Fortegra · 1 week ago
Director, Ceded Reinsurance (Facultative)
Jacksonville, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expFortegra is seeking a seasoned facultative reinsurance professional ready to transition to the buyer side and play a strategic role in shaping a sophisticated, multi-line reinsurance portfolio. This role involves structuring, negotiating, and managing facultative placements, focusing on portfolio construction and risk optimization.
Insurance
Responsibilities
Lead facultative reinsurance placements across multiple specialty lines (property, casualty, specialty programs)
Design and execute placement strategies aligned with risk appetite, portfolio objectives, and capital considerations
Evaluate when to deploy facultative solutions versus treaty, quota share, or alternative structures
Negotiate terms, pricing, and structure directly with global reinsurers
Partner closely with underwriting, actuarial, and catastrophe modeling teams to assess risk, structure coverage, and optimize net retention
Review submissions and underwriting data with a buyer’s lens—focusing on risk quality, volatility, and portfolio impact
Support portfolio optimization initiatives and efficient-frontier style analysis of reinsurance solutions
Leverage existing broker-side relationships to engage reinsurers effectively and credibly
Manage ongoing reinsurer relationships, performance reviews, and strategic dialogues
Work collaboratively with external brokers while maintaining clear ownership of buyer-side objectives
Support internal approval processes, documentation, and ongoing contract management
Ensure placements align with internal underwriting guidelines, risk tolerances, and regulatory requirements
Contribute to continuous improvement of reinsurance processes, analytics, and reporting
Qualification
Required
At least 10 years of experience in facultative reinsurance, ideally from a broking background
Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Finance, Actuarial Science, or related field
Strong technical understanding of facultative structures, wordings, pricing dynamics, and market appetite
Experience placing complex or specialty risks across multiple reinsurers
Ready to transition from broker to strategic buyer—thinking in terms of portfolio outcomes, not just deal execution
Commercially savvy, with strong negotiation skills and credibility with senior reinsurers
Analytical and comfortable engaging with actuarial, modeling, and capital concepts (you don't need to be an actuary—but you need to speak the language)
Self-directed, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment
Preferred
ARe, CPCU, ARM, or similar designation a plus
Benefits
Full benefit package including medical
Dental
Life
Vision
Company paid short/long term disability
401(k)
Tuition assistance
And more.
Company
Fortegra
For more than 45 years, Fortegra and its subsidiaries have delivered risk management solutions that help people and businesses succeed in the face of uncertainty.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Rick Kahlbaugh
CEO
Edward Peña
Chief Financial Officer
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