VP, Underwriting Manager

Job Description
Develops and executes the Global Domestic Casualty growth and business unit strategies for the Pacific Northwest Region. As the Underwriting Manager, this position will work with various support centers of Chubb Casualty to coordinate their efforts toward achieving profitable underwriting results for the business unit. These units include Operations, Claims, Actuarial, Loss Control and all other Chubb NA underwriting units.

Major Duties & Responsibilities
Position will be responsible for the following activities:

Financial

• Business plan -- develops and executes business plan/strategy to achieve financial results in the areas of profit, growth and expense.
• Monitoring of results -- proactively manages and monitors results and key performance indicators to achieve desired results.

People

• Staff -- responsible for the hiring and the development of business unit staff.
• Performance management -- manages the performance management process for the business unit.

Underwriting Processes, Procedures, Etc

• Underwriting referrals – manages referral process for business unit. Refers risks falling outside of authority to senior leadership as appropriate.
• Underwriting policy – assists with the development and communication of underwriting policies and procedures for business unit.
• Service standards – monitors and manages service standard results.
• Audit -- manages and monitors audit process for business unit. Ensures business unit is operating within established underwriting processes, procedures, etc.

Customer Management

• Broker/Agent management – in collaboration with Global Casualty Branch Manager, National Segment Leader, and Regional Executive, executes a distribution strategy that drives profitable growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years underwriting experience including time spent in the primary casualty loss sensitive space
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Presentation and public speaking skills
• Strong negotiations skills
• Prior Management Experience in National Accounts Casualty Space
• Local broker and insurance marketplace relationships
• Knowledge and understanding of current insurance marketplace conditions
• Understanding and adherence to organizational and regulatory rules, and ability to adhere to underwriting authority
• Understanding of Workers Compensation, General Liability, and Auto Liability Insurance coverage, terms and conditions – included but not limited to ISO AL & GL and NCCI Workers Compensation coverage forms and endorsements.
• Understanding of large deductible programs and the credit and collateral implications of such programs
• Ability to identify risk exposures, special or common hazards, and appropriate controls. Ability to select risk based on exposure and hazard analysis. Ability to analyze claims and loss trends.

The pay range for the role is $170,400 to $289,600. The specific offer will depend on an applicant's skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. Chubb offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details on which can be found on our careers website . The disclosed pay range estimate may be adjusted for the applicable geographic differential for the location in which the position is filled.

About Us
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.

At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.