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Senior Casualty Underwriter - General Liability & Excess E&S Wholesale

Liberty Mutual

Marketing & Communications

Boston, MA, USA

Posted on Mar 6, 2026

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Senior Casualty Underwriter - General Liability & Excess E&S Wholesale

ID: 2025-73647
Position Type: Full-Time
Job Grade: 0F
Department: 093H-12303 NAS Casualty Excess & Primary
Market: Global Risk Solutions
Minimum Salary: USD $69,000.00/Yr.
Maximum Salary: USD $233,000.00/Yr.
Typical Starting Salary: $95,000 - $166,800
Recruiter: Sean Gallagher

Description

As a Senior Production Underwriter specializing in Wholesale Excess & Surplus (E&S) Casualty, you will underwrite policies within delegated authority, exercising sound judgment and analytical rigor to assess and price complex risks. This role requires making data-driven decisions based on available information, ensuring alignment with underwriting standards and profitability goals. In certain North American markets, you will frequently handle complex or unusual risks, including high-value policies and accounts requiring nuanced analysis.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Management: Oversees a portfolio of brokers, agents, and clients, leveraging market insights to develop and maintain profitable business. Acts as a trusted representative of Liberty Mutual in all interactions.
Market Presence & Relationship Building: Maintains strong relationships with agents and brokers, actively seeking opportunities to deepen existing partnerships and cultivate new ones.
Strategic Contribution: Provides input on product development and participates in execution strategies. Contributes to team initiatives such as process and tool enhancements.
Regulatory Awareness: Understands and applies relevant legislation and regulatory requirements to underwriting decisions and practices.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Works closely with internal stakeholders, including Underwriting Support, Claims, Actuarial, and Directors of Underwriting across GRS North America, to ensure seamless execution and alignment.
Mentorship & Development: Supports the growth of junior underwriters and new hires through guidance and knowledge sharing (non-managerial capacity).
Portfolio Analysis & Trend Recognition: May analyze departmental portfolio performance and recommend improvements. Identifies and communicates emerging risk trends within the line of business.

Qualifications

Degree in Business or equivalent typically required
A minimum of 2.5 years, typically 3 or more years, of progressive underwriting experience and/or other related experience
CPCU or professional insurance designation preferred
Proven analytical ability to evaluate and judge underwriting risks within scope of responsibility that includes competence with all phases and aspects of the underwriting process, and proficiency in the use of qualitative and quantitative tools and techniques
Must demonstrate comprehension of complex technical underwriting issues and be capable of defining and implementing necessary underwriting and administrative processes/workflows to properly manage or administer those issues
Proven track record of developing and underwriting profitable business