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Robert Half

Insurance Underwriter

Metairie, LA · On-site

$60K - $75K/yr

We are looking for an Insurance Underwriter to join our team in Louisiana. This opportunity is well ... Examine financial and business information to support marine underwriting evaluations and identify ...

PARETO SECURITIES AS

WI · On-site

$106 - $148/hr

NorwegianHull Club is a leading mutual marine and energy insurance provider, servingmembers and ... Take your career further as an Underwriter / Senior Underwriter Are you an experienced underwriter ...

Triwill Group

$120 - $190/hr

This is a strategic underwriting opportunity for an experienced marine insurance professional looking to take meaningful ownership of a specialized portfolio. You'll underwrite profitable new and ...

RT Specialty, LLC

$88 - $110/hr

Position Summary The Underwriter supports the underwriting team in the evaluation, processing, and servicing of commercial marine insurance accounts. This role is responsible for assisting with new ...

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RT Specialty, LLC

Underwriter, Marine

Houston, TX · On-site

$88 - $110/hr

Position Summary The Underwriter supports the underwriting team in the evaluation, processing, and servicing of commercial marine insurance accounts. This role is responsible for assisting with new ...

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Ryan Specialty, LLC

WI · On-site

$88 - $110/hr

Position Summary The Underwriter supports the underwriting team in the evaluation, processing, and servicing of commercial marine insurance accounts. This role is responsible for assisting with new ...

Ryan Specialty

Underwriter, Marine

Houston, TX · On-site

$88K - $110K/yr

Position Summary The Underwriter supports the underwriting team in the evaluation, processing, and servicing of commercial marine insurance accounts. This role is responsible for assisting with new ...

Ryan Specialty

Underwriter, Marine

Houston, TX · On-site

$88K - $110K/yr

Position Summary The Underwriter supports the underwriting team in the evaluation, processing, and servicing of commercial marine insurance accounts. This role is responsible for assisting with new ...

Ryan Specialty

Underwriter, Marine

Houston, TX

$88K - $110K/yr

Position Summary The Underwriter supports the underwriting team in the evaluation, processing, and servicing of commercial marine insurance accounts. This role is responsible for assisting with new ...

HDI Global Insurance Company

Marine Risk Engineer

$120K - $150K/yr

Marine Risk Engineer About HDI Global Insurance Company HDI Global Insurance Company is a ... This role supports underwriting and client risk management strategies through detailed risk ...

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Ocean Marine Executive Underwriter

HDI Global Insurance Company

Remote

$170K - $200K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

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Job description

Executive Ocean Marine Underwriter

About HDI Global Insurance Company
HDI Global Insurance Company is a commercial property and casualty insurer headquartered in Chicago, IL. As a wholly owned subsidiary of HDI Global SE, we manage the industrial lines division of the Talanx Group. With an international network spanning over 150 countries, we deliver sophisticated domestic and global insurance solutions to U.S.-based multinational and middle-market companies across a wide range of industries.
With Xcelerate29, HDI is shaping its future by becoming a Trusted Global Player, achieving Next-level Excellence, and building a Forward-thinking Organisation. This direction helps HDI Global lead the profitable growth game as a globally connected business, raise the bar every day through stronger underwriting, claims, and investment performance, and win tomorrow by starting today with a lean, fast, resilient, and future-ready organisation. Together, these priorities support profitable growth, sustainable profitability, global consistency, digital transformation, AI acceleration, smart cost leadership, and stronger collaboration across teams and markets. They also reflect our focus on being a workplace of choice by building a future-ready workforce where people learn, grow, adapt to technology change, and contribute to long-term success.
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Executive Ocean Marine amp; Cargo Underwriter to lead underwriting initiatives across complex marine, cargo, and transportation portfolios. This role is responsible for driving profitable growth, managing underwriting performance, and developing long-term broker and client relationships while maintaining disciplined risk selection and underwriting excellence. The ideal candidate will possess advanced expertise in Ocean Marine, Cargo, Inland Marine, and Transportation underwriting, with the ability to evaluate complex global exposures, structure customized insurance solutions, and contribute to enterprise underwriting strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead underwriting strategy and portfolio management for Ocean Marine, Cargo, Inland Marine, and Transportation business.
  • Independently underwrite complex new and renewal risks involving domestic and international cargo operations, marine liabilities, stock throughput, logistics, warehousing, and global supply chain exposures.
  • Analyze financial statements, loss trends, operational controls, trade routes, commodity exposures, and catastrophe accumulations to determine pricing, coverage structure, and risk appetite alignment.
  • Develop and maintain strong broker, client, and distribution partner relationships to support profitable growth and market expansion.
  • Structure customized insurance solutions for multinational clients with complex marine and transportation exposures.
  • Collaborate closely with claims, actuarial, legal, compliance, engineering, and reinsurance teams to optimize underwriting performance and portfolio profitability.
  • Monitor portfolio performance through loss ratio analysis, rate adequacy reviews, catastrophe modeling, and executive reporting.
  • Develop underwriting guidelines, authority frameworks, and strategic growth initiatives aligned with enterprise profitability objectives.
  • Evaluate contractual risk transfer agreements, logistics operations, and international trade exposures to ensure appropriate underwriting controls.
  • Lead underwriting audits and ensure compliance with regulatory standards, corporate governance, and underwriting best practices.
  • Serve as a senior technical resource and mentor to underwriting teams, supporting talent development and underwriting consistency.
  • Monitor market conditions, geopolitical developments, trade disruptions, and competitor activity to proactively adjust underwriting strategy and appetite.
  • Support underwriting modernization initiatives, including workflow optimization, portfolio analytics, and data-driven underwriting decisions.
Qualifications and Experience:
  • 10+ years of Commercial Marine Insurance Underwriting experience with advanced expertise in Ocean Marine, Cargo, Hull, Inland Marine, or Transportation underwriting.
  • Strong technical knowledge of marine insurance coverage forms, international trade exposures, logistics operations, and global cargo transit risks.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage underwriting profitability and maintain accountability for portfolio performance.
  • Proven underwriting judgment involving complex domestic and multinational marine risks.
  • Strong analytical, financial, and decision-making capabilities.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
  • Experience collaborating across underwriting, claims, legal, actuarial, engineering, compliance, and reinsurance functions.
  • Ability to evaluate complex supply chain exposures and emerging transportation risks.
  • Proficiency in underwriting analytics, portfolio management tools, Microsoft Excel, and reporting platforms.
  • Professional designations such as CPCU, ARM, AMIM, or progress toward certification preferred.

Compensation and Benefits:

Base salary range for this position is $170,000–$200,000 plus eligibility for a performance-based annual bonus. Actual compensation will be based on experience, education, and geographic location.

We offer a competitive benefits package, including: 401(k) with company match, Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Medical, Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), Telemedicine, Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Dental, Vision, Accident amp; Critical Illness Insurance, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care FSA, Group and Voluntary Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Transit and Parking benefits.

Additional Information

  • HDI Global Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
  • Recruitment Agencies: All resumes submitted without prior HR authorization will be considered unsolicited.

HDI Global Insurance Company participates in E-Verify.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen. Testing will be conducted in compliance with applicable state and local laws.

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