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Relation Insurance Services · 3 hours ago

Vice President - Commercial Lines

Relation Insurance is a leading, innovative company with a strong commitment to excellence and a passion for delivering cutting-edge solutions to our clients. The Vice President of Commercial Lines provides strategic leadership to enhance client satisfaction and drive business growth while fostering innovation and maintaining competitive market positioning.

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Responsibilities

Develops and executes a client service strategy that aligns with the firm’s overarching goals, driving growth, and innovation
Builds and sustains high-performing client service teams by mentoring and empowering leaders to drive performance and innovation
Leads the design and implementation of scalable operations frameworks that ensure consistency, efficiency, and adaptability across regions and markets
Establishes a robust ecosystem of training, workflows, and quality assurance to create a continuous improvement feedback loop that drives operational excellence
Oversees carrier relationships from an operational and systems perspective, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and maximizing efficiency in service delivery
Leverages deep market insights to maintain a competitive edge, fostering strong partnerships with clients and carrier markets while identifying emerging opportunities
Partners with the Integration Team for acquisitions, ensuring seamless client experiences and operational continuity
Drives strategic oversight of service center books of business, ensuring alignment with client strategy and retention goals
Fosters a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the client service teams
Acts as a change agent to ensure client service teams can successfully pivot to meet short and long-term business goals
Champions use of analytical frameworks to identify growth opportunities and establish / monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive informed business decisions for service process and procedure improvements
Establishes the firm as an industry leader by staying ahead of market conditions, trends emerging technologies, and provides recommendations to senior leadership for improvements
Ensures all service activities comply with industry regulations and internal policies
Performs other projects, duties, and tasks, as assigned

Qualification

PropertyCasualty LicenseClient service experienceLeadership experienceImageRightAMS360VertaforeInsurance CRM systemsTeam motivationOperational excellenceContinuous improvementStrategic oversightMarket insightsTrainingPlanning skillsCompliance knowledgeSoftware proficiencyProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsNegotiation skillsMentoringAdaptability

Required

High school diploma or equivalent
Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, or related field
A Property and Casualty License from state of domicile is required must be maintained
Minimum of 12 years' client service experience in the insurance industry, including client delivery, claims management, and policy administration with a focus on Commercial Lines of coverage
Minimum of 10 years' progressive leadership experience in operations and business development within the insurance brokerage or financial services industry
In-depth knowledge of industry regulations, compliance requirements, and best practices
Proven leadership and managerial skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams towards achieving common goals
Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a strong emphasis on delivering innovative and effective solutions
Excellent written and verbal communications skills are required to maintain effective relationships with clients, co-workers, carriers, vendors and others
Proficient skills in Microsoft Office (primarily Excel and Word). Must be computer literate with the ability to learn new software applications
Demonstrated ability to think ahead and plan over a 1–2-year timeframe
Strong ability to listen, discern, prioritize, and negotiate with clients and insurance carrier representatives based on a deep understanding of relevant issues
Must have a valid driver's license, the ability to travel to client sites and a reliable source of transportation
Ability to travel as required
Expertise in insurance CRM systems, with the ability to lead and optimize workflow development

Preferred

Advanced professional designation (e.g. AAI, AFIS, ARM, CIC, CISR, CRM, CPCU, CEBS, GBA, RHU, REBC)
Experience with ImageRight, AMS360, and Vertafore

Benefits

Family health and wellness programs
401K
Employee assistance programs
Paid time off
Paid holidays

Company

Relation Insurance Services

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H1B Sponsorship

Relation Insurance Services has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2019-02-21Acquired

Leadership Team

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Charissa Hartmann
Chief Financial Officer
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Brandon Youngfountain
Executive Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions
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