Underwriting Division Manager - Genesis

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Genesis Management and Insurance Services Corporation (Genesis) is a premier alternative risk transfer provider, offering innovative solutions for the unique needs of public entity and education clients. Genesis takes pride in being a long-term thought partner and provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions to public sector, K-12 and higher education self-insured individual risks, pools and trusts for over 35 years.

Genesis is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Re Corporation, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. General Re Corporation is a holding company for global reinsurance and related operations with more than 2,000 employees worldwide. Our first-class financial security receives the highest financial strength ratings.

Genesis currently offers an excellent opportunity for an Underwriting Division Manager (Underwriting DM) in our Chicago, Illinois; Stamford, Connecticut; or Atlanta, Georgia offices. This is a hybrid role, requiring at least three days in the office.

Role Description

The Genesis Underwriting DM will manage our public entity and education business as well as identify and lead the underwriting and pricing of new opportunities. The Genesis Underwriting DM will report to the CEO of Genesis and GenStar and work closely with our Underwriting Service Division (USD), which is led by our Chief Underwriting Officer, and which provides underwriting, actuarial, contracts and regulatory support for the underwriting divisions, including Genesis. The Genesis Underwriting DM will have overall P&L responsibility for this business segment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the Genesis team of underwriters
• Advance Genesis as a thought leader in the Public Entity and Education space
• Represent Genesis at internal and external conferences
• Business planning including setting underwriting strategy and goals to ensure long-term success and profitability of Genesis
• Coordinate and work closely with senior management, claims, USD, and related business services
• Attract and develop a high preforming team
• Develop and nurture new and established relationships with retail and wholesale brokers, reinsurance intermediaries, and clients

Skills:

• Expertise in large and complex casualty insurance and reinsurance underwriting and pricing concepts and methodologies
• Team building and talent development
• Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
• Capacity to lead a team and foster a sense of unity and collaboration
• Exemplary interpersonal and critical thinking skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong quantitative and analytical aptitude

Role Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum fifteen years casualty re/insurance experience with prior leadership experience
• Track record of successfully leading a collaborative and high performing team
• Knowledge of public entity and education markets and its key players is preferred

Salary Range

217,500.00 - 362,500.00 USD

The annual base salary range posted represents a broad range of salaries around the US and is subject to many factors including but not limited to credentials, education, experience, geographic location, job responsibilities, performance, skills and/or training.

Our Corporate Headquarters Address

General Reinsurance Corporation
400 Atlantic Street, 9th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901 (US)

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