AVP, Construction

Position Summary

The Assistant Vice President within Arch Construction Southeast is responsible for the technical underwriting and account management of large account construction loss sensitive casualty programs.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Solicits and reviews new and renewal account information required to evaluate a risk.
• Identifies all potential exposures and hazards in relation to coverage requested and individual risk characteristics.
• Affirms insurance and related financial risk and structures appropriate loss sensitive program to effectively protect against frequency, severity, catastrophic and credit risk.
• Underwrites prices and prepares proposals based on objective and subject risk characteristics, input of internal resource team, existing product set and regulatory filings.
• Presents final quotation/proposal to producer and/or prospective insured.
• Captures all administrative duties related to existing and prospective accounts.
• Coordinates all post-bind activities including policy production, compliance issues, audits and adjustments, legal agreements, receipt of collateral, legal agreement execution, TPA coordination and any other related items.
• Delivers promised service to customers.
• Manages renewal and retention management processes to achieve targeted retention and price change goals.
• Initiates, coordinates and conducts a mid-term account review.
• Sales and Marketing: Develops and maintains relationships with producers and insured's to achieve overall productions and profitability goals.
• Develops and maintains relationships with producers to generate a flow of qualified submissions.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Understanding and knowledge of the intent, scope and purpose of the Workers Compensation, General Liability, Automobile coverage forms and endorsements with the ability to tailor to the sold program design.
• Possess a thorough understanding of all loss sensitive programs including products, pricing, expensing, actuarial loss projecting techniques, retention and aggregate setting, limit profiles, ALAE, and effective utilization of facultative reinsurance.
• Understanding and knowledge of exposure identification and analysis.
• Possess a cross-functional generalist knowledge of other disciplines including claims, risk control, audit, premium accounting, finance and legal.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance issues.
• Ability to influence without authority and be willing to work in a collaborative and team environment.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Education and Experience

• Seven plus years of loss sensitive underwriting experience, preferably including construction industry underwriting.
• Established broker relationships within the Southeast Region would be ideal.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training required.
• CPCU or other similar designation a plus.

Company Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage; a competitive 401k with generous matching; PTO beginning at 20 days per year; up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer; basic Life and AD&D Insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability; Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks; Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement, Backup Child and Elder Care; and more.