Zenith Insurance Company (United States) · 8 hours ago
Vice President of Corporate Underwriting
Zenith Insurance Company is a team of Workers' Compensation Specialists dedicated to helping businesses manage workplace injuries. They are seeking a Vice President of Corporate Underwriting to strengthen underwriting quality standards and support various corporate underwriting projects, while enhancing communication and collaboration across departments.
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Responsibilities
Serve as a subject matter expert in policy systems and a business lead in development of reports and resources to continue to enhance our capabilities and processes. Acts as a point of escalation/referral on particularly complex or innovative underwriting decisions
Support various Corporate Underwriting projects that strategically assist Field Underwriting execution
Partner with Underwriting Managers on issues central to underwriting execution, including staff development, underwriting appetite and pricing strategy
Work across departments to help solve organizational data and information delivery issues. Build cross regional relationships to enhance communications, share processes, elevate and explore concepts, and facilitate the strengthening of our operations
Engage with other departments to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions to standardize approach to analysis and enhance execution
May be involved in project management roles with Actuarial team regarding state forms and product filings
Qualification
Required
Comprehension of advanced technical underwriting issues required
Must have the ability to communicate with others in an understandable manner for underwriting and training purposes
Demonstrated experience in leading innovative initiatives from ideation to implementation
Candidate should be a quick study, be comfortable and effective in marketing settings and have good facility with Excel
Candidate needs to be a self-starter with ability to lead multiple and disparate tasks and projects with the highest standard of responsiveness to the Field's needs
Can adapt own personal style to effectively lead, interact with and influence others as part of our collaborative model
Can identify opportunities and deliver effective feedback
Must possess a broader business mindset
Can be flexible and adapt to changes in job responsibilities as required
Any combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired with 10+ years of experience in middle market or large account commercial underwriting or product management experience required
Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Parental Leave
Life, AD&D and Disability Insurance
401(k), Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Education and Training Reimbursement
Paid Leave: 3 weeks/year Vacation, 2 weeks/year Sick Leave
10 paid Company Holidays, 2 Personal Days, 2 Floating Holidays
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Company
Zenith Insurance Company (United States)
Zenith is the premier specialist in workers’ compensation nationally, and a leader in property and casualty insurance for the California agriculture industry.