Home Office Leader, E&S Casualty

We invent the new to help the world move forward. Combining powerful analytics and deeper insights with bigger ideas and innovative solutions, we free up our clients’ potential, thereby fulfilling our own. Take it seriously. Make it fun. Know it matters.AXA XL E&S is poised for growth in the dynamic world of Excess and Surplus lines. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative team that has been unlocking the future since 1978, creating teams that excel at innovation, expanding geographically, building new products, and serving our wholesale partners with excellence.As a Home Office Leader in E&S Casualty, you will be responsible for the overall performance and management of the E&S Casualty portfolio. You will will oversee and manage the existing portfolio by working closely with Head of Casualty, and underwriting team to ensure we are writing well structured business within our target portfolio. This role will work closely with supporting business functions to maintain a profitable portfolio while keeping a balanced focus on production. Additionally, you will work with E&S Casualty leadership to develop and maintain underwriting guidelines, authority levels, and processes to help achieve AXA XL’s target portfolio.As part of your role, you will help lead multidisciplinary business review and feedback sessions in partnership with actuarial, claims, underwriting, legal, and other teams to ensure financial and operational targets are met. This role will also involve developing elite E&S Casualty underwriters by identifying training and knowledge gaps and creating plans to address them.You will report to the Head of E&S Casualty. Additionally, you will work closely with the Head of E&S Product and the rest of E&S Leadership.What you’ll be doingUNDERWRITING: Primarily Responsible for Underwriting the unit’s referrals, and the most complex new and renewal business within assigned remit. Drive profitable premium and rate goals, working with actuarial and claims and successfully delivering results consistent with financial plan. Work closely with brokers and agents to understand the specific needs of their clients and to ensure that the insurance policies offered are tailored to meet those needs.Exercise discretion and self-supported judgment in the analysis and evaluation of risk.Lead and participate in roundtable discussions on risk assessment.Maintain expertise with the products, services, priorities and target markets to more effectively enable clients to uncover hidden risks.As an industry thought leader for E&S Casualty, represent AXA XL at key industry events and conferences alongside broker partners, insureds, and potential prospects. Regularly conducting and taking leadership roles in client and broker meetings to educate on evolving risk.Maintain compliance with all internal and external underwriting guidelines and legal requirements.PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENTDrive the overall portfolio management of the E&S Casualty book of business, including managing our aggregate limit across the underwriting book, understanding loss considerations, and helping the organization achieve its financial and operational goals on an annual basis.Work closely with the E&S Casualty unit as a referral manager, with a specific focus on complex risks that require additional support. Lead profitability reviews and manage the feedback loop process in collaboration with underwriting, actuarial, claims, legal, finance, and other relevant teams.In partnership with the Head of E&S Casualty, manage field underwriting authority and referral triggers to ensure the appropriate checks and balances are in place to enable profitable growth. Maintain a high level of authority for individual risk decisions and referrals.Create and maintain class specific guidelines with up to date industry knowledge and claim trends. Partner with our E&S Product team to evaluate and continuously evolve our guidelines and procedures.TALENT & TRAININGHelp develop talent across the E&S Casualty team through technical training, mentoring, and coaching interactions. Promote the sharing of knowledge regarding relevant global and regional trends, including claims trends. Identify further opportunities for training and upskilling the E&S Casualty Underwriters. Upskill Junior Underwriters on how to properly underwrite and structure a deal.Own the E&S Casualty underwriting guidelines and best practices in alignment with E&S leadership.Provide extensive product knowledge and understanding to effectively liaise with partners in other functional areas, including Risk Control, Claims, Legal, Regulatory & Compliance, and Reinsurance.What you’ll bring We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:Required Skills and Abilities:Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience.Extensive experience in E&S Casualty underwriting and robust understanding of insurance principles and regulations.Outstanding existing marketing relationships wwith experience in production underwriting role. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain outstanding insured and broker contacts.Possess in-depth underwriting expertise across general classes and is able to manage high volume portfolio.Demonstrated ability to train, mentor and develop junior underwriters.Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to perform accurate mathematical calculations. Outstanding collaborative skills in a fast-paced team-centric environment.Excellent interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal communication skills.The ability to demonstrate critical thinking, decision making, and problem-solving skills. Outstanding Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration and presentation skills.The ability to travel a minimum of 20% of the time is anticipated.Who we areAXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.Learn more at axaxl.comWhat we offer InclusionAXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index Signatory to the UK Women in Finance CharterLearn more at Inclusion & Diversity at AXA XL | AXA XL. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Total RewardsAXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.SustainabilityAt AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations. Our Pillars:Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving. For more information, please see Sustainability at AXA XL.Applicants for this role must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. The U.S. base salary range for this position is USD 132,200 – 257,100. Actual pay will be determined based upon the individual’s skills, experience and location. We strive for market alignment and internal equity with our colleagues’ pay. At AXA XL, we know how important physical, mental, and financial health are to our employees, which is why we are proud to offer benefits such as a competitive retirement savings plan, health and wellness programs, and many other benefits. We also believe in fostering our colleagues' development and offer a wide range of learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills and to position themselves for the next step of their careers. For more details about AXA XL’s benefits offerings, please visit US Benefits at a Glance 2026.