Product Lead, Excess and Surplus Lines

Company Description

We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

Job Description

Responsibilities: 

• Execute an ambitious ground-up product buildout and launch in support of customers in the nonadmitted space, tailored to the short- and long-term needs of the market
• Partner with various internal teams and customer development partners to, incrementally:
• Build technical data intake processes and systems and maintenance procedures; leverage current capabilities and create new options as needed with a goal of customer-friendliness and efficiency 
• Create market-specific analytics and pricing factors as needed 
• Deliver policy language options specifically for this market, at speed 
• Proactively engage in customer feedback and iteration sessions and conduct market research to validate/uncover product innovations and enhancements, including new data collection and related processes 
• Lead the product portion of sales and renewal opportunities to ensure effective messaging and positioning of the solution’s value proposition with all segmentations of customers, including both large and small carriers, from underwriter to C-Suite level stakeholders
• Liaise with product development (coverage, actuarial, and analytics), marketing, customer engagement, pricing, project management, sales, executives, and other cross-functional team members to ensure solution delivery driven by customer needs
• Partner with writing and marketing teams to provide industry thought leadership through white papers, articles, presentations, conferences, and customer conversations 

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Qualifications

Requirements: 

• 5 to 10 years underwriting, actuarial, or insurance product development/product management experience in excess and surplus lines 
• Quantitative background with a deep understanding of how data and analytics can solve insurance market challenges and create new opportunities for carriers. Must be able to work in depth with insurance policy datasets and zoom out/communicate broad concepts to stakeholders and executives who are not deep technical experts 
• Passionate about enabling customer success, strong business acumen, results driven
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills. Ability to communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) with internal staff and external stakeholders 
• Comfortable speaking in front of a room full of industry executives but can also dive into the details of a challenging quantitative problem to solve customer needs 
• Strong critical thinking, analytical problem-solving and negotiating skills; business creativity is a must 
• 10% - 15% travel as needed 

Additional Information

For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.

At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed. 

For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and second consecutive year in Poland. We value learning, caring and results and make inclusivity and diversity a top priority. In addition to our Great Place to Work® Certification, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and Best Employer for Women, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.

We’re 7,000 people strong. We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.

Verisk Businesses

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Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient

Extreme Event Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to extreme events.

Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance

Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing, relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement

Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.

Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger

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