Executive Underwriter, Excess Non-Construction Casualty

Executive Underwriter, Excess Non-Construction Casualty About HDI Global Insurance Company HDI Global Insurance Company is a commercial property and casualty insurer headquartered in Chicago, IL. As a wholly owned subsidiary of HDI Global SE, we manage the industrial lines division of the Talanx Group. With an international network spanning over 150 countries, we deliver sophisticated domestic and global insurance solutions to U.S.-based multinational and middle-market companies across a wide range of industries. With Xcelerate29, HDI is shaping its future by becoming a Trusted Global Player , achieving Next-level Excellence , and building a Forward-thinking Organisation . This direction helps HDI Global lead the profitable growth game as a globally connected business, raise the bar every day through stronger underwriting, claims, and investment performance, and win tomorrow by starting today with a lean, fast, resilient, and future-ready organisation. Together, these priorities support profitable growth, sustainable profitability, global consistency, digital transformation, AI acceleration, smart cost leadership, and stronger collaboration across teams and markets. They also reflect our focus on being a workplace of choice by building a future-ready workforce where people learn, grow, adapt to technology change, and contribute to long-term success. HDI is seeking an Executive Underwriter, Excess Non-Construction Casualty to drive profitable growth and portfolio performance within our U.S. Excess Casualty business. This senior-level role will focus on underwriting complex excess liability risks across a broad range of non-construction industries while serving as a referral authority and market leader within the organization. The successful candidate will partner with wholesale and retail brokers to develop tailored casualty solutions for large and middle-market accounts while maintaining disciplined underwriting standards and strong portfolio profitability. This description aligns with internal Excess Casualty role summaries and career framework language. The position may be remote or based in our Chicago office. Key Responsibilities: Lead underwriting strategy and execution for a significant Excess Non-Construction Casualty portfolio, including Excess Liability, Umbrella Liability, and layered casualty programs. Underwrite highly complex, large-account, and severity-driven risks across manufacturing, distribution, transportation, hospitality, healthcare, life sciences, real estate, energy, and other non-construction sectors. Evaluate and structure casualty programs utilizing advanced pricing methodologies, attachment point analysis, limit deployment strategies, and manuscript coverage enhancements. Analyze loss experience, exposure data, contractual risk transfer, indemnification provisions, and emerging casualty trends to ensure disciplined underwriting and pricing adequacy. Serve as senior referral authority for complex risks and provide technical guidance and mentorship to underwriting team members. Drive portfolio profitability through active monitoring of loss trends, social inflation impacts, nuclear verdict exposure, aggregation risks, and capital deployment strategies. Lead broker negotiations on large and strategic accounts to secure profitable growth while strengthening long-term market relationships. Partner closely with claims, actuarial, legal, risk engineering, and multinational underwriting teams to deliver integrated casualty solutions and proactively manage large loss exposures. Contribute to underwriting governance, peer reviews, audits, and committee participation; influence underwriting guidelines and appetite development. Represent HDI as a senior market-facing casualty expert in broker meetings, industry events, and strategic client engagements. Identify market opportunities, emerging industry trends, and areas for strategic expansion within the Excess Non-Construction Casualty space. Develop and execute business plans that support profitable growth objectives while maintaining portfolio balance and underwriting discipline. Qualifications and Experience: Bachelor's degree required; professional designations (CPCU, ARM, ARe, RPLU, or equivalent) strongly preferred. 8-12+ years of experience in commercial casualty underwriting, including significant experience underwriting Excess Casualty and Umbrella Liability business. Demonstrated expertise underwriting complex, severity-driven casualty risks across diverse non-construction industries. Advanced understanding of attachment point analysis, excess liability structures, social inflation trends, contractual risk transfer, and evolving legal and regulatory dynamics. Proven ability to independently evaluate complex risks, exercise sound underwriting judgment, and make balanced risk-reward decisions aligned with portfolio strategy. Experience serving as referral authority or mentoring junior underwriters preferred. Strong analytical capability reviewing loss runs, exposure data, actuarial indications, pricing models, and portfolio performance metrics. Proven success developing profitable broker relationships within wholesale and retail distribution channels. Excellent communication, negotiation, and executive-level relationship management skills. Aptitude for underwriting systems, pricing tools, and portfolio analytics platforms. Willingness to travel for broker and client meetings as needed (approximately 10%-20%). Compensation and Benefits: Base salary range for this position is $170,000-$210,000 plus eligibility for a performance-based annual bonus. Actual compensation will be based on experience, education, and geographic location. We offer a competitive benefits package, including: 401(k) with company match, Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Medical, Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), Telemedicine, Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Dental, Vision, Accident & Critical Illness Insurance, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care FSA, Group and Voluntary Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Transit and Parking benefits. Additional Information: HDI Global Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Recruitment Agencies: All resumes submitted without prior HR authorization will be considered unsolicited. HDI Global Insurance Company participates in E-Verify. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen. Testing will be conducted in compliance with applicable state and local laws.