Head of Inland Marine, US

• Construction Risks: Builders Risk, installation floaters, and heavy contractors’ equipment.
• Logistics & Transit: Motor truck cargo, transportation floaters, and warehouse legal liability.
• Specialty Property: Fine arts, musical instruments, medical equipment, and miscellaneous floater policies.

Key Responsibilities

• The role will be responsible for directly recruiting, leading, coaching and developing the Convex U.S. Underwriting team. 
• This position will work in close collaboration with Convex U.K and other capacity providers. Underwriters and Underwriting leadership in developing an aligned business plan and Underwriting appetite.  
• The successful Candidate must be comfortable leading a start-up with the ability to attract top-tier Underwriting talent.
• This role will promote a working environment that fosters teamwork, innovation, and cooperation that operates well within Convex Group’s unique, values driven culture.

• The role will be responsible for successfully building the Convex US Inland Marine platform.
• Develop Underwriting strategies and actions needed for a start-up including product development, pricing, and competitive analysis.
• Align and set up the optimal capacity mix including that of Convex UK for the product’s long term growth.
• Underwrite, maintain, and grow the portfolio in accordance with the Inland Marine business plan, strategy, authority levels and regulatory environment.

• The role will be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with Wholesale / Retail production sources to facilitate business growth and create relevance among key trading partners. 
• Market and promote brand awareness across all lines of business.

•  The role will be responsible for leading teams and collaborating with leadership to deliver the agreed top-and-bottom-line annual business plan with a target of delivering consistent underwriting profit that meets or exceeds agreed targets.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A Bachelor’s degree level education and/or CPCU designation
• Minimum 15+ years’ in Underwriting and managing Inland Marine lines
• Entrepreneurial and willingness to build a business from scratch whereby you will actively underwrite and manage. 
• Proven ability to develop a 5-year product plan and go-to-market strategy to get in business quickly.
• Capable of being hands on with forms development and providing input for rating models
• Proven expansive ability to handle complex and multi-dimensional problems, and to apply logic, analysis, and sound reasoning to solve those problems. 
• Ability to translate broad strategic direction into actionable operational plans supported by specific goals, tactics, timelines and budgets
• Demonstrated ability to generate profitable new business and a proven record of delivering meaningful underwriting profit
• Demonstrated ability in leading, inspiring and influencing high performing Underwriting teams
• Strong producer following in Wholesale/Retail distribution channels
• Experience with buying reinsurance and established relationships with capacity providers
• Proficient at applying data analytics to drive Underwriting strategy and actions
• Proven ability to drive performance by building an understanding of key drivers, through the establishment of targets and metrics, setting clear accountabilities and aligning rewards with performance
• Ability to foster an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion. The belief that different perspectives, backgrounds and experiences are key for success
• Ability to think beyond your individual P&L and to assist across LoBs for our mutual success in building a leading specialty MGU. 

About
In 2019, Stephen Catlin and Paul Brand co-founded Convex with $1.7bn of initial committed capital to underwrite insurance and reinsurance for complex specialty risks. The company has since received an A.M. Best rating of A (Excellent) and regulatory approval to operate in London, Bermuda, Luxembourg and United States.We have also welcomed leaders in their fields from across the insurance industry, bringing a diversity of thought and approach.We live our values in every facet of our business:Earn our reputationEverything we do affects how others see us. Our success depends upon our reputation, for which all of us share responsibility.Straightforward and fairWe tell it like it is, with fairness, dignity and respect. We strive to do the right thing always, however hard it seems.Determined to improveHowever good we are, we are not complacent. We know we can always be better and we never stop trying to improve.Inspired by opportunityWe come to the market and to every client engagement without baggage. There is no limit to what we can achieve together.Enjoy being differentWe feel positive about change and we are not afraid to try new things in our quest for a better way for clients, stakeholders and colleagues to do business.