Title: AVP Product Leader Public and Private Directors & Officers Liability Locations: Chicago, IL, USA New York, NY, USA All Locations, USA time type Full time job requisition id R-7346 You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential. Officer position responsible for providing overall underwriting excellence for Public and Private Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, including product design, regulatory compliance, and system enablement, in accordance with the company’s strategic plans. In this officer-level role, you’ll shape product design and policy language, ensure regulatory readiness, and partner with key stakeholders to deliver system enablement and a best-in-class underwriting experience aligned to the company’s strategic priorities. This role is well suited for a leader who brings deep expertise in underwriting and a strong command of policy language and product development—gained through a blend of underwriting, claims, and/or legal experience. You’re comfortable navigating complex issues, balancing risk and growth, and driving decisions that improve portfolio performance. This role is open to candidates based in any CNA office location, with a strong preference for the Chicago area or the New York City metro (including surrounding Northeast locations). JOB DESCRIPTION: Essential Duties & Responsibilities Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines: 1. Provides end‑to‑end product leadership for assigned product lines, including product design, ongoing governance, compliance oversight, and lifecycle management aligned with enterprise strategy. Leads policy form development, maintenance, and enhancements to ensure products meet regulatory, underwriting, and market requirements. 2. Ensures the achievement of continued profitability, growth and/or operational efficiencies for a product line through assessment of risk tolerance, market appetite and emerging risk issues. 3. Evaluates underwriting performance based on financial analysis. Includes rate, reserve adequacy, operational, planning and product reviews. Provides results to members of the underwriting management team and develops plans to resolve issues. 4. Monitors the usage and profitability of alternative pricing programs. 5. Drives adherence to underwriting authority delegation, audit criteria and catastrophe management, and product governance standards for Directors & Officers Liability . 6. Oversees regulatory filings strategy, including coordination with Legal and Compliance, to support product changes, new offerings, and multi‑state implementation. 7. Partners with technology and operations teams to support product implementation in underwriting systems, resolve system‑related issues, and ensure alignment between product intent, system configuration, and underwriting execution. 8. Collaborates with business partners in Risk Control, Actuarial, Claim, Operations and Compliance to address governance and compliance issues related to underwriting practices. 9. Provides guidance and direction in the development and delivery of underwriting, product, systems, forms, and guideline training to ensure consistent execution across the organization. 10. May take lead responsibility for the development of underwriting strategies and position papers for emerging issues when assigned. 11. May maintain relationships with branches, brokers, agents and customers to assess risk tolerance, market appetite and emerging issues. May perform additional duties as assigned. Reporting Relationship VP and above Skills, Knowledge and Abilities 1. In-depth technical knowledge of underwriting theories and practices within the insurance field. 2. Ability to effectively interact and communicate with all levels of external and/or internal business partners within scope of responsibility, team and/or matrix environment. 3. Leadership and management skills, demonstrating integrity and professionalism. 4. Ability to drive results by identifying, and resolving problems within scope of responsibility. 5. Knowledge of the insurance industry, its products and services. 6. Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software. Education and Experience 1. Bachelor's degree with Master's preferred in a related discipline, or equivalent. 2. Typically a minimum of 10 years of related work experience, with five years management experience. 3. Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) or RPLU certifications and related roles. *LI-KC1 *LI-Hybrid In certain jurisdictions, CNA is legally required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. In District of Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Washington, the national base pay range for this job level is $152,000 to $242,000 annually. Salary determinations are based on various factors, including but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. CNA offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help our employees – and their family members – achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals. For a detailed look at CNA’s benefits, please visit cnabenefits.com.

• Leader, collaborator, and content expert responsible for guiding, developing and implementing cross-program, cross-sector solutions to state and territorial health public health issues and concerns, with an emphasis on private/technology partnerships, business development, governmental public health advancements, public health and health care integration, and innovation solutions. • Leads efforts to modernize the public health data and technology ecosystem through expanding innovation solutions and partnerships, both for ASTHO and state/territorial health agencies. • Provides oversight to ASTHOs leadership/meetings operations and public health infrastructure work and continues work integrating these workstreams with larger strategic goals. • Works to strengthen state and territorial health agency capacity to develop and implement new and innovative public health approaches with traditional and non-traditional partners through novel applications of artificial intelligence, leveraging design thinking and other innovative problem-solving methods. • Leads, collaborates, and facilitates internal and external buy-in of innovative, integrated, cross-program cooperation by including appropriate internal and external partners in innovation opportunity/issue identification, solution development and implementation planning. • Collaborates with a wide range of organizations or groups including ASTHO affiliates, ASTHO Alumni Society, federal agencies, health care system partners, the Public Health Accreditation Board, National Association of County & City Health Officials, American Public Health Association, funders, national health care provider associations, national business organizations, corporations, other sector state agency leader associations, think tanks, and many others. • Serves as a key executive leader in ASTHOs business development and partner diversification strategy. • Provides executive oversight into the implementation of ASTHOs strategic plan and goals specific to the division. • Represents ASTHO with external partners, including healthcare, private, and technology industry. • Establishes and maintains partnerships with appropriate federal agencies, national organizational partners, funders and non-traditional public health partners at the state, regional and national level. • Provide visionary leadership for the organizations business development strategies. • Leads cross-sector, cross-program and interdisciplinary efforts both externally and internally to assess, develop and implement innovative solutions to complex, modern public health challenges, including technological infrastructure modernization and transformative engagement with health care and other sectors, for state and territorial agencies. • Leads and provides technical and capacity-building assistance to state and territorial health agencies specific to these cross-program solutions and how they are implemented in diverse jurisdictions. • Leads strategic engagement with private sector partners via multiple ASTHO initiatives to leverage market insights and private sector practices to improve public health system performance. • Leads efforts to strengthen public-private partnerships to advance, and transform the work of public health agencies. • Collaborates with ASTHO staff including the CEO, senior vice presidents, vice presidents, senior directors and staff members to develop cross-program, cross-sector solutions as issues and opportunities are identified. • Clearly defines roles and responsibilities of cross-program, cross-sector solutions, and clearly articulates vision for success and associated outcome performance measures. • Maintains situational awareness of relevant research, policies, and practices pertaining to health care, technology, data, and other sectors. • Contributes to organizational planning, strategic planning, and project management of relevant program areas. • Represents ASTHO at external meetings and conferences as appropriate. • Supervises and provides executive oversight of the 4 VP led units within the Division. • Monitors and evaluates project activities to include establishing performance measures, collecting and analyzing data, and determining areas for continuous improvement.

Serve as an active member of the Executive Team, contributing to organizational vision, priorities, and goal setting. Provide leadership on cross-organizational initiatives and help address emerging organizational needs and opportunities.

• Responsible for the strategic direction, operational leadership, and technical excellence of the organization’s most complex and high-exposure claims • Oversee a diverse portfolio including complex products liability, class actions, coverage litigation, complex construction defect claims, excess and surplus lines, general liability and commercial auto litigation • Serve as a key technical and leadership authority within the claim’s organization • Provide executive-level guidance on claim strategy, reserving, litigation management, risk transfer, and resolution of high-severity matters • Partner with the VP of Corporate Technical Claims on enterprise-level initiatives involving Legal, Underwriting, Actuarial, Reinsurance, and external counsel to drive consistent, predictable, and optimal outcomes