Corporate Casualty Underwriting Director - North American Specialty Underwriting Team (Hybrid)

Job Description

Job Description

Our employees are at the heart of what we do: helping people, businesses and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times. When you join our team, you are bringing this purpose to life alongside a passionate community.

Feel empowered to learn and grow while being valued for who you are. At Intact, we commit to supporting you in reaching your goals with tools, opportunities, and flexibility. It’s our promise to you. 

Who we are

At Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, we are experts at what we do in protecting what makes businesses unique. Our deep understanding of the specialty insurance market is the foundation for our customized solutions, backed by targeted risk control and claims services. Our employees are passionate about providing insurance coverage that’s aligned to our targeted customer groups.

Intact’s Global Specialty Lines business spans across more than 20 verticals in four distinct markets: U.S., Canada, UK and Europe. The following opportunity is for our U.S. team.

The opportunity

We currently have an opportunity for a Corporate Casualty Underwriting Director to join our Corporate North American Specialty Underwriting team based in our Plymouth, MN; New York City, NY; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Atlanta, GA offices on a hybrid schedule. The Corporate Casualty Underwriting Director provides corporate underwriting leadership, governance, and portfolio oversight for Casualty business, with emphasis on General Casualty (Commercial General Liability, Umbrella/Excess, Auto, and Workers Compensation), Construction Casualty, and Excess & Surplus (E&S) Casualty. Leads the development and execution of underwriting strategies that support profitable growth, portfolio performance, underwriting discipline, and effective risk management across primary and excess casualty business. Partners with business leaders and key stakeholders to ensure consistent underwriting standards, pricing adequacy, governance, and risk selection while serving as a technical authority on complex casualty exposures. Supports underwriting operations across the U.S. and collaborates with stakeholders in Canada, the UK, and Europe on U.S. written risks. Some of the Corporate Casualty Underwriting Director duties include but are not limited to:

• Leads casualty underwriting strategy, governance, and portfolio management to achieve profitability, growth, and risk appetite objectives.
• Oversees portfolio performance across Construction Casualty, E&S Casualty, Auto, Commercial General Liability, Umbrella, and Workers Compensation, including rate adequacy, attachment points, limits deployment, aggregation management, and severity trends.
• Partners with segment leaders to establish and maintain underwriting guidelines, referral standards, authority frameworks, and exception governance.
• Provides technical direction on complex casualty risks, coverage structures, and emerging exposures, including construction, and excess liability.
• Collaborates with Actuarial, Product, Reinsurance, Claims, Legal, Compliance, and Global Risk Management to support pricing, product development, portfolio analytics, and underwriting effectiveness.
• Monitors industry, legal, regulatory, and market developments and recommends underwriting actions to address emerging risks and opportunities.
• Directs underwriting governance activities including audits, quality reviews, referral management, and compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Promotes consistency in underwriting practices through collaboration with domestic and international underwriting partners.
• Leads, develops, and mentors corporate underwriting team while communicating strategic priorities and performance expectations.

The expertise you bring

• Bachelor's degree required.
• CPCU, ARM, MBA, JD, or other relevant professional designations preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of casualty underwriting experience, including significant experience in General Casualty, Construction Casualty and/or E&S Casualty.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing and developing underwriting professionals. Strong knowledge of casualty coverage, pricing, portfolio management, and broker distribution.

Our salary ranges are determined by many factors including location, role, experience and skillset of the candidate. The following ranges displayed reflect the target base salary for new hires; however, your recruiter will provide more specific compensation details during the hiring process. The typical base salary range for this position is: $275,000 - $323,000, based on the factors aforementioned. In addition to base salary, full time Intact employees are also eligible for bonus potential and a full range of benefits to include but not limited to:

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance with no waiting period
• Competitive paid time off programs
• 401(k) savings and annual contributions of up to 12% of annual salary
• Mental health support programs, life and disability insurance, paid parental leave and a variety of additional voluntary benefits

This position will remain posted until a final candidate is selected. Once the role is filled, this job posting will be removed.

Why choose Intact

We live our Values: We are committed to acting with the highest of ethical standards through our five core values: integrity, respect, customer driven, excellence and social responsibility.

Our commitment to Diversity: Founded in our values, we see diversity as a strength and aspire to create an environment where everyone can be themselves, grow and succeed. Together, we will stand up for what’s right to build an inclusive society.

Manage your Time: What you accomplish matters more than hours in the office. We are committed to creating a positive and supportive environment in which you perform your best. Our Time-Off and Flexible Work Arrangement options help foster a healthy work-life balance. 

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Our promise to you

Our Values are foundational to our success at Intact. You’ll make a difference every day when you live our Values, do your best work, are open to change, and invest in yourself.

In return, we promise you support, opportunities, and performance-led financial rewards in a flexible work environment where you can:

• Shape the future: Help us lead an insurance transformation to better protect people, businesses, and society.
• Win as a team: Collaborate with inspiring people to do your best work every day and together, stand up for what is right.
• Grow with us: Refresh and reinvent your skills, learn from our diverse teams, lift others up, and grow.

About Intact

At Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions we are experts at what we do. Our deep understanding of the specialty insurance market is the foundation for our customized solutions, backed by targeted risk control and claims services. Our employees are passionate about providing insurance coverage that’s aligned to our targeted customer groups. Today, we help protect over a dozen industries with tailored coverages and services.

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