Specialty insurance underwriter modernizing data infrastructure
Hudson Insurance Group is a specialty underwriter undergoing a significant data modernization effort, with active projects focused on enterprise data modeling, governance, and Azure-based analytics infrastructure. The hiring velocity reflects a data-heavy transformation: 6 open data roles across a 25-person hiring pipeline, paired with finance and ops roles, suggests the company is moving from legacy Excel/Access workflows toward cloud analytics and automated reporting—particularly critical for the statistical and surplus lines reporting pain points flagged internally.
Notable leadership hires: SOX Compliance Lead
Hudson is a specialty insurance underwriter headquartered in New York with U.S. and Canadian offices. The company underwrites property, casualty, and specialty insurance on both admitted and non-admitted bases, distributing through retailers, wholesalers, and program administrators to corporations, professional firms, and individuals. Hudson operates as the U.S. Insurance Division of Odyssey Group, a Fairfax Financial Holdings subsidiary, and carries an A+ (Superior) AM Best rating. The company is currently focused on enhancing operational efficiency and profitability through data governance, enterprise modeling, and pricing tool development.
Hudson uses Excel, Microsoft Access, Azure SQL, Synapse, Data Lake, Erwin Data Modeler, ACORD, Power BI, Tableau, and SQL Server. The company is actively implementing models in its Azure data platform.
Active projects include enterprise data modeling, Azure data platform implementation, data governance, pricing tool development, new product development, and wholesale broker relationship expansion. Internal pain points center on statistical reporting, data standardization, and profitability optimization.
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