Zenith Insurance Company (United States)

Director of Large Accounts Underwriting

Zenith Insurance Company (United States)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Woodland Hills • California • Florida • United States

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Salary

💰 $138,079 - $189,858 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Strengthen underwriting quality standards in Field Offices through interaction with underwriters on individual accounts and structured group training.
  • Establish strong working relationships with Zenith's Field Underwriting, Marketing, Actuarial, Communications and Safety & Health departments to enhance and improve communication, elevate and explore concepts, to strengthen our operations.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Involved in project management roles with Actuarial team regarding state forms and product filings.
  • 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.
  • Apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
  • Works productively and harmoniously with others on a consistent basis.
  • Respond positively to direction and feedback on performance.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent combination of training/experience required.
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of training/experience required.
  • 8+ years any combination of education and experience with large accounts underwriting that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  • 8+ years of experience in commercial underwriting or product management experience required.
  • Hands-on experience with loss-sensitive workers' compensation underwriting
  • Candidate should be a quick study, be comfortable and effective in marketing settings and have intermediate Excel skills.
  • Candidate needs to be a self-starter with ability to manage multiple and disparate tasks and projects with the highest standard of responsiveness to the Field’s needs.
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)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Soft Skills
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