Liberty Mutual Insurance · 11 hours ago
Senior Underwriting Officer, Risk Management
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$96K/yr - $292K/yr
10+ years expLiberty Mutual Insurance is seeking a Senior Underwriting Officer in Risk Management to join their Major Accounts team. The role focuses on delivering Primary and Excess Casualty programs for large and complex commercial risks, providing expert underwriting assistance, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance underwriting processes.
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Responsibilities
Provides expert technical underwriting assistance and formal referral approval for multiple lines of business (auto, general liability, workers' compensation, ART) in Majors Risk Management. Interacts independently with field underwriters and directly with UW managers on all mandatory referral cases and voluntary consultation items
Ensures continuity and alignment between Primary and Excess Casualty placements
Supports Executive Underwriting Officer on transactions and serves as trusted advisor in the areas of exposure, coverage analysis, and key pricing/financial elements within their authority
Monitors frameworks for underwriting decisions (e.g., referrals, technical reviews) and recommends improvements, as needed
Evaluates portfolio performance regularly in Majors Risk Management, working with Underwriting Leaders to identify drivers of performance, risks, and opportunities
Drives UW technical excellence across Majors Risk Management, working with Underwriting Leaders to identify and resolve issues
Works with Underwriting Leaders to identify product and services enhancements, underwriter capability development opportunities (e.g., skills, tools), and elevates to Executive Underwriting Officer and Majors Chief Underwriting Officer
Models effective collaboration within/across teams, stakeholders and partners (e.g., UW Support, Claims, Actuarial, NA Product Teams)
Qualification
Required
Must be a skilled collaborator who is willing to assess all sides of an issue, bring in others with expertise, and independently execute and advance the collaboration model
Other professional skills required include superior communication skills (written, verbal, presentation, listening); approachability; tact; coaching/development; analyzing and problem solving; relationship and service driven; clear solutions orientation and commitment to achieving segment operational and financial objectives; negotiation skills; and demonstrated ability to consistently and positively influence others both internally and externally (brokers/customers) as required
Bachelor`s degree, 10 or more years of relevant experience that includes underwriting, claims, reinsurance, coaching/developing others, working with brokers/agents and currency with market trends and developments
Preferred
Expert-level knowledge of all aspects of coverage forms, exclusions, and exposure
Experience and working knowledge of Alternative Risk Transfer solutions
Advanced knowledge of and experience operating within several different industry segments experience with and knowledge of Risk Management programs key; insurance operations; claims, finance and actuarial concepts; regulatory environment; loss control/risk engineering; reinsurance; account management; product development; and industry trends
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits
Workplace flexibility
Professional development opportunities
Opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups
Company
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Liberty Mutual Insurance provides a broad range of insurance products and services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$886.84M2025-09-17Debt Financing· $886.84M
Leadership Team
Julie Haase
EVP and Chief Financial Officer, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Joann Gomez
Division Vice President, Risk Management - West Zone
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