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Chubb

Executive Underwriter, Climate Tech

Walnut Creek, CA · On-site

$114K - $194K/yr

This role will be a new business underwriter in the Chubb Global Climate Business unit reporting into the Vice President for Climate Tech. The Chubb Global Climate Business Unit's mission is to ...

Aquarian

Executive Assistant to CEO

New York, NY · On-site

$130K - $150K/yr

... underwriting, deploying strategies to grow balance sheet profitability by writing new insurance ... & CEO. This position will focus primarily on calendar management. The role is ideal for a motivated ...

Aquarian

Executive Assistant to CEO

New York, NY · On-site

$130K - $150K/yr

... underwriting, deploying strategies to grow balance sheet profitability by writing new insurance ... & CEO. This position will focus primarily on calendar management. The role is ideal for a motivated ...

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How much do executive chief underwriter jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 28, 2026, the average yearly pay for executive chief underwriter in the United States is $192,837.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $132,500.00 and $257,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Executive Chief Underwriter vs Underwriting Manager?

AspectExecutive Chief UnderwriterUnderwriting Manager
CredentialsTypically requires advanced underwriting certifications and extensive industry experienceRequires underwriting experience, often with relevant certifications, but less senior
Work EnvironmentStrategic leadership, policy approval, and high-level decision makingTeam management, daily underwriting operations, and policy review
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in large insurance companies for senior underwriting rolesCommon in insurance firms overseeing underwriting teams

The Executive Chief Underwriter holds a senior, strategic role focused on high-level underwriting policies, while the Underwriting Manager oversees daily operations and team management. Both roles require industry experience and relevant certifications, but the Executive Chief Underwriter operates at a higher strategic level within the organization.

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Infographic showing various Executive Chief Underwriter job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 67% Full Time, and 33% Contract. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $192,837 per year, or $92.7 per hour.
Chief Underwriting Officer

Chief Underwriting Officer

Boutique Recruiting

Spicewood, TX • On-site

$150K - $250K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, PTO

Posted 29 days ago

Job description

Position Title: Chief Underwriting Officer
The Chief Underwriting Officer will play a pivotal role in shaping the underwriting strategy and driving portfolio performance within a dynamic and rapidly growing organization. This executive will be responsible for defining how the company selects, prices, manages, and scales risk. The position requires a strategic operator who can partner effectively with the CEO and lead a team through a period of significant growth and change. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in medical stop loss underwriting and possess the ability to navigate high-pressure situations with professionalism and clarity.
The Chief Underwriting Officer will lead the company's underwriting strategy, portfolio performance, operational infrastructure and team development. Reporting directly to the CEO, this executive will establish underwriting philosophy, drive profitability, oversee carrier and reinsurance relationships and build a scalable underwriting organization capable of supporting significant future growth.
Salary Range: $150,000 - $250,000 / Year DOE
Responsibilities:
  • Develop the company's underwriting philosophy and risk appetite
  • Design underwriting guidelines, referral authority, and pricing frameworks
  • Establish underwriting governance and controls
  • Define portfolio construction methodology
  • Own underwriting profitability and portfolio performance
  • Monitor key metrics, including loss ratio, renewal retention, quote conversion, premium growth, and underwriting margin
  • Establish underwriting scorecards and reporting cadence
  • Lead underwriting discussions with fronting carriers, reinsurers, and captive managers
  • Support treaty design and underwriting compliance
  • Build underwriting operating infrastructure and evaluate predictive analytics and pricing engines
  • Partner with brokers and distribution leadership to establish the company as a credible underwriting partner
  • Recruit and scale the underwriting organization while developing underwriters and analysts
  • Build a culture of accountability and disciplined growth

Requirements:
  • 7+ years of underwriting experience in medical stop loss
  • 5+ years of leadership experience
  • Experience managing underwriting profitability
  • Experience working with carriers, MGUs, reinsurers, or captives
  • Experience building underwriting guidelines and operating processes
  • Executive presence with the ability to engage in healthy debate and drive decisions
  • Ability to underwrite $20-25 million per year personally
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Captive underwriting experience is preferred
  • Experience launching products or business units is preferred
  • Familiarity with Milliman, Claros, Curve, AMS is preferred
  • Executive-level leadership experience is preferred
  • Actuary background or certification is preferred
  • Degree in actuarial, mathematics, or statistics is preferred

Benefits:
  • Full medical coverage with a $5,000 HSA paid out bi-monthly
  • Vision and dental insurance
  • Life and supplemental life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Flexible PTO (unlimited)
  • Standard holidays and sick time rolled into PTO

If you are a Chief Underwriting Officer looking to take the next step in your career, apply now! #LI-SG1
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We are a team with shared goals; mindfully placing candidates in the workforce to successfully fulfill their career ambitions while encouraging a sense of purpose and value. We have created a new kind of placement firm — one that values connection, personalization, commitment, impact, boldness and achievement. At Boutique Recruiting, our clients, candidates and employees are at the heart of our success.

Industry

Recruiting and staffing services

Company size

51 - 200 Employees

Headquarters location

San Diego, CA, US

Year founded

2014

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