AVP, Life Sciences Underwriting Manager (Finance)
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Description
Chubb is currently seeking a highly motivated and outgoing Life Sciences Manager to lead our Pacific South Life Sciences underwriting team. The Life Sciences Manager is responsible for managing a team of underwriters, understanding and managing risks, 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:
- Exceed 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 ensure 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.
- 5-7 years commercial Life Science property and casualty experience
- 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, and prioritize the gathering of underwriting data.
- 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.
QUALIFICATIONS
The 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.