Director, Corporate Underwriting Audit & ERM​/Hybrid

Position: Director, Corporate Underwriting Audit & ERM /Hybrid
Crum & Forster Company Overview

Crum & Forster (C&F) provides market leading property & casualty, accident & health, specialty and standard commercial lines insurance solutions. A true underwriting company, we have a 200-year history of helping our customers manage risk with laser-focused expertise, integrity and discipline. Our people are empowered to make decisions and   problem-solve with you smartly and swiftly. Our annual gross written premium is 6.2 billion.

C&F enjoys a financial strength rating of "A+" (Superior) by AM Best. Our most valuable asset is our people. We have 3000 employees, and locations throughout the United States and India. With our employee-first focus, the Company is consistently recognized as a great place to work, earning multiple workplace and wellness awards, including the Great Place to Work Award, Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, Fortune Best Workplaces for Parents, Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennia ls, and many others.

C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings. For more information about C&F, please visit our website:

Job Description

The candidate will work with the Specialty Analytics department within the Enterprise Risk Management team to support all divisions of C&F with identifying, quantifying and managing their risks. The role will be responsible for continued development of C&F’s ERM framework, with particular emphasis on corporate underwriting audit, exception reporting, aggregation management, and underwriting risk governance. The position will work closely with business unit leadership, underwriting leaders, and senior management to promote a consistent, disciplined approach to risk versus reward across C&F’s nearly $6 billion of annual gross written premium.

The ideal candidate will bring deep commercial insurance experience, including either direct underwriting experience or experience in a home office underwriting, underwriting governance, or underwriting audit capacity. This role is well suited for a professional who combines strong underwriting judgment with enterprise-level risk, control, and analytical thinking.

What you will do:

Oversee the corporate underwriting audit framework across the organization, establishing standards, methodologies, reporting expectations, and governance processes to ensure consistent execution across business divisions

Help establish consistent approaches to underwriting risk assessment, audit methodology, and exception governance across the organization

Identify, quantify, and manage risks to the organization; engage with a variety of specialist teams and senior leadership to develop and implement risk management strategies

Support and enhance C&F’s enterprise risk management frameworks, tools, and reporting capabilities across specialty and commercial insurance operations

Oversee the development, validation, and ongoing enhancement of exception reporting, including identifying opportunities for automation and improved reporting efficiency

Assist in setting corporate tolerances around aggregations of exposures; monitor reporting of these metrics to ensure corporate tolerances are not breached

Develop knowledge of C&F’s various business units and products

Keep up to date with developing trends and emerging risks; evaluate the potential impact of these risks to the organization

What you will bring to C&F:

Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management/Insurance, Mathematics, Finance or related field or equivalent experiences
10+ years of commercial insurance experience required

Direct underwriting and/or home office underwriting experience required

Strong understanding of commercial underwriting principles, underwriting authority frameworks, and portfolio risk management concepts.

Strong communication and interpersonal…