Captives Underwriting Officer

The Hartford

Underwriting Officer leading The Hartford’s Captives Solutions portfolio, driving underwriting strategy and execution. Collaborating across the enterprise to achieve profitable growth and operational excellence.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeHartford • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $176,000 - $264,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead development and execution of the Captives underwriting strategic plan and operating routines.
Drive underwriting excellence through clear appetite, authority, referral governance, and quality assurance.
Partner with Operations, Finance, Actuarial, Claims, Risk Engineering, Credit Risk, and Reinsurance Accounting partners to improve end-to-end outcomes.
Advance data, dashboarding, and forecasting capabilities to strengthen portfolio decisions and growth execution.
Champion technology modernization and workflow simplification to increase underwriter capacity and scalability.
Build and sustain a talent model that develops loss-sensitive expertise and mitigates key-person and retirement risk.
Own (with Captives business leadership) the operating plan results for the Captives portfolio (rate achievement, retention, new business, and profitability).
Develop execution strategies to deliver plan commitments and monitor trends to proactively address variances in financial results.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or other related graduate degree preferred.
CPCU or other relevant industry designation preferred.
10+ years of Commercial P&C insurance experience with underwriting and/or product leadership background.
Demonstrated experience with loss-sensitive structures and/or alternative risk solutions; Captives experience preferred.
Strong underwriting acumen and technical discipline; ability to guide risk selection, pricing decisions, and referral governance.
Sound financial acumen with experience interpreting performance results and driving an operating plan.
Ability to influence in a matrixed organization and collaborate effectively across underwriting, operations, actuarial, finance, claims, and risk engineering.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to translate insights into action and process improvements.
Superior communication skills (written and verbal) with ability to engage confidently with senior leadership and external partners.
Leadership/management capability with a track record of mentoring, coaching, and developing underwriting talent.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development
Bonuses
Short-term and long-term incentives

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Hard Skills & Tools

underwritingloss-sensitive structuresalternative risk solutionsfinancial acumendata analysisdashboardingforecastingrisk selectionpricing decisionsoperating plan management

Soft Skills

influencecollaborationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunication skillsleadershipmentoringcoachingengagementcapacity building

Certifications

CPCUMBA