Property Underwriting Manager

Job Description

Property Underwriting Manager, Middle Markets

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JCW Group is partnering with a leading commercial insurer with a national middle market property platform to hire an Underwriting Manager . You’ll run one of four regional property underwriting teams serving retail middle market clients and report directly to senior leadership.

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This is a chance to build a team and shape the profitability and growth of a regional property book. We’re looking for someone with deep commercial property expertise, sound technical judgment, strong leadership skills, and existing relationships with retail brokers.

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Location

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This is a fully in-office role (five days a week). You can choose to be based in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, or Dallas.

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Key Responsibilities:

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• Lead, coach, and develop a regional team of property underwriters, providing technical guidance and direction
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• Own the profitability and growth of your region’s retail middle market property portfolio
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• Evaluate new business and renewal submissions coming in from retail brokers
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• Act as a trusted subject matter expert for brokers, clients, and internal partners
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Key Qualifications:

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• 8-10+ years of hands-on property underwriting experience, ideally in retail middle market or broader commercial lines
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• A track record of managing or mentoring underwriters, and of building broker and client relationships
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• A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, risk management, insurance, accounting, economics, or a related field (preferred)
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