Director – Corporate Underwriting Audit & ERM - Morristown, NJ/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 Millennials, and many others.

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

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 skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and influence stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization
• Professional designations such as CPCU, ARM, AU, or similar are a plus.

What C&F will bring to you

• Competitive compensation package
• Generous 401K employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent benefits that go beyond health, dental & vision. Our programs are focused on your whole family’s wellness, including your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• A core C&F tenet is owning your career development, so we provide a wealth of ways for you to keep learning, including tuition reimbursement, industry-related certifications and professional training to keep you progressing on your chosen path
• A dynamic, ambitious, fun and exciting work environment
• We believe you do well by doing good and want to encourage a spirit of social and community responsibility, matching donation program, volunteer opportunities, and an employee-driven corporate giving program that lets you participate and support your community

At C&F you will BELONG

If you require special accommodations, please let us know. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and welcome everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you require special accommodations, please let us know. Belonging at C&F, is a mindset. It’s about fostering a culture of inclusion and connection, where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to thrive and where our social impact efforts help strengthen the communities where we live and work.

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Crum & Forster is committed to ensuring a workplace free from discriminatory pay disparities and complying with applicable pay equity laws.  Salary ranges are available for all positions at this location, taking into account roles with a comparable level of responsibility and impact in the relevant labor market and these salary ranges are regularly reviewed and adjusted in accordance with prevailing market conditions. The annualized base pay for the advertised position, located in the specified area, ranges from a minimum of $122,500.00 to a maximum of $179,600.00. The actual compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to the market pay for the jobs at each level, the responsibilities and skills required for each job, and the employee’s contribution (performance) in that role. To be considered within market range, a salary is at or above the minimum of the range. You may also have the opportunity to participate in discretionary equity (stock) based compensation and/or performance-based variable pay programs.

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