Liability Zone Leader - West

About the role

The North American Liability team offers a wide range of liability insurance solutions, including National Accounts Excess, Multinational, Reverse Flow, Environmental Liability, and some Primary General Liability in the United States and Canada. The Liability Zone Leader – West will lead a team of underwriters/team leads to underwrite profitable new and renewal business to meet Liability targets regionally and/or globally.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of underwriters/team leads to underwrite profitable new and renewal business to meet Liability targets regionally and/or globally;
• Lead team in negotiating participation, pricing and terms and conditions for large/critical clients;
• Take ownership of large/critical accounts/clients and will have ultimate responsibility for accounts within the team;
• Lead and manage a team, including training and development and act as the referral point for other underwriters;
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers and clients.

Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in underwriting profitable Liability business, including specialized expert understanding of sub-LoB products and portfolio;
• Recognized, well-established long term relationship building with brokers at peer group level and within the local market;
• Specialized understanding of regional/local Liability insurance markets and competitor landscape, including global elements;
• Understanding of legal and regulatory framework;
• Ability to assess risk inherent exposures and natural hazards relevant to Liability;
• Ability to analyze current performance against benchmarks applying how the market operates and functions, the business needs and customer needs;
• Experience designing, developing and implementing consistent, robust wordings;
• Roybust understanding of policy administration life cycle, information collection, policy issuance, premium bookings, credit control, and cancellation;
• Ability to analyze highly complex data, from multiple sources, in detail, identifying and resolving issues before they transpire;
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with an ability to influence others;
• Experience with MS Office tools;
• Significant experience in leadership and development of direct teams, including coaching, mentoring and developing team members and performance assessment;
• Ability to persuade and motivate others to act, without executive authority;
• A deep knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), with the ability to leverage AI-driven insights to shape strategic decisions and drive innovation across the organization;
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Economics, Finance, Insurance Management or Business Administration.

Qualifications

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employment-based sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time, nor can we guarantee future sponsorship. The annualized base pay range for this role is $185,000 - $250,000. The annual base salary range represents a nationwide market range. The actual salary for this position may be above and will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate. The base pay is just one component of the AzC total compensation package. As part of our comprehensive compensation and highly rated benefits programs, employees are also eligible for annual performance-based cash incentive awards.

Skills

Specialized understanding of regional/local Liability insurance markets and competitor landscape, including global elements;

Benefits

Let’s care about everything that makes you, you. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working.

Pay

The annualized base pay range for this role is $185,000 - $250,000. The annual base salary range represents a nationwide market range. The actual salary for this position may be above and will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate. The base pay is just one component of the AzC total compensation package. As part of our comprehensive compensation and highly rated benefits programs, employees are also eligible for annual performance-based cash incentive awards.

Schedule

We are looking for a full-time position.