Location: Arlington, IL, Chicago, IL, and/or New York, NY
Vice President, Professional Services: Professional, Executive & Cyber Solutions Team
Support Account Team Leaders with the placement of professional liability insurance and ancillary management liability insurance products for large professional service firms/companies; with a focus on large accounting and consulting firms.
Work closely with account service team leaders to manage client renewal process, including the following tasks:
Identify, analyze, and quantify risk exposures for clients/prospects and recommend appropriate insurance products and service requirements
Create and submit renewal specifications to the marketplace and consult with clients in the development of underwriting materials for submission to markets
Negotiate policy terms, conditions, premiums, and collateral with domestic markets, and work closely with international placement broker
Create necessary client deliverables documents throughout renewal timeline process
Present marketing results to clients
Review quotes, binders, policies and endorsements for accuracy and transmit to clients
Support investigation and efforts to resolve policy and/or claims issues between insured and insurer
Support the collection of claims information and payouts, as required
Ensure service of clients' daily account needs are met, this may include insurance requirement responses, certificate requests, and midterm coverage questions or policy needs
Develop and maintain productive business relationships with key insurance underwriters
Request invoices, ensure timely payment and remittance
Review contracts and insurance requirements for clients and identify gaps in coverage, suitability, and errors and document findings for internal quality review
Assist with special projects and client requests
Produce renewal strategy, renewal presentation and stewardship reports
Contribute to winning prospect opportunities, including preparation of capabilities presentations, written RFP responses and oral presentations
Communicate client developments and service results, market conditions and developments and team member performance to team leadership regularly
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum of 5 years of experience in the insurance industry with client service experience with respect to professional liability, executive and/or specialty lines insurance products.
Service team experience, including experience negotiating with insurance markets and presenting to clients.
Experience working with an agency management system such as Sagitta or Salesforce
Proficient in Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and Adobe
Hold appropriate Broker's License(s) or able to obtain one within 3 months of employment
Skillset Must Include
Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and collaboratively
Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Outstanding organizational and time-management skills; detail oriented
Ability to remain flexible with changing business requirements and demands
Highly motivated, self-starter
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications-especially Word and Excel
Proficient in Adobe solutions
Licensed professional a plus
Job Location: The national average salary for this role is $135,000 to $185,000 in base pay and exclusive of any bonuses or benefits. The base pay offered will be determined based on your experience, skills, training, certifications and education, while also considering internal equity and market data.
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