Deputy Head of D&O Product, Financial Lines

About the position

Join us as the Deputy Head of D&O Product to step into a key team role. This role will be responsible for partnering in the development and dissemination of education, thought leadership, policy forms and enhancements for the D&O portfolio across all business units - Public Company National Accounts ($1B+ Revenue), Public Company Corporate Accounts (<$1B Revenue), Financial Institutions Accounts, and Private Non-Profit Accounts across North America, Canada, and Bermuda.

Responsibilities

• Partner to create D&O trainings and presentations to enhance knowledge of the product, both internally and externally, across business units and regions in Financial Lines.
• Research novel issues regarding coverage, sources of liability and claims trends and assist in presenting findings to internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate with claims to identify trends and ensure realization of the D&O product as expected.
• Provide guidance and facilitate dissemination of knowledge regarding common coverage issues and solutions.
• Research and prepare thought leadership papers on claims trends and product offerings.
• Develop broker specific endorsement suites for the D&O Statement, Side A Statement as well as other D&O and Side A policy forms.
• Coordinate coverage enhancements provided for private non-profit and FI panels, and create and maintain an organized system to provide enhancements going forward.
• Assist in the creation of a new D&O coverage section for a new policy forms for use on private non-profit D&O accounts, including commercial and FI accounts.
• Maintain and update endorsement express tool to ensure appropriate use and lifespan of endorsements.
• Create and Track engagement of D&O public company securities panel counsel and private non-profit D&O panel counsel (both duty and non-duty to defend panels).
• Collaborate with legal and regulatory teams, including state filings, to create D&O and Side A rating plans, as well as maintenance filing of endorsements and policy forms.
• Develop strategy with operations team to promote efficient use of all broker specific endorsement suites.
• Drive consistency of underwriting best practices and guidelines regarding coverage enhancements, in accordance with underwriting guidelines, to ensure rating, pricing, profitability, and structuring adequacy.
• Work collaboratively with all Financial Lines Business Heads, Zonal Executives, the Chief Underwriting Office and Actuarial, Legal and Claims departments.
• Foster a culture that promotes collaboration, innovation, diversity, equity and inclusion.

Requirements

• 5+ years Financial Lines Underwriting, Brokerage, Claims, Legal or equivalent experience in areas of project management, business analysis, etc.
• Strong written & verbal communication skills, including presentation and training facilitation.
• Ability to identify issues, collaborate to solve problems, learn rapidly, exercise influence, and manage and prioritize multiple concurrent projects.
• Ability to collaborate with others to effect change where appropriate.
• Commercial mindset with a proven understanding of how to be effective and productive within a matrixed structure.
• Collegial and collaborative in approach and style.

Nice-to-haves

• Technical expertise in Management Liability Products, preferred.
• Knowledge of the D&O product, including features, forms, regulatory environment, and risks, preferred.

Benefits

• Base salary range for positions in New York City or San Francisco: $105,000 - $148,000, eligible for a bonus.
• Base salary range for positions in Jersey City, Denver, or Los Angeles: $99,000 - $143,000, eligible for a bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package focused on health, wellbeing, financial security, and professional development.