Head of Product Development and Innovation jobs in United States
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Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company · 3 weeks ago

Head of Product Development and Innovation

Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company is focused on underwriting success through its Product Development and Innovation function. The Head of Product Development and Innovation will design and execute the product development strategy, ensuring policy forms and endorsements are clear and meet underwriting intent, while also driving innovation and continuous improvement in product offerings.

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Hiring Manager
Michael Dube
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Responsibilities

Build, curate, and support updates to the Ategrity Forms library
Review forms to ensure they are current and underwriting intent is reflected in, clear and unambiguous policy and endorsement wording
Identify the need for new proprietary policy and endorsement forms, and work with keys teams in the development of those forms
Provide expertise in analyzing bureau form changes defining possible options to support the requested changes and clearly identifying the impact
Oversee product development project management and timelines to ensure organization is executing against agreed product development accountabilities
Maintain and execute quality assurance process to ensure that policy and endorsement wording match underwriting intent
Drive coverage certainty by establishing and ensuring adherence to policy wording guidelines and review processes
Review and approve XS terms that are based on other insurers’ standard policy forms
Advise on adjustments to terms and pricing as it pertains to complex accounts and referrals
Draft manuscript policies and endorsements as required to address client-specific exposures
Working closely with the Head of Underwriting Excellence, provide and create training opportunities for underwriting staff to help them better understand the importance of policy and endorsement wording
Participate in and lead continuous improvement and learning efforts, including deep-dive analytics, process improvement, and change management
Provide guidance and strategic insight on the development and issuance of insurance products by monitoring industry trends, regulatory developments, and emerging innovations to inform product design and evolution. Disseminate learning via UW bulletin and training to provide underwriters with direction and insight on exposure trend as it pertains to policy and endorsement wording and usage

Qualification

Product DevelopmentInsurance KnowledgePolicy Wording ExpertiseChange ManagementProject ManagementAnalytical SkillsTraining DevelopmentRegulatory AwarenessCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree
5-8 years insurance experience in product development process and overall product knowledge based on relevant insurance experience in product development, claims or underwriting in Commercial Property and Casualty lines

Preferred

Juris Doctor Degree
CPCU

Company

Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company

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Combining state-of-the-art technology solutions with a total, customer-centered commitment to service, Ategrity empowers streamlined decision-making with easy, responsive engagement.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$150M
Key Investors
Zimmer Financial Services Group
2025-06-11IPO
2022-09-06Private Equity· $75M
2021-09-15Private Equity· $75M

Leadership Team

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Ben Martin
Deputy CUO, Property
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Chris Schenk
Chief Underwriting Officer
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