AVP, Property Underwriting Performance - E&S/Specialty and Commercial Lines

If you’re passionate about helping people protect what matters most to them, as well as innovating and simplifying processes and operations to provide the best customer value, then Nationwide’s Property and Casualty team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Please Note: This position is open to working remotely in the United States.

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Job Description Summary

Are you a proven leader with strategic and creative E&S/Specialty, commercial product and underwriting skills? Do you have deep insights into the insurance industry and competition with the ability to translate those insights into strategic underwriting practices and partner with Underwriting Leaders to implement the practices across E&S/Specialty, Commercial Lines? If you have these abilities and a drive to achieve financial goals, set strategic vision and make a difference, then we want to hear from you!

As the COE AVP, Property Underwriting Performance, you will support the VP in leading strategic initiatives across multiple business lines. You’ll help cultivate a high-performing underwriting culture, leverage market insights, and drive performance across Nationwide’s property portfolio. This role partners across the value chain to align underwriting and product strategies with risk appetite, reinsurance, and profitability goals. Operating with a high degree of independence, it requires deep property underwriting expertise, strong knowledge of form language, and a broad understanding of terms and conditions. You’ll also lead the communication and execution of strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

• Drive thought leadership on market trends in pricing, coverage, data, and appetite to ensure competitive, customer-aligned products.

• Develop and maintain a strategic roadmap to identify market disruptors and deliver innovative underwriting capabilities.

• Engage with external markets and reinsurance brokers to benchmark performance and strengthen Nationwide’s market position.

• Lead underwriting philosophy and practices to align with enterprise goals and profitability targets.

• Ensure underwriting integrity through underwriting practices, automation, and advanced analytics.

• Collaborate with Pricing and ECRM teams to manage pricing adequacy, geographic exposure, and CAT accumulation.

• Monitor portfolio performance and steer risk selection, capacity optimization, and complex coverage design.

• Establish and maintain best practices across CLESS property underwriting, including guidelines, training, and audits.

• Participate in business reviews and implement corrective actions to meet performance goals.

• Ensure compliance with corporate standards and drive improvements in production, retention, and expense management.

• Partner across the value chain to resolve complex issues and enhance underwriting outcomes.

• Work with Corporate Reinsurance to develop and optimize property reinsurance strategies.

• Inspire and develop underwriting talent to build technical expertise and maintain a competitive edge.

• Influence training, audits, vendor management, and systems to support business needs.

• Lead a high-performing team in a hybrid work environment.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned. 

Reporting Relationships: Reports to VP

Typical Skills and Experiences: 

Education:  Bachelor's degree in business or related field. Post-graduate business-related studies preferred.    

License/Certification/Designation: Relevant professional designations such as CPCU, ARM, and are highly desirable.         

Experience: Typically, 15-25 years of commercial lines property underwriting including at least five years of leadership experience. Exposure to both field and staff office operations preferred.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: 

• Comprehensive Market Experience