North America Casualty Treaty Reinsurance Underwriter

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.

At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any basis prohibited by the laws that govern its operations.

Reporting to the Head of North America General Casualty and Workers Compensation, AXIS Re, the successful candidate will underwrite and manage a portfolio of North American General Casualty and Workers Compensation Treaty Reinsurance business. The role will contribute to Business Unit profit goals, portfolio strategy, client and broker engagement, and disciplined cycle management across General Liability, Workers Compensation, Commercial Auto Liability, Umbrella/Excess Liability, and other casualty classes within the team's appetite.

• · Originate, analyze, price, structure, negotiate, and underwrite North America general casualty and workers compensation treaty business in accordance with underwriting guidelines, portfolio appetite, allocated authority, and established best practices.
• · Manage assigned renewals and new-business opportunities across proportional and non-proportional treaty structures, including quota share, surplus share, working excess, and catastrophe or clash protections, as applicable.
• · Assess cedent strategy, management, underwriting controls, distribution, claims practices, reserving, rate adequacy, exposure trends, and historical performance to develop a clear underwriting view.
• · Partner with actuarial, claims, contract wording, finance, and legal colleagues to evaluate treaty economics, key assumptions, terms and conditions, and potential volatility.
• · Build and maintain strong relationships with reinsurance intermediaries and cedent clients to support profitable business origination, retention, and long-term strategic partnerships.
• · Contribute to casualty strategy and portfolio management, including appetite, guidelines, aggregate and limit management, concentration monitoring, and deployment of capacity.
• · Monitor market conditions and casualty loss drivers, including social inflation, litigation trends, legal and regulatory developments, medical inflation, loss-cost trends, and changes in underlying policy terms.
• · Prepare clear underwriting referrals, portfolio updates, and recommendations for senior leadership and governance forums.
• · Participate in cedent underwriting audits, claims reviews, stewardship meetings, and ongoing monitoring of account performance.
• · Maintain accurate and timely underwriting documentation, pricing records, exposure data, and internal system entries.
• · Travel to service clients, meet brokers, conduct audits, and attend industry conferences and market events.
• · You may also be required to take…