DescriptionVP, Northeast Regional Manager – Environmental
Leadership position responsible for management of Chubb Environmental Risk relationships, production, and underwriting team within the Northeast Region. Oversight of regional Environmental insurance marketplace, cross-sell, and underwriting activities in the Region.
MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Directly manage a team of Environmental underwriters.
- As manager, utilize all tools to hire, train and retain direct underwriting staff. Responsibilities include:
- Performance management – effectively establish goals and objectives for the underwriters and manager their performance.
- Training and education – in collaboration with learning & development, and home office resources, develop and execute training curriculums for the underwriters reporting to them.
- Vacancy management – responsible for effectively managing staff vacancy/turnover ratio.
- Implement product line underwriting objectives by review, evaluation, selection, and pricing insurance programs.
- Provide sound strategic underwriting for Chub Environmental Risk products
- Be accountable for liaison with assigned regional executives and other regional representatives within other Chubb units and the Region.
- Develop and implement initiatives to effectively cross-sell Environmental products across Chubb business lines.
- Develop efficient and sustainable regional distribution network utilizing brokers and alternative facilities.
- Generate new business revenue by developing prospects, visiting assigned producers, participating in direct presentations, negotiating programs and cross marketing within the Chubb organization.
- Provide primary communication and direction for all processing requirements including policy issuance instruction, endorsement requests, billing requirements and audit review.
- Maintain service standards by timely response to broker requests and timely receipt of collateral and agreements in addition to meeting deadlines on submissions of quotations, certificates and/or policies.
- Coordinate as necessary with various departments, such as Financial, Actuarial, Billing, Claims.
- Travel is expected to meet with clients and vendors.
QualificationsMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- 10+ years in Environmental Underwriting; or Policy development experience; or Insurance experience
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- College degree in insurance, business or related fields or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated communication, interpersonal, organizational and negotiating skills.
- Excellent sales and marketing skills
- Leadership and people management experience
- Advanced computer skills preferred
