AVP, Specialty Lines

AVP, Specialty Lines

At PALMS Insurance, a NextEra Energy company, we specialize in offering customized insurance solutions that address the unique needs of our clients. Our commitment to excellence, reliability, and customer satisfaction sets us apart as a trusted provider in the insurance industry. Are you ready to make a meaningful difference? Become a part of our team today.

Position Specific Description Palms Insurance is currently looking for an AVP, Underwriting, for the Specialty Lines team. This position is responsible for managing their own portfolio's performance, including new business production, retention, rate/tiering execution, and portfolio management actions. Additionally, they will be responsible for managing broker relationships, underwriting referrals, and maintaining a production portfolio.

Specifically, the AVP, Underwriter is expected to:

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, cultivating strong broker and cedant relationships across the U.S. market.
• Lead the underwriting and negotiation of treaty reinsurance and program manager contracts, ensuring alignment with company risk appetite and profitability goals.
• Collaborate with Actuarial, Claims, and Finance teams to analyze portfolio performance and inform pricing and risk selection.

The ideal candidate will bring Specialty Lines Underwriting experience, with demonstrated expertise in the standard Casualty lines, or other non-traditional lines of business, such as Crisis Management, Trade Credit, Accident & Health, Aviation, Political Risk, Kidnap & Ransom, or similar niche specialty lines. Prior experience as either a treaty underwriter or program underwriter is desired, and the successful candidate will have a proven ability to underwrite sophisticated, non-commoditized risks requiring deep technical knowledge, sound judgment, and a consultative approach with cedents and business partners.

Job Overview This position will manage a book of business by analyzing quality and quantity of risks written, prepare reports accordingly, and monitor and evaluate outcomes. This employee would recommend and implement action plans for improvement of underwriting results.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages profitable book of business by implementing underwriting decisions (in compliance with state laws and company guidelines), evaluating results and conducting portfolio reviews
• Develops integrated pictures of factors that affect profitability, growth, retention and recommends, implements and monitors necessary action plans
• Examines, identifies and evaluates exposures by analyzing documentation from various sources, such as the insurance applications, internet searches, inspection reports, credit reports and internal subject matter expert guidance
• Makes underwriting decisions to accept, decline or modify risks within assigned underwriting authority level in partnership with management team
• Executes underwriting strategy as determined by management, including portfolio management and self-audits
• Stays abreast of trends in the product lines industry and in the insurance market
• Determine and made recommendations for marketing, pricing, products and systems
• Regularly travels to key accounts and remains a visible presence in the marketplace by participating in industry events and committees
• Monitors agency action and participates in account management, agency planning and marketing meetings to best position the business for the future
• Leads, coaches and delivers training support to develop junior team members

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: 8+ years relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• Certification: American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (AICPCU) or Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU), or equivalent

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Employee Group: Exempt Employee Type: Full Time Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Business Analytics Organization: Palms Management Services, LLC Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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