VP, Environmental Underwriting

QBE Insurance; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 212,000 - 398,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a visionary VP of Environmental Underwriting to lead and innovate within their underwriting operations. This pivotal role involves managing teams, enhancing underwriting practices, and driving strategic growth initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in underwriting, coupled with strong leadership skills and a collaborative mindset. Join a forward-thinking organization that values creativity and impact, where your expertise will shape the future of environmental underwriting and contribute to a resilient tomorrow.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

22 weeks of paid leave for family growth

Competitive 401(k) program

Well-being program

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in underwriting and risk management.
• Strong technology aptitude in underwriting practices and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead profitable underwriting operations for environmental line of business.
• Manage underwriting team and oversee risk quality and insurance value.
• Develop strategic vision for department growth and adherence to quality metrics.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Coaching for success

Communication

Critical Thinking

Decision Making

Financial Modeling

Influencing

Insurance Underwriting

Intentional collaboration

Managing performance

Navigating ambiguity

Policy Development

Portfolio Management

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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Primary Details

Time Type: Full time



Worker Type: Employee

The Opportunity

Represent QBE as a thought leader in the environmental line of business and maintain strong knowledge of full product suite across NA to promote brand awareness. Lead profitable underwriting operations for the environmental line of business 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.

• Location: California, New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Atlanta, GA
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid
• The salary range for this role is: $212,000 - $398,000
  
  
  
  

Your new role:

• Provide support to the continued enhancement of the capability of the broader Underwriting team through direct management and informal coaching/mentoring
• Develop and communicate a strategic vision for department growth by setting team priorities and guiding adherence to quality metrics to ensure department risk selection aligns with organizational profitability objectives
• 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
• Leverage advanced technical expertise to formulate innovative strategies for expanding QBE’s customer base in conjunction and collaboration with sales and marketing
• Develop and maintain underwriting guidelines and best practices, in accordance with federal and state regulations, to ensure integrity of assigned line(s) of business
• Manage the underwriting team for assigned line(s) of business by overseeing and evaluating new and renewal business to ensure risk quality and proper insurance to value
• Drive standardization of underwriting across assigned business line(s) by defining risk assessment parameters, setting quality service standards and developing and leading self-audit initiatives to foster consistent and profitable risk selection
• Capitalize on opportunities for continuous improvement by reviewing reports on loss ratios and conducting research on market trends and best practices to enhance portfolio and 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 business line(s) by analyzing, refining and enhancing current practices to ensure future planning aligns with long-range business growth objectives
  
  
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 10+ years relevant experience
  
  
  
  

Preferred Experience:

• Provide vision and think creatively and innovatively; implement strategies to improve efficiency
• Strong technology and systems aptitude of underwriting practices and procedures
• Build and capitalize on beneficial internal and external relationships
• Collaborate with senior leaders within the organization to accomplish a common goal
• Utilize effective research and investigative techniques
• 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
• Extensive underwriting experience is required
• Specific experience required will vary based on assigned line/s of business
• Experience managing or leading others
• Increasing levels of responsibility
• Participation in industry events that support continuous education and superior technical proficiency and underwriting competence
  
  
  
  

Preferred Knowledge:

• Advanced working knowledge of products and insurance operations, underwriting processes and procedures
• Advanced working knowledge of laws and regulations related to area of responsibility
• Advanced working knowledge of terminology, concepts and principles related to strategic planning
• Advanced working knowledge of market trends and current organizational strategies
• Advanced working knowledge of competitive carriers’ best practices and market intelligence
  
  
  
  

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: We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to:

• 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
  
  
  
  

To learn more, click here: Benefits | QBE US.

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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.



Supplementary information

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Financial Modeling, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Policy Development, Portfolio Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Leadership

How to Apply:

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

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