AVP, Regional Team Leader, Technology

Chubb•Dallas, TX

1d•$125,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Chubb is seeking a Regional Technology Underwriting Manager to support the Southwest Region within its Commercial Insurance Property & Casualty team. The role leads profitable growth and staff performance and development for 3–4 branch underwriters responsible for a $40 million portfolio spanning Core Commercial Package, Workers’ Compensation, Auto, International, E&O/Cyber, and Umbrella/Excess in the Technology Industry Practice. The position works with branch underwriters and peer colleagues, including the Western Underwriting Center shared-book portfolio, which is jointly managed with direct influence from the local branch team. It has day-to-day responsibility for underwriting resource allocation, profit achievement, and identifying and delivering local growth initiatives. The role supports the Southwest Region Technology Industry Practice with premium budget execution, monthly premium projections, internal referrals, joint external marketing, and customer group business plans for Middle Market industry practices and lines of business. The position also manages a personal agency assignment with a $5 million–$7 million renewal book and an individual new-business production expectation of $1.2 million. Strong marketing and communication skills are needed for staff and producer development. The successful candidate will execute the Commercial Insurance business plan through underwriting, business planning, agency and broker management, and customer relationship development. The role calls for a balanced approach to coverage amendments while maintaining coverage positions and loss-ratio targets, and for effective collaboration with Risk Engineering, Claims, and Underwriting Associates.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least 7 years of Property & Casualty underwriting experience.
Prior leadership exposure.
Comprehensive understanding of Middle Market Property & Casualty products.
Experience with Technology-specific Middle Market exposures.
Strong knowledge of distribution strategies involving brokers, regional agents, and independent agents.
Proven people-management skills.
Exceptional technical and underwriting leadership capabilities to manage a team of multiline commercial underwriters.
Strong communication, negotiation, and customer-engagement skills.
Ability to build strategic relationships and maintain a strong customer focus.
Proven underwriting acumen, marketing skills, and business-planning skills.

Responsibilities

Lead profitable growth and the performance and development of 3–4 branch underwriters.
Manage day-to-day underwriting resource allocation and contribute to profit achievement and local growth initiatives.
Support premium budget execution and monthly premium projections for the Southwest Region Technology Industry Practice.
Handle internal referrals and conduct joint external marketing with staff.
Drive customer group business plans for Middle Market industry practices and lines of business.
Manage a personal agency assignment with a $5 million–$7 million renewal book and produce $1.2 million in new business.
Achieve financial goals, including profitable growth, new-business production, rate, retention, and overall growth.
Identify growth opportunities in new and existing production sources and develop and execute new-business growth strategies, including prospect development.
Meet the annual premium budget for Commercial Insurance Middle Market.
Build, maintain, and manage producer and customer relationships, including market penetration and broker management.
Develop agency strategies and goals, and monitor progress toward profit, growth, retention, and rate objectives.
Assess Middle Market business using underwriting tools and current strategies to select accounts and determine appropriate program structures.
Evaluate agents’ coverage amendment requests while preserving coverage positions and loss-ratio targets.
Execute local business strategies using knowledge of Chubb’s solutions, competitors, customers, and the marketplace.
Use knowledge of products, strategy, and market and competitor behavior to write and retain business.
Negotiate and provide timely, thoughtful, and decisive responses.
Develop new sources of profitable business through appointed agency and broker distribution.
Collaborate with Commercial Underwriting colleagues, Risk Engineering, Claims, and Underwriting Associates.
Support staff and producer development through effective marketing and communication.