Senior Executive Underwriter, Public Company Executive Liability

Lensa
Chicago, IL

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We're determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals - and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.

UPDATED 12/18/2025: We are now open to having this position sit out of Houston, TX. Position can be filled at either the Senior Executive Underwriter or Executive Underwriter title levels.

We're in the business of helping people achieve amazing things by protecting the things that matter most. And you can help us when you join our team of underwriters. They're at the center of everything we do - and by joining us, you'll be on a team known throughout the industry for providing our customers with just the right amount of coverage they need to pursue their unique interests.

Your underwriting career here means collaboration, inclusivity, innovative thinking and so much more. Here, doing things the way they've always been done isn't a part of the job. Here, you'll be putting your creative insights to work with other underwriters and leaders, having a seat at the table with key decision makers. And you'll have any number of opportunities for your career to grow in whatever direction you choose.

As a Senior Executive Underwriter at The Hartford, your primary role will be to underwrite and actively pursue new business, manage an existing book of renewal business and service the needs of our distribution partners on an account-by-account basis. The Senior Executive Underwriter will serve as a key member of the Financial & Executive Liability local region, reporting directly to the Central Region Managing Director of the Executive Liability Team. The Executive Liability Team focuses on Management Liability and Fidelity products for publicly traded accounts. Products include primary and excess Directors' & Officers' Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability and Fidelity coverage lines.

We'll Be a Good Match If You Have

  • A customer-first mindset, putting our customers at the center of everything you do.
  • A passion for making decisions through both analyzing the data and employing critical thinking skills.
  • A team spirit and desire to work collaboratively.
  • A financial mindset to help make the best decisions.
  • Ability to own your work and following through on commitments.
  • Ability to decipher and execute within a fluid and changing business environment.
  • An understanding of how to build relationships and trust among diverse groups.
  • The ability to advance their careers into technical OR leadership positions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
  • 5 + years of Public Company D&O underwriting experience preferred
  • Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining solid relationships with all internal and external business partners
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
  • An ability to think analytically about business problems, make recommendations and propose solutions.
  • High energy self-starter, who is resilient and has an entrepreneurial spirit
  • Demonstration of solid time, organizational, and desk management skills
  • Goal-oriented and delivers outcomes
  • Ability to challenge the status quo and compete to win
  • Superior technical knowledge and sound decision-making and analytical skills.
  • Ability to travel 10-20%
  • Valid driver's license as a company pool car may be provided

Location:

This role will have a Hybrid schedule, with the expectation of working in the Chicago, IL or Houston, TX office three days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

$128,000 - $204,000

The posted salary range reflects our ability to hire at different position titles and levels depending on background and experience.

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Showing up for people isn't just what we do. It's who we are - and have been for more than 200 years. We're devoted to finding innovative ways to serve our customers, communities and employees-continually asking ourselves what more we can do.

Is our policy language as simple and inclusive as it can be? Can we better help businesses navigate our ever-changing world? What else can we do to destigmatize mental health in the workplace? Can we make our communities more equitable?

That we can rise to the challenge of these questions is due in no small part to our company values that our employees have shaped and defined.

And while how we contribute looks different for each of us, it's these values that drive all of us to do more and to do better every day.

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Posted 2026-01-09

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