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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

- Develop and implement strategies to profitably grow the casualty lines of the Old Republic Risk Management book of business- Oversee the Actuarial, Underwriting and Run-Off Claims departments within Old Republic Allied Management Company - Assist in conducting underwriting and claims reviews at multiple Old Republic subsidiaries- Assist in determining the optimal treaty reinsurance structures for multiple Old Republic subsidiaries

Hartford, Ct, Us

- Responsible for the underwriting performance, profit and growth results for a $460 million Middle Market book of Property and Casualty business in the Central and North Central Divisions- Territory oversight includes the states of AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, OK, PA, SD, TX and WI- Develop, implement and monitor profit improvement, growth and efficiency strategies across the territory

Hartford, Ct, Us

- Responsible for the sales and underwriting management of a Middle Market book of business which has over $56 million of total written premium and includes our Specialty General Liability book of business - Manage, coach and lead seven direct reports- Created and implemented a number of tools to help improve the efficiency, accountability and profitability of the office- Run and manage multiple reports and tools for the Chicago Regional’s $140 million book of Middle Market business (Key Accounts, Technology and Specialty General Liability) - Focus on continuously improving relationships with over 20 agency/broker partners while targeting the following classes of business: Manufacturing, Real Estate, Financial Services, Business Services, Distributors, Metal Workers, Healthcare, Food Processors, Law Firms, Printers and Private Schools

Hartford, Ct, Us

- Responsible for the management of the Chicago and Minneapolis Middle Market Technology book of business with over $14 million of total written premium - Strengthened territorial agency and broker relationships by having management oversight over all the Chicago and Minneapolis appointed agents/brokers and selling the Tech Value Proposition for both P&C and Technology Professional Liability - Manage, coach and lead three direct reports including one remote underwriter - Created concise written expectations, have structured weekly one-on-one meetings, provide feedback, insight and coaching for underwriting referrals and sales calls, assist in formulating and executing development plans - Developed fair and logical territory/agency assignments for the underwriters by running premium and flow reports while considering agency potential and physical agency locations  - Managed the Tech Team to achieve year over year new business growth of +61% and total written premium growth of +13%

Hartford, Ct, Us

- Supported two Middle Market Managers with their management of 14 underwriters and a book of business with over $100 million of total written premium- Responsible for the management of two underwriters which included coaching them how to strategically approach underwriting, agency interactions and coverage issues to ensure the appropriate action while maintaining and strengthening agency relationships- Participated in co-travel, account referrals, coaching discussions, development planning and performance monitoring for the two underwriters - Built and ran a number of custom reports to improve work flows and profitable growth

Hartford, Ct, Us

- Underwrote, quoted, issued and serviced new and renewal commercial insurance accounts- Ensured that underwriting guidelines and regulations were followed with a focus on risk selection and pricing - Participated in the development and tracking of a Territorial Business Plan including marketing and pipeline initiatives - Traveled to assigned agents to solidify relationships while increasing The Hartford’s penetration of the agent's book of business - Traveled to individual accounts to present product and service capabilities  - Ran flow reports and renewal assignments for a $25 million dollar book of business - Mentored several underwriters and participated in creating and executing their development plans - Participated in Home Office projects to help improve and streamline the underwriting process  - Promoted to Senior Middle Market Underwriter in April 2007 - Completed The Hartford’s Emerging Leader Training program

- Developed and maintained effective relationships with clients and insurance companies to support the sales and service objectives of the company - Prepared applications and loss summaries to submit to insurance companies for quoting - Negotiated with underwriters on coverage terms, conditions and rates - Quality inspected insurance policies for accuracy and ordered correcting endorsements - Developed spreadsheets to customize information for clients including schedules of insurance, audits, endorsements, premium allocation and loss summaries - Prepared auto ID cards, certificates of insurance and binders  - Invoiced and reconciled payments of insurance premiums - Participated in a project to develop a structured training program for newly hired associates