Public Entity Underwriting Director( Miami or FLL)

At Safety National, we don’t just offer jobs – we build careers with purpose! Since 1942, we’ve been an industry leader, valuing integrity, teamwork, and stability while providing competitive rewards, top-tier benefits, career growth opportunities, and flexible work options that promote balance. With tuition reimbursement, wellness perks, and a strong community impact, we invest in your success—both personally and professionally. Ready to grow with us? Apply today! Follow this link to view all of our available careers and apply: https://www.safetynational.com/careers-page/ This opportunity is in the Insurance Underwriting department The Insurance Underwriting Department offers a culture of empowerment to produce results and resolve clients’ issues. Our team has an excellent track record of success with an experienced and creative group of people that work well together while underwriting various lines of coverage for large accounts representing numerous industries. Role Description: As the Public Entity Underwriting Director, you’ll be a strategic leader and expert in multi-line underwriting within our Public Entity vertical. In this high-impact role, you’ll assess both new business and renewal accounts—ranging from individual public entities to self-insured groups—while applying consistent underwriting strategies related to retention levels, pricing, and coverage forms. You’ll collaborate directly with brokers, risk managers, and Safety National’s Business Development team to enhance broker understanding and expand our footprint in the public entity market space. You’ll drive the development and refinement of Safety National’s public entity offerings in partnership with leadership, contribute to manuscript endorsements and policy wording, and evaluate accounts based on complex data including financials, loss trends, and exposure assessments. Your expertise will guide the selection of accounts, pricing strategies, and product innovations, while also helping shape the future of our public entity portfolio. This is a dynamic role ideal for a forward-thinking underwriter with proven production success and leadership capabilities. Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree is preferred, particularly in a related field such as risk management, finance, or business administration. Required Qualifications:

• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future.
• 10 or more years of experience in multi-line underwriting, ideally within the public entity or large retention space.
• As noted in the job title, we are seeking candidates located in Southeast Florida or those open to relocation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success in a production underwriting environment with consistent achievement of business goals.
• Experience in product development, particularly for public entity insurance programs.
• Proven leadership qualities with the ability to coach, influence, and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to negotiate effectively and build strong broker/client relationships.
• Strategic and analytical mindset with a keen understanding of state immunities, tort caps, and public sector exposures.

Protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and technology assets against unauthorized disclosure, destruction and/or alteration, in accordance with Safety National policies, standards, and procedures. Safety National is a leading specialty insurance and reinsurance provider. Our culture is built upon relationships, which allow us to demonstrate our expertise gained through our rich 80-year history. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokio Marine, Inc., we appreciate the benefits and support provided by our affiliation with one of the top 10 insurance companies in the world. Total Rewards That Put Employees First In our vision to be First with Co-Workers, compensation that includes base salary, holiday bonus, and incentive awards is only a small portion of the comprehensive total rewards package we offer. Our total rewards approach recognizes and rewards the time, talents, efforts, and results of our valued employees. Highlights of our exceptional benefits include generous health, dental, and vision coverage, health savings accounts, a 401(k)-retirement savings match and an annual profit sharing contribution. We proudly offer family forming benefits for adoption, fertility, and surrogacy, generous paid time off and paid holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave, a hybrid work environment, and company-paid life insurance and disability. To support employees in their career journeys, we provide professional growth and development opportunities in addition to employee recognition and well-being programs. Apply today to learn more. Safety National is committed to fair, transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive, market-based compensation. In our vision to be First with Co-Workers, compensation is only one piece of the comprehensive total rewards package we offer. The target base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $194,500 Compensation for the successful candidate will consider the candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job