Vice President, General Casualty, Preferred Select, Division Manager

About the role

We’re looking for a Vice President, General Casualty, Preferred Select, Division Manager. This role is a hybrid working position ideally based in the greater New York/New Jersey area. We will consider a remote US location for appropriately qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

• Lead the launch of Hamilton’s General Casualty Preferred Select expansion, including the development of underwriting guidelines, rates, coverage forms & endorsements, and applications for insurance
• Responsible for the overall portfolio management, performance and underwriting profitability of the portfolio
• Demonstrate strong cycle management in shaping and directing of the portfolio
• Athrive, develop, coach, mentor, retain world class underwriting talent
• Represent Hamilton Select in the marketplace and actively support broker engagement and distribution strategy for primary General Casualty Preferred Select
• Partner with the Technology team to pursue the design and ongoing improvement of Hamilton’s quote systems, data capture, and general use of information technology
• Drive the general use of technology to produce superior profit and establish an ease-of-doing business reputation with our appointed trading partners
• Establish and monitor key performance metrics to ensure best-in-class operating effectiveness
• Collaborate with internal support functions to establish effective processes and procedures to maximize efficiency and accuracy in all of our operations
• Establish and maintain underwriting standards and discipline to ensure the delivery of profitable results
• Support placement of targeted reinsurance in support of the General Casualty Preferred Select division
• Originate, grow and develop high-level market relationships with brokers
• Ensures team compliance with applicable letters of underwriting authority and compliance with applicable state rules and regulations
• Negotiate coverage terms, pricing, and conditions using sound judgment and critical thinking

Requirements

• An established underwriter or manager with eight or more years underwriting experience handling General Casualty lines
• Strong technical knowledge of General Casualty exposures and coverage, with the ability to further develop themselves and mentor the wider team as the book grows
• Understands and is comfortable developing and leading a strategy focused on smaller, niche risks while scaling into lower middle market opportunities
• Pioneered track record of generating new leads, applying sound judgement to a broad range of situations and opportunities, and building a substantial portfolio of business from a small base
• Appreciation of both the subjective and objective aspects to underwriting risk and a willingness to justify decision-making processes at the highest levels in the organization
• A broad understanding of market trends and nuances
• Proven ability to generate an underwriting profit
• Integrity in all internal and external relationships
• A shared focus on expense management and managing the overall business operations to maximize shareholder returns
• Uses data and facts to inform decisions

Qualifications

• Motivated, self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong decision-making capability
• Professional, insightful, and confident when managing varying stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to plan ahead
• Keen attention to detail, highly analytical and excellent problem-solving capability
• Technical expertise & capabilities within your field
• Results-oriented with a growth mindset
• Dedicated and consistent