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VP, Home Office Commercial Auto Underwriter

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a VP, Home Office Commercial Auto Underwriter at Chubb Commercial Insurance, focusing on supporting profitable growth and underwriting execution across the Commercial Auto portfolio. You will work closely with various teams to drive results and enhance underwriting capabilities.

Qualifications

  • Experience in underwriting, specifically in Commercial Auto.
  • Strong technical expertise in underwriting guidance and decision-making.
  • Ability to collaborate with various teams including field operations and actuarial.
  • Experience in developing training content and conducting training sessions.
  • Strong communication skills for agent/customer engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a senior Home Office underwriting resource for Commercial Auto, providing technical expertise and underwriting guidance.
  • Collaborate with Industry Practice Leaders to develop growth and portfolio management tactics.
  • Work closely with home office line of business leadership to provide market and competitive intelligence.
  • Participate in underwriting training and knowledge-sharing initiatives to strengthen Commercial Auto underwriting capabilities.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Decision Making
  • Technical Acumen
  • Collaboration
  • Communication

About the company

Chubb Life New Zealand logo

Chubb Life New Zealand

  • Insurance
  • 201–500
Chubb Life Insurance New Zealand Limited looks out for the needs of more than 300,000 customers and is committed to looking after New Zealanders when they need us most. Our products and services include life, income protection, trauma, funeral and travel insurance and has an A (Excellent) financial strength rating which was given by A.M Best Company Inc. Chubb Life Insurance New Zealand Limited's Parent company, Chubb, is the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company,

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Job description

Chubb Commercial Insurance is currently seeking a VP, Home Office Commercial Auto Underwriter to join the Commercial Auto Line of Business team. The role will report to the SVP, Commercial Auto Line of Business Manager.  This position will require regular travel to Whitehouse Station, as well as field office travel for agent/customer engagement.
 

The position will work closely with underwriting leadership, field operations, actuarial, product, claims, and industry practice teams to support profitable growth and underwriting execution across the Commercial Auto portfolio. 

*The title, career band and level, and location for this position are flexible based on the candidate's experience. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as a senior Home Office underwriting resource for Commercial Auto, providing technical expertise, underwriting guidance, and decision-making support for complex new business and renewal accounts.
  • Work directly with the Field, Territory Underwriting Managers, Industry Practice Leaders, and Regional Leadership on commercial auto transactions to drive overall results including new business, rate and exposure, retention, and profitability. 

  • Collaborate with Industry Practice Leaders to develop growth and portfolio management tactics and objectives to attract and retain business while executing Commercial Insurance underwriting strategies and initiatives.

  • Work closely with home office line of business leadership to provide market & competitive intelligence, provide input on strategies, and report results.
  • Serve as the primary referral channel for items outside the Field, TUM, and IP level authority, with confidence in utilizing a home office level underwriting authority grant.
  • Provide recommendations on underwriting authority for field staff.
  • Participate and add technical and sales insights to Enterprise calls.
  • Consult with underwriters and leadership to assist in triaging new business and associated cross-sell opportunities including specialties and core P&C lines.
  • Participate in underwriting training, technical development, and knowledge-sharing initiatives to strengthen Commercial Auto underwriting capabilities across the organization.
  • Work with legal and product teams to draft manuscript language.
  • Play a key role in building and delivering training content with assistance from Learning & Development, including Specialty Schools and other ad hoc training as needed.

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