Financial Institutions - Senior UW Specialist Specialty; Remote​/Hybrid

At The Hanover, we are committed to delivering specialized expertise, building enduring partnerships, and helping our customers navigate an increasingly complex risk landscape. We are seeking a seasoned Senior Underwriting Specialist to join our Professional Liability team, supporting our Asset Management practice within Financial Institutions
.

This highly visible, market-facing role is designed for an underwriting professional with demonstrated experience
underwriting Asset Managers, including RIAs, private fund managers, and other investment management firms and a proven ability to cultivate strong agency and broker relationships. The successful candidate will leverage deep technical expertise to drive profitable growth, deliver exceptional service, and strengthen The Hanover's position as a trusted specialty insurance partner.

This position may be based anywhere in the United States and offers remote or hybrid work flexibility
. The role requires regular travel throughout the assigned territory to strengthen agency partnerships, support business development initiatives, and engage in key business meetings and industry events.

Driven by our CARE Values
, The Hanover is a place where talented people thrive. We cultivate an inclusive culture that empowers employees to lead with purpose, grow with confidence, and create meaningful impact as we build the future together.

THIS IS A FULL-TIME, EXEMPT ROLE.

Reporting to the Leader of the Financial Institutions practice, this individual will be responsible for supporting Financial Institutions needs of various Lines of Business across The Hanover’s diverse offerings.

Responsible for identifying, soliciting, underwriting, and selling new and renewal Specialty accounts that drive profitable growth and align with Industry Segments, appetite and mix goals. Apply advanced technical, sales and analytical skills to provide insurance solutions that help Hanover’s customers manage risk. Demonstrates a thorough understanding of Hanover’s strategies and appetites and will use internal and external data to make appropriate individual and portfolio risk decisions.

Operates within a broad Letter of Authority for all underwriting decisions and with limited direction while managing an assigned book of business, generally with high technical complexity and coordination.

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of business strategy (segments, general; coverage differentials; partner/non partner, etc.).
• Knows and applies advanced underwriting concepts including risk selection, exposure and hazard identification and control, coverage implications, and loss analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of pricing components and rating methodology and correlates pricing to exposure, financial and competitive analysis.
• Adheres to CAT guidelines and applies increased knowledge of CAT aggregation strategies to decision making.
• Can identify types of coverages including gaps in coverages typically provided within given operations, can explain coverages and correlating exposures and controls to agents to complete our value-added proposition.

• Manages assigned portfolio to achieve gross written premium, profitability, rate, retention, industry and LOB mix, new business, and portfolio management goals.
• Demonstrates ability to properly leverage competencies, act as a resource, and build long-term, profitable, and mutually beneficial relationships with agencies, internal management, and external resources.
• Constructs and executes portfolio business plans independently through organized workflow & desk management, which may include special projects.
• Reviews key metrics and uncovers trends that may lead to…