Birmingham Branch Manager

The Birmingham Branch Manager will focus on building out a strategy to aggressively grow Small Commercial/Lower Middle Market, Commercial Insurance, Major Accounts & Personal Lines, which presents opportunity. The Birmingham Branch Manager reports to the Regional Executive Officer of the Southeast Region to successfully drive financial performance of the Birmingham Retail Branch which encompasses the states of Alabama and Mississippi.

• Building out a strategy to aggressively grow Small Commercial/Lower Middle Market, Commercial Insurance, Major Accounts & Personal Lines
• Leading and executing activities which achieve the Branch goals related to business development, distribution management, customer penetration and retention, regulatory compliance and staff development
• Collaborating with Segment and Product leaders to establish goals and development plans and evaluating performance of Branch Segment and Product Leaders
• Managing all underwriting and service personnel to accomplish internal and external objectives
• Providing leadership and direction for critical business functions including planning and budgeting, expense management, recruitment, retention and development of staff, performance management, and team building

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Previous Leadership experience in Field Operations and/or experience managing a P/L for a business unit from a branch or region standpoint
• Extensive property and casualty insurance industry experience leading to a broad understanding of the industry, products, distribution, regulation, and current issues
• Depth of experience and expertise in at least one of several disciplines including underwriting, claims or other service departments
• Strong financial acumen
• Extensive experience in managing customer, broker and agency relationships
• High proficiency in sales and marketing of insurance products, and in developing and managing a cohesive marketing strategy across the multiple Chubb segments and products with divergent business objectives and strategies

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges
• Financial strength
• Underwriting excellence
• Claims handling expertise
• Local operations globally

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients.