Head of West, Large Commercial Excess Casualty

AXA•Los Angeles, CA

32d

About The Position

Head of West Zone, Excess Casualty will lead, manage, maintain and develop an Underwriting unit to profitably achieve Excess Casualty North America’s strategic and financial objectives in compliance with established policies and guidelines. This includes the underwriting of Lead Umbrella and Excess Liability with capacity up to $50 million for risks segmented as Large Commercial. The role holder manages an underwriting territory to meet P&L budgetary requirements and performance metrics for the specific territory as well as supporting AXA XL’s overall regional objectives. The role holder must possess broad technical expertise across many classes of business and may personally handle the more complex risks within the territory. They have and maintain extensive contacts with major insureds, retail agents and brokers throughout the Eastern Zone and nationally. The role holder directly leads a team of Underwriters and coordinates with support staff facilitating professional development of skills, knowledge and competencies across the unit. The Head of Western Zone, Excess Casualty joins the Americas Casualty Leadership team and is involved in setting the overall casualty strategy with other LT members. The role holder supports AXA XL’s cross-sell objectives by understanding capabilities across other lines of business and maintaining open communication with colleagues in other departments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required; professional designations CPCU, ARM preferred.
Extensive Casualty Underwriting experience required, preferably Umbrella and Excess Liability.
Moderate Management prior experience.
Broad knowledge of casualty lines of business: GL, AL, WC, Umbrella; reinsurance concepts and business processes.
Knowledge of functionality of systems.
Excellent work ethic.
Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
Self-Motivated.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to respond to a changing environment with flexibility and innovation.
Excellent customer service and negotiation skills.
Excellent time management skills; ability to multitask.
Ability to lead in accordance with AXA XL’s Core Values and Culture.

Responsibilities

Execute departmental strategy and achieve P&L metrics including est. GWP of $80MM or higher.
Manage and develop a team of Underwriters consisting of 5 or more people.
Manage insured and producer relationships across a large geographic territory
Maintain visibility in the market by aggressively marketing to insureds and retail agents and brokers.

Benefits

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.
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Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
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Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
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