Assistant Vice President, SGR-Western Region

American Property Casualty 56 Association; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is seeking an Assistant Vice President for the Western Region of State Government Relations. This role leads legislative, regulatory, political, and public policy efforts for the property and casualty insurance industry across assigned western states.

The AVP will develop advocacy strategies, represent member companies before lawmakers and regulators, negotiate policy outcomes, and manage budgets while building coalitions and directing

Qualifications

• Identifies legislative and regulatory issues that affect APCIA’s business and communicates with APCIA members and staff regarding legislative and regulatory activity.
• Leads policy managers, public affairs and members to develop strategies for state issues.
• Develops relationships with APCIA members, legislators, regulators and other lobbyists.
• Drafts and provides testimony and written comments in support of APCIA's position on pending legislation and regulations.
• Manages APCIA's retained lobbyists in each state.
• Comprehends sound fiscal, political and management judgment in day-to-day activities.

Responsibilities

• Identifies legislative and regulatory issues that affect APCIA’s business and communicates regularly with APCIA members and other APCIA staff regarding legislative and regulatory activity.
• Leads APCIA policy managers, APCIA public affairs and APCIA members to develop strategies and tactics for dealing with state issues.
• Develops working relationships with APCIA members, legislators (and their staff), regulators (and their staff) and other industry lobbyists.
• Drafts and provides testimony and written comments in support of APCIA's position on pending legislation and regulations.
• Manages APCIA's retained lobbyists in each state.
• Comprehends sound fiscal, political and management judgment and instincts and displays such judgment in day-to-day activities.

Skills

Legislative analysis

Policy leadership

Stakeholder relations

Testimony drafting

Lobbyist management

Judgment and fiscal acumen

Job description

Assistant Vice President, SGR-Western Region

Type:

Full Time

Division:

State Government Relations

Position Summary

The Assistant Vice President, State Government Relations (Western Region) role serves as APCIA’s advocate and strategist for state government relations, leading legislative, regulatory, political, and public policy efforts on behalf of the property and casualty insurance industry in assigned states in the western region. The position develops and executes state and regional advocacy strategies, represents member companies before lawmakers and regulators, negotiates policy outcomes, and provides executive‑level counsel on emerging political and regulatory risks and opportunities. It also builds coalitions and stakeholder relationships, aligns diverse member interests into unified policy positions, and directs grassroots, political, and communications campaigns to advance APCIA’s objectives. In addition, the role oversees external advocacy resources, ensures compliance with lobbying and ethics requirements, and manages budgets.

Position Qualifications/Education

• Identifies legislative and regulatory issues that affect the business of property and casualty insurance and communicates regularly with APCIA members and other affected APCIA staff regarding legislative and regulatory activity.
• Leads APCIA policy managers, APCIA public affairs and APCIA members to develop strategies and tactics for dealing with state issues.
• Develops working relationships with APCIA members, legislators (and their staff), regulators (and their staff) and other industry lobbyists.
• Drafts and provides testimony and written comments in support of APCIA's position on pending legislation and regulations.
• Manages APCIA's retained lobbyists in each state.
• Comprehends sound fiscal, political and management judgment and instincts and displays such judgment in day-to-day activities/efforts.
  

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