Casualty Executive Underwriter

Lead underwriting strategy and execution for a significant E&S primary casualty portfolio, including General Liability, Products Liability, and Liquor Liability. Underwrite highly complex, large-account, and litigation-sensitive risks across manufacturing, distribution, hospitality, commercial real estate, entertainment, and residential real estate sectors. Evaluate and structure casualty programs with advanced pricing methodologies, attachment strategies, manuscript endorsements, and tailored coverage solutions. Analyze loss experience, exposure data, contractual risk transfer, indemnification provisions, and emerging casualty trends to ensure disciplined underwriting and pricing adequacy. Serve as senior referral authority for complex risks and provide technical guidance and mentorship to underwriting team members. Drive portfolio profitability through active monitoring of loss trends, social inflation impacts, aggregation exposures, and capital deployment strategies. Lead broker negotiations on large and strategic accounts to secure profitable growth while strengthening long-term market relationships. Partner closely with claims, actuarial, legal, and risk engineering teams to deliver integrated casualty solutions and proactively manage large loss exposures. Contribute to underwriting governance, peer reviews, audits, and committee participation; influence underwriting guidelines and appetite development. Represent HDI as a senior market-facing casualty expert in broker meetings, industry events, and strategic client engagements. Identify market opportunities, emerging industry trends, and areas for strategic expansion within the E&S primary casualty space.