Financial Lines Technical Underwriting Director

Financial Lines Technical Underwriting Director

Zurich North America (ZNA) is seeking a Financial Lines Technical Underwriting Director for Zurich E&S, ZNA’s independent business division servicing the excess and surplus lines industry. The new position will develop and implement underwriting rules, guidelines and products to support Zurich E&S financial lines offerings : Public and Private Management Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Miscellaneous Errors and Omissions, Cyber and related lines. The role will also monitor market trends for profitability indicators and emerging issues, ensuring the financial lines offerings remain current and appropriate to the customer segments served by the E&S unit.

Responsibilities :

• Recommend and develop underwriting rules and guidelines, identifying opportunities to leverage objective data points as drivers of risk selection, coverage and terms.
• Work with the Head of E&S, Head of Underwriting and Head of E&S Financial Lines to define appetite supported by market sizing and profitability assessments, and to identify corrective actions to enhance profitability.
• Serve as SME in the Product Development process, collaborating with actuaries to ensure product changes are appropriately reflected in rating plans.
• Assist in the identification and development of reporting capabilities to support monitoring of portfolio KPIs and insights, and report regularly to the line of business management team.
• Provide training to underwriting teams on new products or processes and participate in ongoing Quality Assurance reviews.

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Location and Travel : The new position reports to the Head of Underwriting E&S and will be located in Chicago, IL, Schaumburg, IL or New York, NY. Flexible work arrangements may be available. Some travel may be required.

Compensation : Salary range : $130,000 – $213,000, with short‑term incentive bonus eligibility set at 20%.

Zurich is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race / ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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