AVP, Commercial Lines Service and Operations Team Leader - Los Angeles, CA

The Assistant Vice President position is a unique role that is being newly created to help support the growing infrastructure in the commercial lines division.  Up to this point the insurance agency's client service team has been overseen through a combination of department managers and executive officers.  This role is the perfect opportunity for an experienced property and casualty insurance professional who possesses a strong account executive background to spend more of their time incorporating management and operational responsibilities.  It’s the perfect blend of continuing to maintain touch with clients as a consultant while also working on staff development, infrastructure, workflows and best practices that need a coordinator behind the scenes to build a great team.

Assistant Vice President, Commercial Lines Service and Operations Team Leader Responsibilities:
Client Service- Involvement in the strategic design and onboarding of new accounts and renewing existing clients. Handle aspects of plan review, submission compilation, marketing, underwriting negotiations, preparing presentations and executing written service plans.  Oversee staff involved in policy administration and general client communication.
Team Leader- Work on initiatives with the management team regarding organizational development, team efficiencies, training and employee development.  Foster a strong team based culture and handle formal supervisory duties including decisions related to hiring, performance review, team alignment and assignment of accounts. 
Marketing and Operations- Develop relationships with key underwriting partners.  Be a liaison on carrier meetings, training sessions, seminars and events.  Be a resource on administrator needs for online rating, setting up new program partnerships and bringing the group together on new placement initiatives.  Serve as the centralized information source on general office duties like aged receivables, system quality checks, audits and departmental objectives.
Assistant Vice President, Commercial Lines Service and Operations Leader Requirements:
At least 5-7 years of senior property and casualty account executive experience.  Strong commercial coverage expertise is required.
Prior supervisory and/or management experience is required.  This can range from troubleshoot general administrative and operational duties within an agency's service team to having account managers report to you where handle performance issues, team building strategies and so on.

Leadership style must be as a consensus builder. Possess finesse and objectivity with soft people skills while still remaining organized and on task with meeting goals. Unafraid of taking on new challenges and projects.

Please contact Scott Thompson for immediate confidential consideration and additional details. 

Email: sthompson@insurance-csg.com

Phone: 515-216-5455

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