Vice President – General Manager, Workers' Compensation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the profitability and growth for all Workers’ Compensation programs.

• Implement both traditional and innovative underwriting techniques.

• Develop and refine underwriting strategies across designated lines and programs.

• Maintain a balance between growth, profitability, and risk management.

• Foster relationships with carriers, reinsurers, reinsurance brokers, distribution partners, and other essential stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Sales and Distribution to create strategies for profitable growth.

• Manage the books of business for assigned programs, achieving financial, business, customer, and performance goals.

• Supervise underwriting guidelines and processes in conjunction with the Chief Underwriting Officer.

• Track claims activity and recognize adverse development trends to adjust pricing and risk appetite.

• Lead and mentor teams focused on premium audits and program-specific underwriting.

• Advocate for process innovations to enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

• Stay updated on industry tools, technologies, analytics, and best practices.

• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to develop a scalable and efficient platform.

• Assess new product opportunities, coverage expansions, and program partnerships.

• Analyze portfolio performance and loss trends in collaboration with Actuarial, Insurance Programs & Risk Capital, and Finance teams.

• Suggest pricing or risk selection modifications alongside the National Underwriting Officer for Workers’ Compensation.

• Ensure adherence to state and carrier regulations.

• Conduct carrier and regulatory audits related to policy operations and underwriting guidelines.

• Provide an underwriting and operational perspective for company-wide strategic planning.

• Report directly to the President.

• Undertake additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• In-depth expertise in Workers’ Compensation underwriting.

• Proven experience in balancing growth with profitability and risk management.

• Background in overseeing premium audit teams and program-specific underwriting teams.

• Familiarity with underwriting guidelines, processes, and regulatory standards.

• Experience in monitoring claims activity and identifying adverse development trends.

• Proficiency in program pricing and risk selection.

• Proven ability to cultivate relationships with carriers, reinsurers, reinsurance brokers, distribution partners, and other stakeholders.

• Strong analytical skills to assess portfolio performance and loss trends.

• Knowledge of state and carrier regulations, as well as carrier/regulatory audits.

• Capacity to collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Distribution, Product, Engineering, Actuarial, Finance, Legal, and Compliance teams.

• Strong leadership, mentoring, accountability, and operational excellence skills.

• Availability for full-time, salaried, exempt work during standard business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with some flexibility at the manager’s discretion.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Health Savings Account (HSA) available with qualifying health plans.

• Voluntary supplemental benefits offered.

• Company-paid life and disability insurance provided.

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Sick Leave, and 11 paid company holidays.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a Safe Harbor company match of up to 4%.

• Performance-based incentive plan available.

• Bonus included with the base salary offering.