Brian Stuart Email & Phone Number

Sandy, Utah, United States

As the Senior Vice President of Large Commercial, I lead and provide strategic vision for the large commercial business unit to achieve company goals and key business initiatives. I am responsible for advancing and executing the large commercial strategy and objectives, with P&L ownership for the group. I establish and maintain relationships with pivotal.

Branchville NJ

National Large Accounts Leader: 2020, 21% increase YOY in new Business, (33M), total DPW increased 22% from $233M to $261M. Premium retention 92%, 95% PCR, 50% Hit Ratio. 2021 $45M YOY New Business increase 40%, contributing 10% to total New Business production. Premium retention 97%, PCR 93% Hit Ratio 47%.Led extensive internal and external market.

• Community and Public Service (CAPS) Expert in 27 states focused on profitable growth, retention and profitability of Large Commercial accounts, defined and as $250,000 in premium and up. Social Service, Schools.
• Review and enhance products, develop new products to support growth and profitability of the 54M large account CAPS portfolio.Large Construction (NJ), Manufacturing and Mercantile business in PA, DE, MD. Execute and.

Branchville NJ

Responsible for partnering the regions to profitability grow Community and Public Service business by serving as a segment expert for Municipalities, Social Service, Churches and Synagogues, Senior Living Facilities, Private Schools, Emergency Service providers, Public Libraries and Museums and Art Galleries. This is achieved in partnership our Small.

Mid Atlantic Region

• Field based underwriting specialist, marketing, and relationship builder responsible for regular visitation 17 agencies representing a book of $28,000,000 of profitable premium in Northeastern and Central.
• Assist agents in resolving any underwriting related concerns quickly with resolve within grant of increased underwriting authority.
• Ensure that agents have a complete understanding of existing and/or new Company products, practices, and services
• Conduct numerous sales meetings, product rollouts to reinforce appetite and product rollout.
• Work in concert with inside underwriting teams to achieve region goals. Often assuming the role of mentor and coach. Serve as a resource to my peers, other regions and with our corporate offices.
• Prospect and appoint new agencies

• Field based underwriting specialist, marketing, and relationship builder responsible for regular visitation 21 agencies representing a book of $32,000,000 of profitable premium. Agency Management Specialist to work for.
• Assist agents in resolving any underwriting related concerns quickly with resolve within grant of increased underwriting authority.
• Ensure that agents have a complete understanding of existing and/or new Company products, practices, and services
• Conduct numerous sales meetings, product rollouts to reinforce appetite and product rollout.
• Work in concert with inside underwriting teams to achieve region goals. Often assuming the role of mentor and coach. Serve as a resource to my peers, other regions and with our corporate offices.
• Prospect and appoint new agencies

Responsible for oversight of municipal operations and administrating an operating budget of $2,000,000 for Lackawaxen Township a Class 2 Municipality in Pike County PA.

• Regular visitation and working in partnership with 16 agencies in NYS, and Ct, with a territory of $16,000,000
• Successful in increasing new business production, within grant of field underwriting authority, and profitability from prior years
• Key company contact for agencies growth and profitability.
• Build, maintain and establish strong agency relations. Find and appoint new agency prospects.
• Meet with potential new insured’s with agency at point of sale, as needed.
• Identify trends in the market and solve problems quickly, supported by strong analytic, technical and strong written an verbal communication skills, achieved by demonstrate negotiation and sales skills.

• Leads, coordinates executes and implements strategic initiatives for Region as directed by Regional Management. Such as decision support modeling integration, labor law risk mitigation, documentation, and workflows.
• Review files both new and renewal business for compliance to standards. Identify trends and develop solutions. Create those standards in the region for profitability.
• Work closely with the Business Service Unit for automation support and our Strategic Business Units for product development.
• Responsible for the overall management of underwriting functions, in conjunction and under the direction of the Underwriting Manager all post sale underwriting, renewal processing, policy issue and changes for specific.
• Effective communicator explaining our common goals with various departments, such as IT and actuarial to encourage working together on our mutual common goals.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office Suite, various mainframe applications and Cognos Upfront.Key Achievements

Promoted from Senior Underwriter to develop a strategy that would enable me to officially work into the role Underwriting Technical Specialist. Additional duties including but not limited to the coordination Line of business leaders, the examination of state expansion, profitability projects, pricing projects, quality assessments, and serving as a Regional.

Underwriting of a $10,000,000 commercial multi peril, multi line book of business principally in New York State. Responsible for the continued profitability, growth, renewals, new business and endorsements. Interact with field staff, develop agencies relationships, and maintain a highly profitable and growing book of business. Served as specialist for the.

• Responsible for the establishment, oversight and administration of a profitable book of business. Created through various business partners Captives or Rent-A-Captives. The creation of the program required close.
• Active involvement in accounting, due diligence activities, development of underwriting guidelines, policy forms, application’s, IT report formats, regulatory agency filings, loss control programs, actuarial, claims.
• Negotiation of contracts and fee structures between the client and a variety of service providers both internal and external.

• Underwriting of multi peril commercial risks in Corporate specializing in the Public Entity market segment in all expansion states. In 1998 transferred to New York Operations where I also served as Regional Inland.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration, 3.89

Magna Cum Laude Graduate

Bachelor’S Degree, Ecology & Environmental Science, 3.95

Cum Laude Graduate, National Deans List Fall 1991, Deans list 1991.

Aas, Environmental Science

Paul Smiths College, Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges, Dr. Chester Buxton Award, Deans list 1990, Distinguished Alumni Award 1993.