VP, Commercial Insurance Manager
About The Position
Chubb is seeking a strategic leader to partner with branch and distribution management to grow the Newport Beach and San Diego middle market commercial book of business. The position reports to the Pacific South Region Commercial Manager and oversees a portfolio of approximately $200 million in property and casualty (P&C) premium. The manager is directly accountable for the middle market P&C branch underwriting operation and its results, including new business production, account retention, and rate efforts across Commercial P&C lines. The role also leads hiring, retention, performance management, compensation, technical training, coaching, and development of multiline underwriting staff, while advancing the local team’s sales and marketing expertise. The position has profit-and-loss accountability for middle market P&C and middle market professional lines business serviced within assigned branches. It manages underwriting strategy, portfolio and agency relationships, business development, marketing, budgets, staffing, and operational execution across the Newport and San Diego branches.
Requirements
- Understanding of Chubb’s middle market P&C lines, products, and appetite.
- Strong technical multiline underwriting skills.
- Strong leadership skills to manage a team of multiline commercial underwriters.
- Strong understanding of field distribution channels, including brokers, regional agents, and independent agents.
- Strong people-management skills.
- Strong focus on KPI management and accountability.
- Advanced marketing and sales skills.
- Ability to build strategic relationships.
- Ability to drive customer focus.
- Ability to demonstrate agility.
- Ability to drive execution.
- Ability to make operational decisions.
- Skillful communication.
Nice To Haves
- High level of underwriting authority is preferred.
- Strong credibility with Chubb Commercial Insurance Home Office is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Own profit, growth, and internal and external relationships for Commercial Insurance, including results for an approximately $200 million P&C premium portfolio.
- Lead middle market P&C branch underwriting operations, driving new business production, account retention, and rate efforts across Commercial P&C lines.
- Manage P&L plans and results, including premium, profitability, growth, retention, and expenses, for middle market P&C and middle market professional lines business serviced in assigned branches.
- Manage KPI accountability for submissions, quotes, and binds for each team member and the assigned territory.
- Oversee portfolio management, field-business profit and loss, agency management, and production across the Commercial Insurance product portfolio.
- Execute new-business and renewal underwriting strategies for assigned branches.
- Serve, in collaboration with Product Line and Industry Practice, as a technical resource for referrals and underwriting authority; coordinate risks outside field authority with Home Office, Product, and Segment leaders.
- Drive the self-audit process for the Newport and San Diego retail underwriting team and achieve satisfactory corporate underwriting audit scores.
- Develop marketplace opportunities and tailored approaches to market conditions and agency needs.
- Work with Field Operations to develop and execute marketing strategy and coordinate marketing and production activities across Orange and San Diego counties for the Commercial Insurance portfolio.
- Direct business development and guide implementation of sales initiatives and product launches.
- Manage the regional and local producer network, establish consistent agency-management strategies, facilitate product education and appetite discussions, and serve as a contact for key local producer relationships.
- Oversee business and budget planning for business produced within the Newport and San Diego branches and administer expenses effectively.
- Lead staff onboarding, training, development, succession planning, inclusion, coaching, mentoring, and retention; deploy staff effectively and maintain mentoring and succession relationships with high-potential employees.
- Oversee workflows, staffing resources, and use of technology to support efficient, cost-effective field operations.
- Collaborate with HR on performance management and compensation processes.
- Manage hiring, retention, performance, compensation, technical training, coaching, and development for multiline underwriting staff.
- Advance the sales and marketing expertise of the local Commercial Insurance team.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- May be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
