AVP Underwriting, Inland Marine

Argo Group is a leader in specialty insurance with a vibrant culture built on respect, equality, wellness and opportunity. We’re an innovative organization that’s small enough to be agile and big enough to make a difference in our industry.

Our flexible workplace is continuously evolving to ensure all employees feel:

• Comfortable bringing their whole selves to work.
• Confident that they will be treated respectfully.
• Recognized for their performance and provided with equal opportunities to succeed.

At Argo, skill meets opportunity. If you’re wired to raise your hand and ask, “Where can I help?”, you’ll thrive with us.

The AVP Underwriting, Inland Marine will support their assigned region and grow our Inland Marine business profitably with distribution partners through effective underwriting of new business and renewals according to authority level and established guidelines, participate in special projects, and provide training for less experienced staff. This is a Field Underwriting role, in which this position cultivates and expands distribution relationships and new product opportunities, customized to local clients and exposure. This position will concentrate on a specific designated region and encompass production and profitability oversight of a book of business, distribution management and underwriting quality. This role may involve mentoring and leading others, depending on the local regional size and scope. We would expect new business growth of up to $10m, subject to market conditions, within a mutually agreed upon timeframe.

The primary duties and responsibilities of the role are:

· Owns portfolio results and distribution management for the territory.

· Establish and communicate underwriting profit goals and other measurements including loss ratio, new business development, policy count, account retention, etc.

· Analyze individual risks and book of business results to manage and control underwriting exposure and pricing strategy consistent with company objectives.

· Cultivate and maintain relationships within and outside Argo Group to develop and drive new business opportunities. Work with internal and external business units to develop joint business plans, value propositions and cross-marketing programs.

· Participate in the recruitment and selection process to ensure the organization has the necessary talent to accomplish business goals

· Act as a role model demonstrating belief in, and commitment to, the aspiration values of Argo Group, continuing to build and lead a value-based organization committed to long-term success.

· Ensure fully aware and informed of the evolving economic and insurance marketplace to ensure understand underwriting trends, legal developments and concerns.

· Participate in special projects and assignments as requested.

Core qualifications and requirements for this position include:

· Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and 8 years underwriting experience with experience underwriting and marketing or equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Minimum of 7-10 years of dedicated Inland Marine underwriting with clear progression of scope and responsibility

· Experience managing a book of at least $5M.

· Proven leadership capabilities with a sound influence in dealing with challenging situations.

· Independent decision maker – takes full responsibility for making decisions and consequences associated with decisions.

· Have established relationships with external clients and professional network.

· Experience developing guidelines preferred.

· Demonstrates an understanding and ability to effectively engage in the negotiation process.

· Adept at risk selection, exposure evaluation and ability to rate, quote and sell admitted and non-admitted solutions for Marine lines of business.

· Excellent organization skills, very strong analytical, oral and written communication skills required. The ability to meet tight deadlines is essential.

· Strong customer service with a professional attitude and approach needed.

· Ability to interact and communicate with various levels of the organization to cross-sell or address processing requirements.

· Continually seeks opportunities for niche products and potential agent opportunities., including local distribution relationships within the region

· Experience in delivering presentations to internal and external audiences.

· Requires demonstrated experience in developing and implementing an annual department business plan.

· Ability to travel as needed, and with short notice.

The base salary range provided below is for hires in those geographic areas only and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. In addition to base salary, all employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance as well as a generous benefits package.

Colorado outside of Denver metro, Maryland, Nevada, and Rhode Island Pay Ranges: $166,300-$211,600

California outside of San Francisco metro area, Connecticut, Denver metro area, Washington State, and New York State (including Westchester County) Pay Ranges: $182,800-$232,600

New York City and San Francisco metro areas Pay Ranges: $199,500-$253,900

PLEASE NOTE: At this time, Argo Group will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization for this position.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or a similar law and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Argo Group, please contact our Benefits Department at 210-321-8400.

To all recruitment agencies: Unless you have been requested to work on this position, or other positions with Argo Group, please do not forward any resumes to Argo Group employees. Argo Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. is an underwriter of specialty insurance products in the property and casualty market. Argo offers a full line of products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims-handling needs of businesses. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. Argo and its insurance subsidiaries are rated ‛A-’ by Standard and Poor’s. Argo’s insurance subsidiaries are rated ‛A-’ by A.M. Best. More information about Argo is available at www.argogroup.com.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin or citizenship (including language use restrictions), denial of family and medical care leave, disability (mental and physical) , including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), race, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, child birth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, child birth or breastfeeding), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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Our Benefits

Developing our employees professionally and personally strengthens our organization.
Argo Group offers an attractive Total Rewards package that includes:

• A culture that recognizes performance and empowers employees to excel, offering competitive compensation and merit driven profit sharing.
  
  
• Flexible workplace policies that support employee well-being include compressed hours, flex-time, job-sharing, remote work, sabbatical leave, holiday and summer hours.
  
  
• Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial planning options that employees can tailor to meet their personal and family needs. In addition to traditional health and wellness plans, benefits include dental, disability, life insurance, medical, and vision insurance, matching 401(k) retirement savings, generous paid time off (21 days of PTO, 11 paid company holidays, 3 floating holidays and a paid voluntary day), paid caregiver and parental leave, paid bereavement, jury duty/court appearances, and military (up to 14 days) leave, employee assistance program (EAP), and an array of voluntary benefits.
  
  
• Argo Academy, a digital and instructor-led platform that offers continuous learning and professional development – Trainingmagazine lists Argo among the Training "Top 125" Companies. Argo encourages career mobility and continuing education to pursue and maintain professional and industry designations, in addition to traditional university and higher education programs.
  
  
• An inclusive culture that develops and sponsors diverse teams, encourages cross-functional engagement and collaboration, builds community through employee resource groups (ERGs), and provides an environment that welcomes ongoing dialogue, creative innovation, professional and personal development.
  
  
• Active community outreach and volunteer programs in addition to matching charitable gifts by 100%.
  
  
• A generous Employee Referral program that results in approximately 25% of all new hires annually.