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Location: Atlanta, GA | Schedule: Full-time, on-site four days a week (core days Tuesday–Thursday, fourth day based on business needs)

Overview

A subsidiary of a large financial services group, operating across more than 30 specialty and property and casualty lines, is seeking a Divisional Assistant Vice President (AVP) or Vice President (VP) of Underwriting. This role oversees technical underwriting, pricing, and coverage decisions for P&C insurance and reinsurance from the home office, playing a critical part in maintaining underwriting quality, compliance, and strategic direction across the organization.

What you'll do

• Serve as a resource for field offices on technical underwriting issues
• Manage and process referrals from field underwriters, providing clear approval or denial with detailed reasoning and documentation
• Provide advice and guidance to the field to support achievement of business objectives
• Partner closely with the Divisional President and Vice President to execute strategic underwriting objectives
• Ensure compliance with SOX regulations and conduct regular audits
• Maintain detailed knowledge of underwriting guidelines and product offerings, providing guidance to the team
• Act as a key point of contact for regulatory and policy compliance, ensuring activities meet legal and internal standards
• Travel occasionally (less than 10%) to perform audits and meet with clients as needed

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a background in Insurance, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Generally 10+ years of liability underwriting experience, with exposure to reinsurance and referral processes
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex risks and develop sound underwriting strategies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Majority of experience on the retail side versus broker/wholesale side

Why this role

This position offers the chance to bring technical underwriting expertise to a well-established organization with a broad specialty and P&C portfolio, combining a collaborative, relationship-driven culture with the scale and resources of a large financial services group.