Underwriting Director - Aging Services , East

About CNA

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Responsibilities

• Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:
• Shares leadership responsibility for the Aging Services Retail East Team, with direct oversight of a portion of the team’s underwriters.
• Collaborates with the Aging Services AVP to co-lead the team, ensuring alignment with CNA’s strategic direction and business goals.
• Coaches, mentors, and develops underwriters and contributes to the design and delivery of underwriting training and development programs.
• Drives profitable growth through retail agency and broker distribution partners and key relationship management across the East region.
• Participates in the development and execution of underwriting policy, marketing initiatives, and business strategy.
• Develops and implements operating plans to enhance business performance and meet strategic objectives.
• Executes portfolio management strategies to achieve growth and profitability targets.
• Represents the Aging Services Retail team at industry conferences and events and remains current on regulatory, market, and competitive trends affecting the East region.
• Collaborates with senior management on complex underwriting risks, applying advanced analysis to assess risk acceptability.
• Determines appropriate pricing for complex risks based on financial and competitive analysis and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Acts as a change agent for the Aging Services Retail team and the CNA enterprise, supporting the adoption of new technologies and strategic initiatives.
• Exemplifies excellence in underwriting, leadership, distribution, documentation, and team development.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Ability to effectively lead, coach, and develop an underwriting group.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of CNA's internal and external business partners.
• Senior-level technical and business management acumen, underwriting skill, and knowledge of insurance and underwriting principles, practices, and procedures.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and teams.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous situations and issues.
• Creativity in resolving unique and challenging business problems.
• Ability to achieve results by taking a proactive, long-term view of business goals and objectives.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software.
• MBA or its equivalent in experience.
• Typically a minimum of ten years of underwriting experience with a proven track record of results.

Preferred

• Professional designations preferred.

Pay

I n certain jurisdictions, CNA is legally required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role.

In District of Columbia , California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois , Maryland , Massachusetts, New York and Washington, the national base pay range for this job level is $97,000 to $189,000 annually.

Salary determinations are based on various factors, including but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location.

Benefits

• CNA offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help our employees – and their family members – achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals.
• For a detailed look at CNA’s benefits, please visit cnabenefits.com .

Reporting Relationship

AVP, Underwriting or above

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Ability to effectively lead, coach, and develop an underwriting group.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of CNA's internal and external business partners.
• Senior-level technical and business management acumen, underwriting skill, and knowledge of insurance and underwriting principles, practices, and procedures.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and teams.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous situations and issues.
• Creativity in resolving unique and challenging business problems.
• Ability to achieve results by taking a proactive, long-term view of business goals and objectives.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software.

Education & Experience

• MBA or its equivalent in experience.
• Professional designations preferred.
• Typically a minimum of ten years of underwriting experience with a proven track record of results.

Hiring process

• CNA utilizes AI-enabled technology during the recruiting process.
• For more information, please visit our careers page .
• CNA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the recruitment process.
• To request an accommodation, please contact [email protected]