Marine Underwriting AVP — Strategy & Leadership

The Hanover Insurance Group; Texas; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life, and dis

401K with company match

Tuition reimbursement

PTO

Company paid holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Cultural Awareness Day

Job summary

The Hanover Insurance Group in Dallas or Houston seeks an Assistant Vice President to lead Marine Underwriting, drive underwriting quality, strategic direction and profitability of the Marine unit.

You will partner with Marine leadership to set risk selection, pricing tools and governance, mentor a high performing team, and collaborate with claims, finance, reinsurance, and legal to ensure compliance. Hybrid, full-time role with travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 10+ years inland marine underwriting experience
• 3+ years of leadership experience in a matrixed organization
• Strategic and creative marine underwriting skills
• Exceptional communication and decision-making abilities
• Willing and able to travel as needed

Responsibilities

• Partner with Marine Leadership to develop a Marine strategy aligned with the business plan
• Manage underwriting performance via guidelines, referrals and audits
• Understand performance by class and influence actions to optimize results
• Develop risk selection and pricing tools to improve profitability
• Provide state-of-the-art product offerings and governance on marine coverages
• Lead and mentor a high-performing workforce in the home office
• Provide training on products and tools to field units
• Prepare product overviews for leadership and industry developments
• Collaborate with claims, finance, reinsurance, compliance, legal, actuary, product development, operations, and marketing

Skills

Leadership

Underwriting

Strategic thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

The Hanover Insurance Group in Dallas or Houston seeks an Assistant Vice President to lead Marine Underwriting, drive underwriting quality, strategic direction and profitability of the Marine unit.

You will partner with Marine leadership to set risk selection, pricing tools and governance, mentor a high performing team, and collaborate with claims, finance, reinsurance, and legal to ensure compliance. Hybrid, full-time role with travel.