Liberty Mutual Insurance · 21 hours ago
Central Division Vice President - Middle Market Underwriting
US-IL-Naperville
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$124K/yr - $380K/yr
10+ years expLiberty Mutual Insurance is seeking a Central Division Vice President to manage a team of Underwriting Managers and oversee underwriting strategy. This role involves significant budget management, maintaining external relationships, and driving a culture of underwriting excellence across the portfolio.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance
Responsibilities
Drives a culture of underwriting excellence across entire portfolio
Holds a significant level of underwriting authority and acts as a point of escalation - and possibly referral - on particularly tricky or novel decisions
Dedicates significant time to maintaining a significant external profile (e.g., undertaking speaking engagements on behalf of Liberty), and becoming a "known commodity" in the market
Maintains excellent relationships with external brokers/agents, partners and stakeholders
Upholds, exemplifies and helps shape Liberty`s value proposition across the business and market. Drives change initiatives within the department
Accountable, ultimately, for the performance of multiple portfolios of business within a sub-segment underwritten by multiple teams
Specific technical oversight responsibilities (e.g., related to planning, portfolio management, marketing, product development etc.) will differ in different parts of GRS
May continue underwriting specific policies and delivering the work of an Underwriter
Qualification
Required
Degree in Business or equivalent typically required
A minimum of 10 years progressive underwriting experience expected, including a minimum of 4 years of proven underwriting management experience, preferred
Proven analytical ability to evaluate high impact underwriting risks within scope of responsibility
Demonstrated expert-level ability to communicate complex analyses and information
Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills in dealing with internal and external partners required
Must possess the following skills, abilities and attributes: strong leadership skills, development of people, strategic thinking, sustained effective portfolio management and profitable growth, communications skills, decision-making skills, results-oriented, industrious, innovative, problem-solving skills, coaching and mentoring skills, and negotiating skills
Preferred
CPCU or professional insurance designation preferred
Benefits
Flexible Time Off Annual Accrual - days: 25
Company
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Liberty Mutual Insurance provides a broad range of insurance products and services.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Liberty Mutual Insurance has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (7)
2024 (14)
2023 (5)
2022 (8)
2021 (12)
2020 (5)
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
Recent News
2026-01-14
Beinsure - Insurance, Reinsurance, InsurTech Insights
2026-01-14
Beinsure - Insurance, Reinsurance, InsurTech Insights
2026-01-14
Company data provided by crunchbase