About the Role
The Vice President, Agency Operations and Risk Consulting is a newly created role with a Tulsa insurance agency. Growth, adaptation, and complexities within the agency’s commercial insurance portfolio create an opportunity for an experienced, knowledgeable and accomplished insurance professional to lead the commercial property and casualty division. They will look to you for new ideas and a fresh perspective as the company grows and diversifies in the future.
Duties & Responsibilities
Working closely with other agency leaders, you’ll be involved in many areas of the business including:
- Operations: Ensure day-to-day functions run smoothly. Support account management best practices. Automate to create efficiencies wherever possible. Promote continuing education, learning and development, and other training to enhance the team’s technical insurance knowledge. Participate in budget, planning, staffing, and other behind-the-scenes strategic discussions.
- Sales and Marketing: Work with underwriters and carrier partners, securing favorable contract terms and conditions along with access to competitive programs. Schedule meetings with key partners to strengthen relationships. Assist producers with new business and account development. Coordinate cross-selling initiatives with the employee benefits division.
- Client Service: Provide risk management counsel to key clients. Acquire and manage resources to grow as well as improve client service processes, internal and external communication with key stakeholders, and client deliverables including high account retention.
Skills & Experience
- At least ten (10) years of insurance career experience with a strong commercial insurance risk management background. Experience can come from within insurance (sales, client service, marketing, or underwriting) as well as corporate risk management.
- Deep understanding of property and casualty insurance programs including the sales, marketing, and advisory process.