SVP, Underwriting Leader - Accident & Health

Qbena; Edina (MN); Hybrid; USD 212,000 - 318,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

22 weeks family leave

401(k) with company match up to 8%

Well-being program

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Networks

Job summary

QBE North America is seeking a high-impact Head of A&H Underwriting to lead a profitable underwriting team in Edina, MN. The role drives standardized practices, sets risk parameters, and guides strategic portfolio growth while ensuring quality and value in risk selection.

You will oversee new and renewal business, manage budgets, and foster collaboration across peer groups to enhance profitability and market competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience leading underwriting teams and driving profitability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage an underwriting team for A&H by overseeing and evaluating new and renewal business to ensure risk quality and proper insurance to value.
• Drive standardization of specialty underwriting by defining risk assessment parameters, setting quality service standards and developing and leading self-audit initiatives to foster consistent and profitable risk selection.
• Foster a collaborative approach to growing the business by communicating with peers, identifying profit and loss trends, developing strategic portfolio growth initiatives and informing team on changing underwriting guidelines to drive achievement of department profitability objectives.
• Capitalize on opportunities for continuous improvement by reviewing reports on loss ratios, conducting research on market trends and best practices and leading the implementation of innovative underwriting strategies to ensure organization is competitive in the marketplace.
• Build, foster and maintain internal and external relationships by leading the delivery of training, utilizing individual credibility to inform on risk exposure decision-making processes and leading team to efficiently underwrite prospective business to meet service expectations and enhance organizational reputation.
• Develop sustainable underwriting operations for specialty lines by analyzing, refining and enhancing current practices to ensure future planning aligns with long-range business growth objectives.
• Manage budgeted resources by anticipating expenditures, accurately forecasting resource needs/costs and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements and achieve fiscal responsibility.

Skills

Underwriting leadership

A&H underwriting

Risk assessment

Strategic thinking

Team management

Communication

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

• Location: 7900 W. 78th Street, Edina, MN
• Work Arrangement: This role is hybrid, where you will be expected to be in the office 2-3 days per week
• The salary range for this role is between $212,000-$318,000

The Opportunity

Lead profitable underwriting operations for Accident & Health (A&H) market by developing and communicating a strategic vision for department growth, setting team priorities and guiding adherence to quality metrics to ensure department risk selection aligns with organizational profitability objectives.

Your New Role

• Lead and manage an underwriting team for A&H by overseeing and evaluating new and renewal business to ensure risk quality and proper insurance to value
• Drive standardization of specialty underwriting by defining risk assessment parameters, setting quality service standards and developing and leading self-audit initiatives to foster consistent and profitable risk selection
• Foster a collaborative approach to growing the business by communicating with peers, identifying profit and loss trends, developing strategic portfolio growth initiatives and informing team on changing underwriting guidelines to drive achievement of department profitability objectives
• Capitalize on opportunities for continuous improvement by reviewing reports on loss ratios, conducting research on market trends and best practices and leading the implementation of innovative underwriting strategies to ensure organization is competitive in the marketplace
• Build, foster and maintain internal and external relationships by leading the delivery of training, utilizing individual credibility to inform on risk exposure decision-making processes and leading team to efficiently underwrite prospective business to meet service expectations and enhance organizational reputation
• Develop sustainable underwriting operations for specialty lines by analyzing, refining and enhancing current practices to ensure future planning aligns with long-range business growth objectives
• Manage budgeted resources by anticipating expenditures, accurately forecasting resource needs/costs and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements and achieve fiscal responsibility

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred Competencies

• Build and capitalize on beneficial internal and external relationships
• Collaborate at different levels within the organization to accomplish a common goal
• Understand the potential intended and unintended consequences of a given decision, both small-scale and on the organization as a whole
• Utilize effective research and investigative techniques
• Provide vision and think creatively and innovatively; implement strategies to improve efficiency
• Analyze risks, benefits and opportunities to ensure organizational competitiveness and satisfaction of established long-range objectives
• Foster and promote collaboration and teamwork
• Adjust plans, goals, actions or priorities to meet changing situations; guide others through change
• Prioritize interests of the company and community during decision-making
• Leverage business and financial expertise
• Establish a high degree of trust and credibility with others
• Show empathy and sensitivity to the experience of others; act fairly, ethically and with integrity when decision-making, managing or working with a team and corresponding with customers
• Inform team about organizational change and integrations through a variety of means
• Motivational, inspirational and enthusiastic approach to team leading and management

Compensation Package

The salary range for this role is provided above. This is the national range for location(s) listed. The salary offer will be decided based on the role's complexity, its location, and the candidate’s professional background, including their education and experience. Beyond the base salary, regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE’s annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance. We encourage all candidates to apply, even if their salary expectations fall outside of this range, as we are committed to finding the right fit for our team.

QBE Benefits

• Hybrid Working - a mix of working from home and in the office
• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
• Employee Network and Community - QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community

Why QBE? What if you could have a positive impact - at work and in the world?

At QBE, we’re enabling a more resilient future - for our customers, communities, environment, and for our people. We’re building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the center of our success.

Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And our international scale means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.

Join us now, so you can be part of our success - and we can be part of yours!

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Equal Employment Opportunity

QBE provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; gender; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; protected veteran status; or disability or any other legally protected status.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Financial Products, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Strategic Leadership