Personal Lines Leader

Brown & Brown Insurance•Milwaukee, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Brown & Brown is seeking a Personal Lines Leader to join their growing team in Milwaukee, WI. The purpose of this role is to drive a culture of success through client retention, new business, efficient processes, and teammate engagement while maintaining positive operating margins. The leader will develop, direct, and monitor short-term and long-term business goals and objectives of the profit center. They will also establish, maintain, and cultivate client, carrier, and enterprise-wide business partnerships. The leader will recruit, develop, and retain top talent; and manage the overall profitability of the Profit Center through effective leadership.

Requirements

Requisite insurance licensure per the state in which the profit center conducts business.
Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university.
15+ years progressive leadership experience.
Computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Office products in addition to insurance industry software products is preferred.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with others, to explain complex issues, to receive and complex information, and to respond appropriately.
Ability to prepare and monitor budgets, commissions, costs, income and other related accounting concepts to practical solutions.
Full and complete knowledge of insurance products and usages.
Ability to initiate and foster rapport with internal and external business partners, as well as prospects and clients.
Ability to work well under pressure, remaining calm and courteous in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to effectively present information to employees, top management, customers, clients, public groups and/or board of directors.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Responsibilities

Serve as lead member of the Profit Center management team in the development and execution of short term and long-range plans and budgets based on broad corporate goals, acquisitions, strategic planning and growth objectives.
Responsible to meet top line growth goals and budgeted operating margins.
Plans, develops and directs the Profit Center’s objectives through oversight of department leadership.
Targets and manages the development, production, promotion and sale of the organization’s products and services meet customer and company goals which will generate profit to meet planned objectives.
Evaluates and analyzes the results of the programs and services regularly and uses this information to identify and select best courses of action to implement toward objectives.
Responsible for the adherence of the organization’s guidelines, policies and applicable laws.
Assists teammates in client opportunities, maximizing carrier relationships and enterprise-wide resources.
Set the vision and competencies for each position of the profit center; recruit top talent through networking and professional relationships; retain and develop leadership and direct reports.
Perform duties of a Producer by actively participating in the sell and renewal of business.
Promote a positive culture of teamwork, mutual respect and foster a culture that instills a “can do” attitude in teammates.