AVP, Life Sciences Regional Manager

Job Description

Chubb is currently seeking a highly motivated and outgoing business professional to lead our Pac North Region Life Sciences team. Key objectives include managing a team, understanding and managing risks, contributing proportionately to production goals, meeting or exceeding business unit service standards, building or improving trading partner relationships, and demonstrating sound underwriting discipline. Candidate must be willing and able to travel within the territory approximately 25% of the time.

Responsibilities:

• Achieve Life Science property and casualty business plan by managing a team of underwriters with a focus on production, underwriting and maintenance of new and renewal accounts
• Responsible for establishing and cultivating business relationships with brokers and clients within the assigned territory to assure the continued flow of new business opportunities
• Establish working relationships with the Commercial Insurance Managers, Branch Managers, and Regional Commercial Insurance Manager to contribute to the overall growth of Commercial Insurance in the region and execute on coordinated strategies and initiatives
• Evaluate, select, underwrite, price, quote and maintain new and renewal business
• Work with the team of underwriters to develop and implement marketing plans with brokers and clients in territory
• Retain accounts through active participation in Chubb Stewardship and Enterprise Account process
• Participate in product line projects as required
• Forecast monthly production and annual plan and pipeline to manager
• Oversee proper policy issuance and other account agreements execution including foreign policy implementations
• Promote cross-selling synergies between our Environmental, Multinational, Marine and Financial Lines Specialties for both new and renewal business.

Qualifications

• 4-year College degree in insurance, business or related fields or equivalent experience
• 5+ years commercial Life Science property and casualty experience
• Previous management experience is strongly preferred
• Superior communication, interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Solid knowledge of commercial underwriting with the ability to analyze risks, adhere to underwriting strategies, prioritize the gathering of underwriting data, and clearly communicate a well thought out underwriting approach
• Demonstrated technical expertise and product specific knowledge with experience handling Life Science business
• Strong analytical skills including financial analysis
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to effectively interact with both internal and external business partners
• Ability to be creative and adaptable in a changing business environment

The pay range for the role is $150,000 to $195,000. The specific offer will depend on an applicant's skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. Chubb offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details on which can be found on our careers website. The disclosed pay range estimate may be adjusted for the applicable geographic differential for the location in which the position is filled.

About Us

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally. At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.