Vice President of Underwriting, Commercial & Specialty Lines

Vice President of Underwriting, Commercial & Specialty Lines Incline P&C Group is looking for a highly motivated individual to lead the underwriting and program management of the Commercial & Specialty segment and its newly formed E&S carrier, Incline Americas. Segment Management Assist in developing business plans and financial projections for growth in Commercial & Specialty segment. Contribute to defining risk appetite and limits deployment on a gross / ceded / net basis. Identify targeted geography, classes of business and underwriting approaches to enhancing Incline’s Commercial & Specialty program portfolio. Train and cultivate program underwriters and support staff to become premier Commercial & Specialty operators. Manage team of program underwriters, both in Austin and working remotely. Recruit and build staff to properly align with the business growth. Support the creation and refinement of reports, databases and systems to optimize the information flows from the program operators and within Incline to better manage the segment. Underwriting Leadership Oversee due diligence review of new programs. Coordinate effort between departments to examine all facets of the MGA to ensure top tier programs are selected for the portfolio. Skillfully negotiate terms of MGA contracts alongside legal department for new programs and amendments as needed for renewal programs. Work alongside Director of Ceded Reinsurance to place quota share and excess of loss reinsurance agreements for new and renewing programs. Program Management Develop and implement a management plan tailored to each assigned Program and conduct regular meetings with MGA to ensure production and profitability goals are met. Work with actuarial team to monitor written premiums and loss ratios and coordinate rate, form, rule filings with the MGA to drive program results. Oversee Program underwriters conducting underwriting file reviews of assigned MGA’s to ensure guidelines are followed and risk selection, pricing and form usage by MGA is appropriate.Review reports completed by regulatory audit team. Onboard new programs in cooperation with all relevant departments within Incline. Support run-off management and execution for departing programs. Other duties as assigned Requirements Bachelor's degree 15 years of commercial lines or specialty lines underwriting or operations experience in excess and surplus lines business CPCU, CIC or AU designations preferred Strong understanding of Reinsurance Excellent communication skills with the ability to successfully negotiate in difficult situations Ability to foster and maintain relationships with both internal and external partners Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to proactively identify underwriting, regulatory, or financial challenges and analyze available information to make timely decisions in alignment with our risk appetite #J-18808-Ljbffr