AVP, Inland Marine

Westfield

$110K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • 7-10 years of Inland Marine underwriting experience, especially in specialty insurance.
  • Strong established broker relationships and proven business development skills.
  • Expertise in technical underwriting, risk assessment, and detail-oriented.
  • Experience in implementing business plans for production and profitability goals.
  • Capacity to assess market opportunities and make independent decisions.
  • Excellent negotiation, relationship management, and communication skills.
  • Strong organizational abilities to handle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Underwrite a profitable Inland Marine business portfolio including various insurance products.
  • Develop territory strategies for growth and profitability targets.
  • Build and maintain key relationships with brokers and clients.
  • Analyze complex risks and provide effective coverage and pricing decisions.
  • Offer guidance and leadership as a subject matter expert to underwriting teams.
  • Collaborate with various internal departments to achieve business objectives.
  • Monitor and improve portfolio performance and operational efficiency.
  • Leverage data analysis to enhance underwriting insights and broker service.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to drive strategic business growth in a key market segment.
  • Role involves significant leadership and mentorship within the team.
  • Engagement with diverse stakeholders, from brokers to clients.
  • Regular travel for business development and networking opportunities.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-departmental interactions.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking an Assistant Vice President, Inland Marine to join our Inland Marine team based in our Alpharetta, GA office. As a key member of the Inland Marine underwriting team, you will be responsible for driving profitable growth, developing and maintaining strategic broker and client relationships, and managing a diversified portfolio of Inland Marine business. This role will serve as a technical underwriting leader and partner across the organization, helping to execute underwriting strategy and support the continued growth of the Inland Marine portfolio. The position reports to the Senior Vice President, Inland Marine.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Underwrite and manage a profitable book of Inland Marine business, including builder's risk, contractor's equipment, installation floaters, transportation, miscellaneous property floaters, and other Inland Marine products.
  • Develop and execute territory and broker strategies to achieve underwriting, growth, and profitability objectives.
  • Establish, maintain, and expand relationships with key wholesale and retail broker partners, insureds, and other business stakeholders.
  • Evaluate and analyze complex risks, determine appropriate coverage structures, pricing, terms, and conditions, and make sound underwriting decisions within delegated authority.
  • Provide technical underwriting leadership and guidance to underwriting team members, serving as a subject matter expert on Inland Marine risks and market trends.
  • Collaborate with distribution, claims, actuary, legal, compliance, and operations teams to drive business results and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
  • Monitor portfolio performance and identify opportunities to improve underwriting results, product offerings, and operational efficiencies.
  • Utilize internal and third-party data sources to enhance underwriting insight, portfolio management, and broker service experience.
  • Support product development initiatives and contribute to the enhancement of Inland Marine underwriting guidelines, appetite, and forms.
  • Identify cross-selling opportunities and work closely with colleagues across property, casualty, professional lines, and specialty products to deliver comprehensive solutions.
  • Maintain awareness of market conditions, competitive trends, emerging exposures, and industry developments impacting Inland Marine business.
  • Represent the company at industry conferences, broker events, client meetings, and other business development activities.


Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Minimum 7-10 years of Inland Marine underwriting experience, preferably within the specialty insurance market.
  • Established broker relationships and proven business development capabilities within the assigned territory.
  • Strong technical underwriting expertise, risk assessment skills, and attention to detail.
  • Experience developing and executing business plans to achieve production, profitability, and portfolio management goals.
  • Ability to evaluate market opportunities and make independent underwriting decisions within authority.
  • Strong negotiation, relationship management, and presentation skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines.
  • Willingness to travel regularly to meet with brokers, insureds, and business partners.
  • Ability to work onsite in the office a minimum of four days per week.


This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

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