Head of Specialty Programs
Remote
Our client is seeking an entrepreneurial underwriting leader to design, build, and grow a new specialty insurance program. You will lead your own business line, with full P&L ownership and autonomy over underwriting strategy, carrier partnerships, distribution, and team development. An experienced executive team, carrier relationships, and robust technology infrastructure will support your ability to build a lasting business.
The program will be shaped around your specialty expertise and market opportunity. Our client is interested in leaders with deep experience in one or more of the areas below; expertise across all categories is not required.
Areas of Interest
Fine Arts; Contractors’ Equipment; Builders’ Risk; Property; Ocean Marine; Life Sciences; Medical Malpractice; Miscellaneous Professional Liability.
Responsibilities
- Define your target market, underwriting appetite, coverage offering, pricing approach, and go-to-market strategy; build and execute a scalable business plan.
- Generate sustainable profitability across market cycles through disciplined risk selection, exposure management, pricing, and portfolio oversight.
- Build broker and carrier relationships that generate quality submissions and durable capacity; present your strategy and performance to carrier and reinsurance partners.
- Recruit, mentor, and empower underwriters; establish staffing, authority, and referral practices that support profitable growth.
- Partner with technology, claims, finance, and operations to improve underwriting workflows, use data effectively, and support compliance and scalability.
Qualifications
- Typically 10–20 years of P&C underwriting experience in a specialty lines, E&S, or program environment, including deep expertise in an area of interest.
- Demonstrated success building and growing a profitable book, with a clear understanding of risk, pricing, distribution, and long-term portfolio performance.
- An established broker network and the technical credibility to earn carrier confidence and support for a new program.
- Leadership or mentoring experience, P&L fluency, and the entrepreneurial drive to build and manage a business over the long term.
- Comfort with underwriting technology and analytics; integrity, humility, adaptability, and a collaborative approach. Bachelor’s degree preferred; CPCU, RPLU, AMIM, or related designations are a plus.
About Galecki Search Associates
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