Vice President of Corporate Underwriting

Zenith Insurance Company•Los Angeles, CA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Zenith is a team of Workers' Compensation Specialists committed to helping businesses succeed by protecting against the financial and human consequences of workplace injuries, providing for the needs of injured employees and making the workplace safer. To distinguish ourselves as the desired provider of Workers' Compensation Insurance, values such as collaboration, work-life balance, and integrity are placed at the center of all our operations. In addition, Zenith supports career advancement through a dedication to ongoing learning and development. An individual coming to Zenith will not only receive competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, but continuous opportunities to grow as a professional. Overview This role may be filled at either the AVP or VP level, depending the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. As part of the Corporate Underwriting team, strengthen underwriting quality standards in Field Offices through interaction with underwriters on individual accounts and structured group training.

Requirements

Comprehension of advanced technical underwriting issues required. Must have the ability to communicate with others in an understandable manner for underwriting and training purposes.
Demonstrated experience in leading innovative initiatives from ideation to implementation.
Candidate should be a quick study, be comfortable and effective in marketing settings and have good facility with Excel.
Candidate needs to be a self-starter with ability to lead multiple and disparate tasks and projects with the highest standard of responsiveness to the Field’s needs.
Can adapt own personal style to effectively lead, interact with and influence others as part of our collaborative model. Can identify opportunities and deliver effective feedback.
Must possess a broader business mindset.
Can be flexible and adapt to changes in job responsibilities as required.
Any combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired with 10+ years of experience in middle market or large account commercial underwriting or product management experience required.

Responsibilities

Serve as a subject matter expert in policy systems and a business lead in development of reports and resources to continue to enhance our capabilities and processes. Acts as a point of escalation/referral on particularly complex or innovative underwriting decisions.
Support various Corporate Underwriting projects that strategically assist Field Underwriting execution.
Partner with Underwriting Managers on issues central to underwriting execution, including staff development, underwriting appetite and pricing strategy.
Work across departments to help solve organizational data and information delivery issues. Build cross regional relationships to enhance communications, share processes, elevate and explore concepts, and facilitate the strengthening of our operations.
Engage with other departments to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions to standardize approach to analysis and enhance execution.
May be involved in project management roles with Actuarial team regarding state forms and product filings.