Regional Vice President - EMC North Central Region

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Essential Functions:        

• Oversee all regional operations to achieve profitable growth in assigned multi-state regions in alignment with corporate operating and strategic plans.

• Manage all aspects of the plan including new and renewal business, appropriate rate levels, quality of the book of business, and key expenses in each department.

• Accountable for regions middle market profitability, and drive growth in other business lines for multi-state region territory to ensure profitability in collaboration with Corporate Underwriting.

• Identifies underrepresented geographical areas to maximize spread of risk.

• Responsible for the overall management process of the assigned business operation/territory.

• Regularly evaluates performance including key criteria, such as production growth, profitability, business mix, and retention.

• Manage complex agency relationships for the region, working closely with agency partners and Sales & Distribution Management to ensure mutual success.

• Evaluate market conditions, oversee appointments and evaluations/reviews, and make changes within the assigned territory as necessary to achieve objectives.

• Oversee new agency appointments.

• Provide strategic leadership across the region to achieve goals.

• Responsible for developing and implementing a talent strategy, to attract, retain and grow internal talent. 

• Advance EMC’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Foster an innovative culture, including supporting new ideas and provide guidance on potential changes.

• Foster an environment of collaboration within the team and with other teams and profit centers.

• Function as trusted partner to entire C-level leadership team.

• Oversee and accountable for the implementation of corporate underwriting strategies at regional level to ensure highly collaborative and fully aligned One EMC approach.

• Ensure strong partnership with and use of corporate departments including Commercial Lines Underwriting, Claims, Loss Control, MarCom, Sales and Distribution, and Finance. 

• Work collaboratively across regions on agency relationships, specific account opportunities and underwriting appetites.

• Integrate all EMC marketing efforts and successfully communicate the broader EMC value proposition to agents.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience

• Ten years of property and casualty experience with increasing roles of responsibility

• Experience managing and leading a department or business unit preferred

• Management experience involving multiple lines of business preferred

• Professional insurance designations highly preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated strong leadership skills with ability to inspire and motivate

• Extensive industry knowledge and business acumen

• Deep understanding of P&L management and ability to drive profitability

• Strong marketing, sales and underwriting acumen

• Proven ability to create and execute on strategic plans to grow premium and maintain profitability

• Excellent ability to manage change, influence and cascade messaging, inspire action and drive accountability

• Demonstrated success in building strong relationships with agents to drive results

Please note: The hiring salary range for this position will vary based on geographic location, falling within $200,000 - $270,000 range. A hiring range represents a subset of the full salary range.  The actual salary will depend on several factors, including relevant education, skills, and experience of an applicant, geographic location, and business needs. 

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