USI Insurance

General Description: Responsible for driving growth and profitability for the assigned Transportation Program under management.  

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, and development of the team. 
• Manage employees through performance management, setting priorities, developing work plans and schedules, handling department issues, and approving timecards and expense reports. 
• Identify, plan, and resolve routine department coverage and workload issues. 
• Provide management oversight for specific program and will have P&L responsibility. 
• Recommend to management the authority levels for underwriting staff and amendments or enhancements to applicable program. 
• Detailed understanding of reinsurance placements and marketing.
• Knowledge regarding high SIR and LC deductible plans for transportation risks.
• May have ability to grant limited authority to others within their approval level. 
• Serve as a subject matter specialist for applicable program. 
• Underwrite highly complex assignments. Determine appropriate price and develop rate tables, coverage grant, terms, and conditions. 
• Market company’s products and services through defined distribution sources. Develop and maintain applicable agency, broker, and account relationships. 
• Collaborate with actuarial, operations, loss control, and claims functional staff in the execution of agreed program strategy and identification of program. 
• Provide leadership support to less experienced staff.
• Ensure underwriting profitability and compliance aligns with carrier and regulatory standards.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 3+ years of insurance experience, including 1 years of management experience 
• High school diploma or graduate equivalent degree required. College degree preferred. 
• Must hold or will obtain Property & Casualty and/or appropriate business licensure.
• Experience with insurance programs, customer retention, and claims advocacy.  
• Experience in truck and transportation underwriting required
• Experience with insurance program product development. 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Ability to develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, marketing strategies, and campaigns. 
• Ability to participate in the development and implementation of sales and service goals.   
• Ability to provide market intelligence, consultation, and client-specific assistance to producers.