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We invent the new to help the world move forward. Combining powerful analytics and deeper insights with bigger ideas and innovative solutions, we free up our clients’ potential, thereby fulfilling our own. Take it seriously. Make it fun. Know it matters.
Our Wholesale Solutions team at AXA XL poised growth in the dynamic world of Excess and Surplus lines. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative team that has been unlocking the future since 1978, creating teams that excel at innovation, expanding geographically, building new products, and serving our wholesale partners with excellence.
AXA XL's Excess and Surplus business unit offers Umbrella and Excess Liability coverage to North American based Insureds. Underwriting teams are based in the United States, Canada, Bermuda and Dublin. Coverage is written on an occurrence, claims-made or occurrence reported basis. Our broad range of appetite includes clients in manufacturing, retail, construction, energy, rail, and many more.
What you’ll be doing
- Developing and managing a team of underwriters to win new business and retain existing customers.
- Supporting the successful execution of region’s strategic plan with a focus on assigned Territory.
- Oversee referrals and the health of the portfolio by monitoring losses, retention and pipeline management
- Handling an existing portfolio of E&S Casualty business, meeting growth goals and ensuring profitability for the region.
- Evaluating appropriate risk premium by considering the risk costs inherent to the E&S Casualty Sector, as well as the underwriting and general administration costs to ensure profitability.
- Initiate opportunities for cross-selling.
- Control timely implementation of New and Renewal accounts according to quality standards (including policy- and invoice issuance).
- Monitor premium collection according to standards and take actions.
- Advice, assist and service clients on insurance and risk management matters to ensure clients satisfaction and respond to client and AXA XL queries in a timely manner.
- Ensure timely implementation of Policy endorsements and ensure proper hand-over for implementation.
- The underwriting manager will have responsibility for the development of skills, knowledge and competencies of less experienced colleagues.
- Creating visibility in the assigned territory by communicating underwritten appetite and also generating new opportunities such as by building and maintaining outstanding broker relationships.
- Travel Requirements would be estimated to be 20%.
You will report to the Head of E&S Casualty, West.
What you will BRING
We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Extensive amount of E&S General Liability and/or Excess Underwriting Experience.
- Extensive Underwriting and / or equivalent Broker experience with thorough knowledge of underwriting, rating methodologies, forms and business processes.
- Previous underwriting management experience is preferred.
- Outstanding existing marketing relationships within their assigned territory with experience in production underwriting role.
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred; professional designations CPCU, ARM a plus.
- Possess in-depth underwriting expertise across general classes and is able to manage high volume portfolio.
- Self-starter who is organized and able to work self-supported as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced team-centric environment.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain outstanding insured and broker contacts.
- The ability to demonstrate critical thinking, decision making, and problem-solving skills.
- Outstanding Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration and presentation skills and willingness to mentor others.
Who WE are
How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.
With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.
Learn more at axaxl.com
What we OFFER
- Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
- Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
- Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
- Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
- Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
Learn more at Inclusion & Diversity at AXA XL | AXA XL. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Total Rewards
We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.
Sustainability
Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.- Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
- Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
- AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.
Applicants for this role must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
We invent the new to help the world move forward. Combining powerful analytics and deeper insights with bigger ideas and innovative solutions, we free up our clients’ potential, thereby fulfilling our own. Take it seriously. Make it fun. Know it matters.
Our Wholesale Solutions team at AXA XL poised growth in the dynamic world of Excess and Surplus lines. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative team that has been unlocking the future since 1978, creating teams that excel at innovation, expanding geographically, building new products, and serving our wholesale partners with excellence.
AXA XL's Excess and Surplus business unit offers Umbrella and Excess Liability coverage to North American based Insureds. Underwriting teams are based in the United States, Canada, Bermuda and Dublin. Coverage is written on an occurrence, claims-made or occurrence reported basis. Our broad range of appetite includes clients in manufacturing, retail, construction, energy, rail, and many more.
What you’ll be doing
- Developing and managing a team of underwriters to win new business and retain existing customers.
- Supporting the successful execution of region’s strategic plan with a focus on assigned Territory.
- Oversee referrals and the health of the portfolio by monitoring losses, retention and pipeline management
- Handling an existing portfolio of E&S Casualty business, meeting growth goals and ensuring profitability for the region.
- Evaluating appropriate risk premium by considering the risk costs inherent to the E&S Casualty Sector, as well as the underwriting and general administration costs to ensure profitability.
- Initiate opportunities for cross-selling.
- Control timely implementation of New and Renewal accounts according to quality standards (including policy- and invoice issuance).
- Monitor premium collection according to standards and take actions.
- Advice, assist and service clients on insurance and risk management matters to ensure clients satisfaction and respond to client and AXA XL queries in a timely manner.
- Ensure timely implementation of Policy endorsements and ensure proper hand-over for implementation.
- The underwriting manager will have responsibility for the development of skills, knowledge and competencies of less experienced colleagues.
- Creating visibility in the assigned territory by communicating underwritten appetite and also generating new opportunities such as by building and maintaining outstanding broker relationships.
- Travel Requirements would be estimated to be 20%.
You will report to the Head of E&S Casualty, West.
What you will BRING
We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Extensive amount of E&S General Liability and/or Excess Underwriting Experience.
- Extensive Underwriting and / or equivalent Broker experience with thorough knowledge of underwriting, rating methodologies, forms and business processes.
- Previous underwriting management experience is preferred.
- Outstanding existing marketing relationships within their assigned territory with experience in production underwriting role.
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred; professional designations CPCU, ARM a plus.
- Possess in-depth underwriting expertise across general classes and is able to manage high volume portfolio.
- Self-starter who is organized and able to work self-supported as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced team-centric environment.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain outstanding insured and broker contacts.
- The ability to demonstrate critical thinking, decision making, and problem-solving skills.
- Outstanding Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration and presentation skills and willingness to mentor others.
Who WE are
How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.
With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.
Learn more at axaxl.com
What we OFFER
- Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
- Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
- Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
- Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
- Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
Learn more at Inclusion & Diversity at AXA XL | AXA XL. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Total Rewards
We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.
Sustainability
Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.- Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
- Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
- AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.
Applicants for this role must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Insurance22
- Banking & Financial Services2
- Construction & Real Estate1
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in underwriting manager jobs.
- 5 or more years of underwriting experience with demonstrated management or team lead responsibility
- Deep knowledge of underwriting guidelines, risk assessment, and pricing within a specific line of business
- Experience managing a team of underwriters and conducting performance reviews
- Strong proficiency with underwriting platforms such as Guidewire, Duck Creek, or proprietary carrier systems
- CPCU, AU, or CU designation preferred or required depending on the role and carrier
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, risk management, or a related field
Tips for Your Underwriting Manager Job Search
Quantify your book and loss ratios
Your resume should show the size of the book you managed, your team's combined ratio trends, and any loss ratio improvements you drove. Hiring managers in underwriting care about outcomes on paper, not just responsibilities listed.
Tailor your resume to the line of business
A commercial lines resume reads differently than one for personal lines or surplus. Rewrite your summary and bullet points to match the specific line of business in each posting, using the same terminology the job listing uses.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists underwriting manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target carriers by appetite and growth stage
Identify whether a carrier is expanding into new markets or tightening appetite before you apply. Mentioning that alignment in your cover letter signals you understand the business, not just the function, and separates you from generic applicants.
Prepare technical case studies for interviews
Most underwriting manager interviews include a scenario where you evaluate a risk or defend a pricing decision. Practice walking through a real account you declined or restructured, including the data you used and how you communicated the decision to the agent or broker.
Negotiate authority level alongside compensation
When you receive an offer, ask specifically about underwriting authority limits and escalation thresholds. A lower base at a company that grants broader authority can accelerate your career more than a higher salary with tight restrictions.
Underwriting Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most underwriting managers?
The companies hiring the most underwriting managers right now include First National Bank, MEM, and Bitco Insurance Companies, with the largest share of openings in Georgia, California, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Both national carriers and regional insurers are actively hiring across commercial, personal, and specialty lines.
How many underwriting manager jobs are remote?
About 64% of underwriting manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, with fully on-site roles more common at smaller regional carriers and mutual companies. Roles focused on specialty lines, excess and surplus, and reinsurance tend to offer the most location flexibility, while high-volume personal lines operations more often require an in-office presence.
How do you become an underwriting manager?
Most underwriting managers start as individual contributor underwriters, build deep expertise in a specific line of business, and move into a senior underwriter role before being considered for management. Getting a professional designation like the CPCU or AU strengthens your candidacy significantly. Volunteering to mentor junior underwriters or lead a small project team signals readiness before a formal management title opens up.
Can you get hired as an underwriting manager with little management experience?
Carriers will sometimes hire a strong senior underwriter into a manager role if that person has informally led others, handled complex or large accounts, and has a respected reputation with agents or brokers. Framing any mentorship, training, or workflow ownership on your resume as leadership experience, and being honest that you're stepping up, works better than overstating direct reports you never had.
What does the underwriting manager interview process look like?
A typical underwriting manager interview runs two to four rounds. The first is usually a recruiter screen focused on your background and line of business experience. The second involves a hiring manager or regional VP who will ask technical questions about risk appetite, team management, and how you handle disagreements with producers. A final round often includes a case study or panel with underwriting and HR leadership.
Where can I find and apply to underwriting manager jobs?
You can find and apply to underwriting manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from carriers, MGAs, and specialty insurers across the United States. Find roles that match your line of business and experience level, then apply directly to each listing without going through a third-party recruiter or waiting for outreach.
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