Head of U.S. Treaty Reinsurance
$400,000–$420,000 year
HybridStamford, Connecticut, United States
Job Summary
Advise the Group Executive Committee on key U.S. market reinsurance trends and conditions while ensuring coordination of strategies across North America. Develop an appropriate U.S. Reinsurance strategy to drive profitable growth and optimal return on capital, adhering to group risk appetite and tolerances. Manage the establishment of a Treaty Reinsurance business in the US, building upon established books of business in Bermuda, and provide visible, hands-on leadership to underwriting teams. Partner across underwriting, claims, actuarial, finance, IT, data, and operations to steer portfolio and support high-quality business decisions. Model The Ascot Way in every aspect of leadership by fostering an inclusive, collaborative, entrepreneurial, and accountable culture. Reporting to the North America Chief Executive Officer, the role requires frequent travel to other Ascot offices including London and Bermuda.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Executive experience leading a significant Reinsurance operation
- A minimum of 10+ years of leadership experience in the re/insurance industry
- Demonstrated success building and scaling businesses, launching products or capabilities, and identifying new avenues for profitable growth
- Ability to identify and implement operational improvements, including the effective use of AI-enabled tools, automation, and analytics to improve underwriting insight, workflow efficiency, and decision quality
- Strong financial and analytical acumen, including the ability to interpret financial, actuarial, and portfolio performance data and convert findings into action
- Superior written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders internally and externally
- Strong ability to partner across claims, finance, actuarial, technology, operations, and marketing to deliver integrated business outcomes
- Proven experience mentoring, coaching, and developing high-performing teams while fostering accountability, engagement, and inclusion
- Recognized enterprise leader with sound judgment, strong decision-making capability, and the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, evolving environment
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing business plans, setting performance goals, and delivering measurable underwriting and financial results
- The role will be based in the Stamford, CT or New York office
- frequent travel to other Ascot offices including London and Bermuda
Desired Qualifications
- work confidently alongside AI-enabled tools
- apply sound judgment when interpreting insights
- adapt as technology continues to evolve
- We value curiosity, critical thinking, and a willingness to embrace change as part of how we work
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