VP, Head of Construction Professional Liability, Underwriting

Zurich Insurance•New York, NY

39d•Hybrid

About The Position

Zurich North America is looking for a Head of Construction Professional Liability for our Specialties Business Unit. This position reports to the Head of Construction and can be based in one our Zurich Offices with business travel expected.The Head of Construction Professional Liability is a critical role which requires P&L ownership of the +$150m Construction Professional Liability portfolio. This position is responsible for developing and executing diverse multidimensional strategies across the portfolio. In addition, this position is responsible for ensuring that all key performance metrics (topline and bottom-line) are achieved. Talent attraction, development and retention are also critical responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 10 or more years of relevant Underwriting or Market Facing or Broker or Carrier or Risk Management experience within the Commercial Insurance industryAND
5 or more years of management experience
Prior Construction Professional Liability experience
Bachelor's Degree and 12 or more years of relevant Underwriting or Market Facing or Broker or Carrier or Risk Management experience within the Commercial Insurance industryAND
5 or more years of management experience
Prior Construction Professional Liability experience

Nice To Haves

Advanced knowledge of Construction Professional Liability practices
P&L and Strategic planning experience
Strong managerial, team building, influence management, thought leadership, collaboration, and conflict resolution skills
Ability to manage complex portfolios
Technical knowledge of insurance industry operations and processes
Excellent problem solving and organizational skills
Strong executive presence, the ability to interact with the C-suite and across all levels of the organization
Ability to manage vision and purpose, lead the organization through innovative and creative thinking
CPCU

Responsibilities

Leadership and oversight of the Construction Professional Liability underwriting team.
Effectively and efficiently manage the portfolio's P&L, meeting key financial objectives.
Develop and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders, distribution partners, and clients and prospects.
Develop and execute underwriting strategies across the portfolio.
Achieve profitable growth.
Meet rate/retention objectives.
Meet defined mix-shift objectives.
Support cross-sell initiatives inside/outside of SBU.
Talent management.
Achieve quality/compliance objectives.
Develop new underwriting processes and improve old ones, to ensure they support our strategic business objectives.
Develop innovative, customer-led solutions.
Promote and support Zurich's sustainability initiatives.
Active and visible field engagement and industry engagement, including representing Zurich at various industry events.
Active collaboration, coordination, and communication with key internal key stakeholders, including, but not limited to: Technical Underwriting, Risk Engineering, Claims and Premium Audit.