Vice President – E&S Brokerage – Excess

Skyward Specialty Insurance

Vice President leading E&S Excess Brokerage at Skyward Specialty Insurance. Overseeing underwriting strategy and team development for a diverse range of commercial risks.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $235,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team of 7 underwriters, reporting directly to the President of E&S Property & Casualty and Inland Marine
Own the underwriting direction, risk appetite, and portfolio composition of the E&S Excess Liability book
Set and enforce underwriting standards, attachment point discipline, coverage structure guidelines, and pricing parameters consistent with the book's profitability objectives
Lead complex and large-account underwriting decisions; serve as the technical authority and escalation point for the team
Maintain clear appetite boundaries — avoid invasive medical, NY Labor Law exposure
Structure layered excess solutions above both occurrence and claims-made underlying policies
Monitor and actively manage loss ratios, combined ratios, and portfolio trends by class and segment; take corrective action when performance deteriorates
Partner with actuarial and finance on pricing adequacy, rate monitoring, and reserving inputs for an excess book
Track submission flow, hit ratios, and renewal retention
Manage premium concentration by class
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 7 excess liability underwriters

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of E&S or specialty casualty/excess liability underwriting experience, with meaningful time in a wholesale/non-admitted environment
Prior leadership experience managing underwriting teams; comfortable operating as both a strategic leader and technical contributor
Demonstrated track record of building or managing a profitable excess liability book across a diverse commercial class mix
Deep knowledge of commercial excess and umbrella underwriting, including attachment point analysis, underlying policy review, and coverage gap identification
Strong command of coverage structure for both occurrence and claims-made underlying policies
Familiarity with ISO and proprietary excess forms across multiple lines
Experience underwriting a diverse class mix including contractors, habitational, amusement, and new ventures
Ability to evaluate underlying carrier quality and program structure for risks with non-standard primary placements
Strong communicator and relationship builder

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and welfare benefits
Tuition and professional certification assistance
401k savings
Elective participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Child bonding leave
Other employee assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

Underwriting StandardsAttachment Point AnalysisLoss Ratio ManagementPortfolio Trend MonitoringPremium Concentration ManagementRisk EvaluationCoverage Gap IdentificationRate MonitoringSubmission Flow TrackingTechnical Authority

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationRelationship BuildingMentoring