Division Broking Leader Commercial Lines
The Division Broking Leader is a strategic and influential senior broking leader with a proven ability to negotiate and drive optimal outcomes for clients and prospects across diverse market segments. The DBL leads and orchestrates all broking activities for new and renewal business, aligning with organizational goals for client retention and growth. The DBL demonstrates deep expertise in insurance coverages, carrier underwriting guidelines, alternative funding strategies, and evolving legislative frameworks. Builds and nurtures high-impact relationships with clients, carrier partners, and internal stakeholders, fostering collaboration and delivering exceptional value. Serves as a trusted advisor and thought leader, championing innovation and excellence in broking practices.
Responsibilities :
- Lead placement strategy with World Client Advisors and Account Executives to achieve optimal outcomes for clients and prospective clients
- Drive a competitive coverage placement process and demonstrate strong negotiation skills to achieve appropriate cost, coverage, and capacity targets for clients and prospective clients
- Maintain productive and responsive relationships with underwriting managers, practice leaders, and business development managers of Worlds key Trading Partners
- Participate as requested in client and prospective client introductory, strategic, planning, and proposal meetings, and represent World in a professional and responsive manner
- Promote utilization of strategic Trading Partners critical to maintaining secure and dependable relationships for World to generate optimal outcomes for clients and prospective clients
- Collaborate with peers and national resources as necessary to ensure clients and prospective clients coverage needs are comprehensively addressed
- Manage business models in accordance with corporate KPIs
- Exhibit strong leadership capacity in training, developing, supervising, and appraising associates to ensure they experience a productive and fulfilling career path at World
- Productively and with clear vision, lead a team of diverse placement professionals who possess varying levels of expertise and skill in distant locations to achieve defined goals and objectives
- Serve as primary internal source of information concerning market trends, pricing practices, and other underwriting policies
- Assist in developing Broking Practice policies and procedures to support our commitment to continuous improvement
- Maintain focus on World-authorized workflow and standard operating procedures to support the delivery of a consistent service model across the World enterprise
Essential Skills / Competencies :
Comprehensive understanding of Worlds scope of expertise, structure, distribution strategy, and value propositionBroad and diverse knowledge of the global insurance industry marketplace including :Middle market and large account segmentsAll property and casualty productsExcess and Surplus Lines marketplace and how to accessLondon and Bermuda market facilitiesProperty and Casualty program designs including guaranteed cost / first dollar, deductible / retention structures, quota share & layered property programs, liability towers, risk management, and alternative riskProject / process management discipline and follow-throughCompelling deductive reasoning skillsStrong leadership capabilitiesSubstantial inter-personal skills and associate engagement expertiseEffective listening and communication skillsCollaborative natureAction-oriented, ambitious, initiative-takerAnalytical and creative thinkerCommitment to continuous learning and developmentGood understanding of complex property and casualty insurance programs, risk management, and alternative risk structuresPurposeful, results-driven, competitive, tenacious desire to winUnderstands how to identify and apply corporate resources to achieve optimal outcomes for clients and prospective clientsKnowledgeable of the global insurance marketplace and keeps current with changing marketplace landscapeStrong ability to influence and negotiate with trading partner peers, and achieve optimal outcomes for clients and prospective clientsLeadership :
Committed to working in a shared leadership environment and among cross-functional teams and promoting World values of collaboration, excellence, leadership, innovation, and integrityLead through empowerment, engagement, collaboration, feedback, and buy-in from othersCollaborate with Practice Leaders, Division Leaders, Division Growth & Service Leaders to ensure Broking objectives are in accordance with World corporate objectivesStay aligned with customer acquisition strategies to ensure Broking activity effectively supports business growth initiativesSupport and embed World workflow processes and proceduresRepresent World brand to the global marketplace in a professional mannerIdentify creative ways to work more efficiently with our key trading partnersIdentify and maintain close relationships with Worlds key trading partners decision-makers at regional management levelEncourage other associates to align with World initiatives, values, and principlesConfident to challenge those whose behaviors conflict with World values and principlesWork Experience / Job Qualifications :
Minimum 10 years industry experience in risk management and insurance brokerage, underwriting, and carrier relationship management role; or in combinationMinimum 5 years in leadership role with high-performing, successful teams, including goal setting and associate performance review responsibilitiesComplete understanding of a national insurance brokers sales, service, and broking platformsComputer Software Skills :
Proficient in all Microsoft office productsMid-level expertise with ExcelProfessional Licenses / Certifications :
Preferred insurance designation such as CPCU, CIC, or ARMLicensed Property & Casualty insurance producer in resident stateEducation :
4-year college degree from an accredited institution or equivalent professional designationCompensation :
This position is located in Minnesota. The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $120,000 to $180,000. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package and variable pay programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity :
At World Insurance Associates (WIA), we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our products, and our community to flourish. WIA is honored to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or Veteran status. In addition, WIA makes reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.