VP, Regional Underwriting Manager Midwest; Core Middle Market

You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential. CNA is looking for a strategic and experienced underwriting leader to lead and grow our Core Middle Market business in the Midwest region.

As the Regional Underwriting Manager, you will develop underwriting talent, drive underwriting excellence, strengthening portfolio performance across multiple products, and deliver sustainable, profitable growth across the region. This highly visible leadership role offers the opportunity to shape business strategy, build trusted partnerships, and make a meaningful impact within an organization that values leadership, accountability, and long-term success.

Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:
The VP, Regional Underwriting Manager has full accountability and ownership for underwriting and for achieving production and profitability goals for an assigned region and aligns with top distribution firms to promote profitable growth opportunities. This position works within their delegated underwriting authority and guidelines to drive underwriting, operational and transactional excellence throughout the underwriting chain and across their region. Delegates authority to subordinate underwriters and partners with the enterprise Property and Casualty groups to govern referral thresholds, underwriting authority and establish clear paths of accountability and ownership throughout their respective hierarchy.

This role will partner with the SVP and VP level sales and production leaders within their territory to maximize profitable growth opportunities with agents & brokers. Leads, directs and has full management accountability for staff in area of responsibility with an emphasis on talent management, succession planning and skill development in accordance with strategic direction. This leader will have direct ownership of all aspects of underwriter performance and accountability to promote a high performing culture into their respective regions.

Drives implementation of strategic and operational objectives with significant impact on the short-term success of multiple products within a geographic region. Analyzes underwriting performance based on quarterly regional evaluations of profit, production, rate, retention, agency performance and cross-sell opportunities. Provides results to members of the management team and develops plans to resolve issues. May perform additional duties as assigned. Reporting Relationship Typically SVP or above.