Strategic Distribution and Growth Lead at Zurich Canada focusing on broker and customer partnerships while supporting market expansion. Analyzing risks and enhancing client engagement for business growth.
About the role
- VP, Corix Underwriting responsible for managing underwriter talent and executing profitable growth strategies at Hiscox. Leading sales and portfolio management with a focus on organizational performance.
Responsibilities
- Develop a strong and high performing team
- Participate in the identification and hiring of underwriting talent.
- Train new Underwriters, and coordinate with others, to establish training to optimize growth and loss ratio performance of the underwriting team
- Provide continual coaching and feedback to a team of high-performing Vertically focused Underwriters for the Corix business
- Drive underwriting strategy and underwriting guidelines
- Manage the team and business to key underwriting KPIs, such as quote rates, bind rates, renewal rate change, etc.
- Oversee and be accountable for the Corix business P&L
- Act as key lead in identifying and executing profitable expansion opportunities
- Actively manage renewal workflows nationally and drive favorable outcomes on a proactive basis
- Collaborate with insurance innovation, CUO, product, actuarial, claims and marketing
Requirements
- Eight or more years of insurance underwriting experience in multiple commercial P&C lines of business, management liability and/or cyber and E&O preferred
- 5 - 8 years of experience in a team lead role / managing a team of underwriters
- Proven track record of sale experience - working with brokers, developing and expanding a book of business;
- Exemplary sales skills which include pipeline, prospecting, negotiating, and closing.
- Strong portfolio management experience.
- Strong wholesale and retail broker relationships, preferred in tech and/or life sciences
- B.A./B.S degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Risk Management or a related field is preferred
- A professional underwriting designation is preferred e.g. CPCU, RPLU.
Benefits
- 401(k) with competitive company matching
- Comprehensive health insurance, vision, dental and FSA plans (medical, limited purpose, and dependent care)
- Company paid group term life, short-term disability and long-term disability coverage
- 24 Paid time off days plus 2 Hiscox days, 10 paid holidays plus 1 paid floating holiday, and ability to purchase up to 5 PTO days
- Paid parental leave
- 4-week paid sabbatical after every 5 years of service
- Financial Adoption Assistance and Medical Travel Reimbursement Programs
- Annual reimbursement up to $600 for health club membership or fees associated with any fitness program
- Company paid subscription to Headspace to support employees’ mental health and wellbeing
- Spirit of volunteerism, social responsibility, and community involvement, including matching charitable donations for qualifying non-profits via our sister non-profit company, the Hiscox USA Foundation
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