Head of Central Region-Excess Casualty-Chicago

Title:

Head of Central Region-Excess Casualty-Chicago

Company:

Everest Insurance Company

Job Category:

Underwriting

Job Description:

About Everest

Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in North America, Latin America, the UK & Ireland, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture. Our most critical asset is our people. We offer dynamic training & professional development to our employees. We also offer generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement programs, mentoring opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and Colleague Resource Groups.

Everest Evolution™ is the Wholesale-Exclusive arm of Everest serving the dynamic and rapidly growing US E&S market. Everest Evolution™ offers Property and Casualty insurance products across multiple business units, with wholesale-exclusivity for various products.

Everest Evolution™, a member of the Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is looking for a Head of Central Region – Excess Casualty to join our team in our Chicago, IL office.

The ideal candidate will possess a background in underwriting and be committed to delivering outstanding service and underwriting results.

Role & Responsibilities (include but not limited to): 

• Underwrite and grow a portfolio of profitable excess casualty business.
• Develop and lead a high-performing team of Excess Casualty underwriters.
• Aid in the development and execution of underwriting strategy.
• Monitor portfolio performance to maintain profitability.
• Cultivate strong relationships with brokers, clients, and key industry stakeholders.
• Execute strategy with a focus on the management of risk while driving business growth and achieving profit objectives.
• Collaboratively work with our Corporate Underwriting, Claims, Risk Engineering, Sales & Distribution, Leadership, and others to effectively meet quality servicing standards and to achieve underwriting goals.
• Maximize business value through portfolio optimization, operational efficiency, and risk selection.
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and meetings.
• Utilize technology and data analytics to improve decision-making and operational performance.
• Create a work environment that fosters teamwork, innovation, and cooperation.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree or CPCU/ARM designation a plus.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in casualty insurance.
• Strong technical underwriting background with experience in leadership roles preferred.
• Proven success building casualty portfolios.
• In-depth knowledge of casualty markets and trends.
• Strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skill

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:

• Strong, respected reputation throughout the Central Region
• Leadership ability with management experience preferred.
• Exceptional oral and written communication, with the ability to provide concise executive summaries to senior management.
• Highly collaborative and able to work effectively across the organization as well as with external stakeholders.
• Ability to work a hybrid work schedule with a minimum of 3 days in the Chicago office per week.
• Microsoft office proficient

Our Culture:

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click