialty is a leader in the wholesale brokerage industry, providing expertise with local knowledge and national authority. The firm is committed to delivering distinct national specialty programs and bespoke alternative risk solutions, supporting its clients with comprehensive insurance services.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement reinsurance underwriting processes for new and renewal accounts • Oversee the reinsurance underwriting team and develop portfolio strategy • Make complex underwriting decisions, determine coverage terms and pricing, and monitor the reinsurance portfolio • Ensure a diversified risk profile aligned with organizational objectives • Collaborate with claims, product, actuarial, and customer service teams • Manage expenses and drive a prudent budget • Implement disciplined underwriting approaches and ensure profitable program results • Foster innovation and implement new methodologies, technologies, and approaches • Oversee strategic negotiations with major ceding companies and industry partners • Lead crisis management efforts and implement strategic risk mitigation plans • Present reports on reinsurance activities, performance metrics, and market trends to the board and executive leadership • Develop and oversee training programs for the reinsurance underwriting team • Develop workflow reports to identify staffing needs • Develop staff through cross-training and leadership development • Respond to escalated calls and emails • Train, plan, assign, and direct work; evaluate performance; reward and discipline employees; address complaints and resolve problems • Hire and lead growing reinsurance staff • Advocate compliance with insurance laws, rules, and regulations

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred; Statistics, Economics, and Risk Management preferred • Related discipline or commensurate work experience considered • 12-15+ years of experience in Reinsurance Underwriting • Minimum of 5 years of management experience • State P&C and/or surplus line licenses required • Associate in Reinsurance (ARE) or Associate in Risk Management (ARM) is a plus • Knowledge of ceded reinsurance • Knowledge of state-specific underwriting statutes • Reinsurance treaty placement • Knowledge of underwriting systems and tools • Insurance policy review • KPI tracking • Training and development • Property and casualty underwriting • Risk management • Technical documentation • Business relationship management • Decision making • Effective communication • Problem solving • Negotiation • Team management

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid time off for company holidays • Vacation days • Sick days • Personal days • Paid parental leave • Mental health services • Benefits package supporting employees and family members' physical, financial, and emotional well-being • Bonuses for full-time roles • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities