VP Underwriting – Builders Risk

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🏄 California, Colorado, +1 more states – Remote

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💵 $140k - $200k / year

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Howden, A Chart Industries Company

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5001 - 10000 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

⚡ Energy

Manufacturing • Energy

Howden, A Chart Industries Company is a leading global provider of mission critical air and gas handling products. We support customers across a broad and diverse range of industries, enabling their vital processes to achieve environmental and operational compliance and efficiencies including decarbonisation of operations. With over 160 years of heritage, Howden manufactures highly engineered fans, compressors, rotary heat exchangers, steam turbines, and other air and gas handling products, services, and solutions.

📋 Description

• Define underwriting strategy and foster new broker relationships • Serve as subject matter expert in wood frame builders risk project evaluation and underwriting • Manage a team of 1-5 through the employee lifecycle • Manage and grow a portfolio of projects by evaluating risk and maximizing carrier capacity within agreements and guidelines • Train and develop Associate Underwriters and Underwriters • Conduct performance evaluations and make hiring, recruiting, and termination decisions • Define team production goals and drive execution • Review referrals from team members • Curate a portfolio in accordance with underwriting guidelines and pricing tools • Provide input to underwriting governance and guidelines • Own division-level projects and initiatives • Manage budget for a small team or portion of the division, including staffing and travel-and-expense costs • Build relationships with capacity providers • Act as subject matter expert to peers, leadership, and team members • Underwrite nuanced wood frame and renovation risks, deploy capacity limits, and manage pricing cycles • Execute annual new business goals through premium income, quote volume, and hit-ratio targets • Build relationships with key producers to generate and place business • Exercise underwriting authority as outlined in the LOA • Collaborate with the division president and team leads on national construction portfolio direction • Oversee strategy for large, complex projects and align with product, claims, and actuarial teams

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in risk management, psychology, criminal justice, mathematics, finance, business, or a related field preferred • 5-12 years of relevant underwriting experience • In-depth understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk assessment • Strong analytical, negotiation, and decision-making skills • Proven ability to manage and build broker and client relationships • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) • Demonstrated ability to handle complex risks with sound judgment • Highly self-motivated with strong attention to detail • Must be able to remain in a stationary position approximately 50% of the time, with occasional movement throughout the office to access files and equipment • Ability to travel up to 30% or more as required for client meetings, conferences, or industry events

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Wellbeing offers • Competitive salary • Unlimited PTO • 401k with company match • Paid volunteer days