AVP leading product development and underwriting strategy for General Insurance at TD. Collaborating with teams to innovate solutions and drive business performance.
Responsibilities
Product Business owner for product development throughout the product life cycle working closely with General Insurance Journey
Grow the GI business: contribute to the development of strategic plans, business cases to create and modify product solutions to meet the insurance needs of clients.
Maintain strong working relationships with internal partners including GI Journey, GI Pricing, GI Underwriting, GI Advice Centers, Claims and customer experience to support the development of collaborative solutions to service current and future clients.
Leverage relationships with GI Distribution partners to develop and enhance our products and channels to support growth.
Support the execution oversight of approved strategic plans and business initiatives
Shape the insurance telematics strategy and work with partners to advance the telematics roadmap.
Business owner for GI Insurance climate roadmap.
Business owner for UW strategy and rules aligned to product/pricing strategies and overall business objectives
Work with a variety of stakeholders to review, improve underwriting process to created capacity, speed and enhance automated underwriting and straight through processing capabilities
Work with vendor management to optimize usage of underwriting vendors and spends.
Engage with regulators and industry forums to influence underwriting practices and advance our underwriting sophistication.
Attract, develop, motivate and retain a high performing team.
Establish a safe working environment that fosters inclusion, engagement, collaboration and promotes open dialog.
Requirements
10+ years of general insurance experience
P&L and Growth Focus: Demonstrated ability to align strategies with overarching business objectives to drive profitability and market share growth.
General Insurance Expertise: Deep understanding of General Insurance, including underwriting processes and vendor management, to support product and pricing innovation.
Strategic Leadership and Execution: Proven experience in translating business objectives into actionable strategies, with a focus on enhancing automation, increasing capacity, and advancing straight-through processing.
Stakeholder Engagement and Influence: Strong track record of effective collaboration with internal teams, regulators, and industry forums to elevate underwriting practices and ensure strategic alignment.
Communication and Negotiation Skills: Excellent ability to communicate strategies across the organization and negotiate with vendors to optimize underwriting spend and capabilities.
Culture and Controls: Commitment to fostering an inclusive and collaborative team environment and ensuring robust risk management and governance throughout underwriting processes.
Benefits
health and well-being benefits
savings and retirement programs
paid time off
banking benefits and discounts
career development
reward and recognition programs
Job title
Associate Vice President – General Insurance Product and Underwriting Strategy
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