VP, Personal Lines Underwriting

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Reporting to the MAPFRE USA Chief Technical Officer, the VP, Personal Lines Underwriting plays a strategic and transformational leadership role to enable the company to make conscious decisions regarding discipline, transformation, and modernization in order to maintain market competitiveness.

The VP, Personal Lines Underwriting is responsible for managing Countrywide Personal Lines Underwriting Execution including promoting a culture of superior portfolio management and product underwriting. Has primary responsibility for Personal Lines Underwriting discipline throughout the organization including MUSA underwriting strategy definition, implementation, and evolution. Defines operational philosophy, ensuring compliance and auditing of front-line underwriting and alignment with our current markets. Provides leadership over the day-to-day management of axillary lines of business and ad hoc rollout of new products, pricing and/or processes. Must have the ability to serve as a technical leader in industry trends for example but not limited to risk management including climate change, reinsurance, and product trends. Will Collaborate with Enterprise Risk Management, Actuarial, Claims and Regulatory Compliance to address governance and compliance issues related to underwriting practices.

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 multiple disciplines and broad business segment.  Extensive knowledge of management practices.

Decision Making:  Decisions have a significant impact on  results for a major portion of a company.  Interprets and operationalizes company policies.   Determines organizational objectives; sets policy.  Responsible for operations of major significance to the organization.  Decisions potentially affect financial, employee, or public relations standing of the company or a major business segment.  Problems are abstract and impact multiple functions and portions of the company.

Supervision Received:  Work is received in objective-oriented terms, with an emphasis on strategic as well as more near-term priorities. Work is reviewed from a strategic, relatively long-term perspective against major objectives.

Leadership:  Manages multiple functions, typically via subordinate managers, or manages an exceptionally high impact function. Develops and communicates function organizational vision.  Ensures that overall organizational objectives, budgets, schedules, and performance standards are realistically set and attained.

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 organization as prime internal and external contact regarding issues of major importance to the organization.  Conducts briefings for both internal and external top management.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

A proven progression in P&C Personal Lines Underwriting is essential. 

At least 5 years in an executive leadership role, with experience mentoring leaders for success.

Change management and proven ability to champion transformation in an organization.

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