Head of Commercial Lines

At MAPFRE, caring is our purpose and what sets us apart. Our commitment to care is the heartbeat of our organization, resonating with the needs of our employees, customers, and community. 

• For Employees: We cultivate an inspiring dynamic workplace where collaboration and innovation fuel the success of high-performing teams. 

• For Customers: As Massachusetts’ #1 home and auto insurer, we provide unmatched peace of mind for our customers within the state and across the US. 

• For the Community: Our culture of care extends to impactful community engagement and environmental initiatives locally and globally. 

This is who we are at MAPFRE, and we invite you to be part of a movement that cares deeply and acts boldly. Together, we make a difference. 

The Head of Commercial Lines is a senior executive position at MAPFRE reporting directly to the Chief Operations Officer.  The leader is responsible for setting the direction and overseeing all aspects of our commercial property and casualty insurance business, including strategy development, underwriting, policies, and procedures resulting in targeted growth and market penetration within the commercial insurance sector. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Education:  Master's Degree or professional level of knowledge in a specialized field, or equivalent related experience preferred.

Experience:  9 - 11 years or Bachelor's Degree equivalent plus 11 -  13 years.

Knowledge:  Extensive level of professional knowledge in field across broad disciplines and business segments.  Extensive knowledge of general management, strategy and policy-setting practices.

Decision Making:  Decisions have a major impact on the entire company's results.  Interprets and operationalizes company policies.  Responsible with other top managers for setting division, group, company, or corporate-wide policies and  objectives.  Responsible for a division, function, or multiple major business segments, which are directly impacted by decisions taken.

Supervision Received:  Acts independently, guided only by very broad company policies and objectives.  Work is reviewed from a strategic, relatively long-term perspective against major objectives impacting a major portion of the company.

Leadership:  Responsible, through subordinate management, for an overall corporate staff function or a large segment of the company, such as a  division or group of profit centers.  Determines vision, strategy, and goals, and allocates resources including subordinate management responsibilities.

Problem Solving /Operations/Direct Work Involvement: Responsible for overall surveillance and success of assigned functions and integrating their activities with other major organizational segments from both a tactical and strategic standpoint.

Client Contacts:  Represents the division, group, company, or corporation as prime internal and external contact on matters of critical interest and significance.  Conducts briefings for both internal and external top management.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Seasoned leader with extensive business experience within the insurance industry, broad and deep functional expertise and significant commercial lines experience.

An innovative mindset with outstanding organizational and leadership skills

Strategic thinking and problem solving  

Thank you for considering MAPFRE Insurance in your career journey. 

We're proud to be rated "A" (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. We offer property and casualty insurance, working with over 3,000 independent agents and brokers in 12 states.  

If you require an accommodation for a disability so that you may participate in the selection process, you are encouraged to contact the MAPFRE Insurance Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@mapfreusa.com.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.