Vice President – Excess Casualty, Preferred Select

Hamilton Company

Vice President managing Excess Casualty underwriting at Hamilton Insurance Group, leading team and developing market strategies. Focused on niche risks and profitable growth.

Posted 6/14/2026full-timeRichmond • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the launch of Hamilton Excess Casualty Preferred Select expansion, including development and ongoing maintenance of underwriting guidelines, rating, coverage forms and endorsements, and submission/application requirements
Responsible for the overall portfolio management, performance and underwriting profitability of the portfolio
Demonstrate strong cycle management in shaping and directing of the portfolio
Attract, develop, coach, mentor, retain world class underwriting talent
Represent Hamilton Select in the marketplace and actively support broker engagement and distribution strategy for Excess Casualty
Partner with the Technology team to enhance quote/bind workflows, data capture, and analytics to improve ease of doing business and support profitable growth
Drive the general use of technology to produce superior profit and establish an ease-of-doing business reputation with our appointed trading partners
Establish and monitor key performance metrics to ensure strong underwriting and operating effectiveness
Collaborate with internal partners to implement scalable processes and controls that maximize efficiency and underwriting quality
Maintain underwriting standards and discipline to deliver profitable results
Support placement of targeted reinsurance in support of the Excess Casualty division
Develop and maintain senior-level broker relationships to drive sustainable growth
Ensure team compliance with underwriting authorities and applicable state rules and regulations
Negotiate coverage terms, pricing, and conditions using sound judgment and critical thinking

Requirements

What you’ll need

An established underwriter or manager with eight or more years underwriting experience handling Excess Casualty lines
Strong technical knowledge of Excess Casualty exposures and coverage, with the ability to develop talent and mentor the team as the book grows
Understands and is comfortable developing and leading a strategy focused on smaller, niche risks while scaling into lower middle market opportunities
Proven track record of generating new leads, applying sound judgment across a broad range of opportunities, and building a substantial portfolio from a small base
Ability to leverage existing relationships and develop new broker partnerships
Appreciation of both the subjective and objective aspects to underwriting risk and a willingness to justify decision-making processes at the highest levels in the organization
A broad understanding of market trends and nuances
Proven ability to generate an underwriting profit
Integrity in all internal and external relationships
A shared focus on expense management and managing the overall business operations to maximize shareholder returns
Uses data and facts to inform decisions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working
Matching 401K plan
Medical, dental, vision, life, disability
Generous time off (including parental leave)
Continued support for professional development
Gym subsidy
My day (additional days leave for personal interests/wellness/charity work)

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Hard Skills & Tools

underwriting guidelinesratingcoverage formsendorsementssubmission/application requirementsportfolio managementperformance metricsreinsurance placementdata captureanalytics

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingmentoringrelationship buildingcritical thinkingjudgmentintegrityexpense managementcollaborationcommunication