Insurance
Organizational Assurance for the Insurance Industry
Rapid technological advances and a global marketplace are transforming the insurance industry. Consumers are demanding better service through streamlined claims processing and online policy management. This evolution has created a global competitive field where only the most prepared organizations will thrive. Through our extensive network, we offer broad-ranging capabilities to primary carriers, reinsurers, brokers, consulting firms, and the Insurtech community, including startups, VCs, and carrier venture arms. Our team lives and breathes insurance, and shares in your excitement for where our industry is headed.
Connecting the Insurance Industry with the Best Talent
At Smith & Wilkinson, we are committed to transforming the insurance industry, one game-changing hire at a time. No firm is better prepared to navigate the modern talent landscape, helping our clients lead, innovate, and adopt new delivery models and technology solutions that make protection products accessible to all.
Our search assignments encompass nearly all seniority levels and functional areas of the insurance ecosystem, offering our clients and candidates maximum visibility into the talent market.
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As a Managing Partner in the Insurance Practice, Stacy provides professional level, manager level, and executive level search services to Property & Casualty Insurance Carriers, Agencies, TPAs, Re-Insurers, and Insurtech companies across the country. Stacy has partnered with regional and specialty carriers on a variety of hiring initiatives, with specific functional experience in Data Analytics, Technology, Actuarial, and Product Management roles.
Prior to joining Smith & Wilkinson, Stacy spent 15 years making television shows for networks like ABC, Bravo, and The Food Network as a producer in New York City. During this time she cultivated her interviewing, story-telling, and management skills creating prime time, award nominated programs. She received her BA in Communications from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and outside of work Stacy enjoys playing tennis, running 5Ks, cooking, a good pun, and winter beach walks with her husband Nathan and their two daughters- one human and one canine.
Before joining Smith & Wilkinson, Colin spent 6 years in the insurance industry in multiple roles, primarily specializing in Short Term Disability claims. He received his BA in Business Administration from Eastern Connecticut State University. Outside of work, Colin can usually be found running, golfing, or at the beach.
Harrison Hines is an Associate in Smith & Wilkinson’s Insurance Practice. Before joining Smith & Wilkinson, Harrison spent 10 years working in a business development capacity for a national B2B event organizer, serving many different industries throughout the United States.
Harrison received his B.B.A. from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine with a focus in Management and Marketing. Originally from a small town “Down East”, he now lives in Southern Maine with his wife and two young children.
Outside of work you can usually find Harrison chasing his kids around outside, on the baseball field, or enjoying the coast of Maine.
Walker Robinson is an Analyst working for Smith & Wilkinson’s Insurance Practice that is committed to helping clients succeed. Walker graduated from Hobart College with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Entrepreneurial Studies. Raised in Kennebunk, ME, Walker spent time working on a 58ft Schooner which sailed around the Gulf of Maine before joining Smith & Wilkinson. Outside of work, Walker likes to surf, go hiking with his two Newfoundland dogs, and play Men’s League Hockey.
Entertainment Program Leader
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Posted: 01/11/2024
Our successful program administrator client writing $650 Million in premium across 48 states and backed by private equity and A-rated carriers, is standing up an entertainment MGA and looking for an underwriting leader to lend their expertise to the process.
The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial and have a strong track record of building successful books of business across television, film, special/ live events for property/ casualty.
Please contact Colin Morgan to learn more.
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Underwriting VP, Farmowners
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- North Carolina
Posted: 02/01/2024
Our successful farm/ agriculture MGA is growing and looking for a new Chief Underwriting Officer to expand and evolve their legacy offerings into new states while partnering with the CEO to develop a first of its kind Farmowners program in the near future.
This role will be hands on creating new forms, rates, rules and guidelines, perform underwriting audits, onboard new agency partners, further customize and scale their policy platform, create new go to market strategies, and manage a team of underwriters to ensure production goals are met, carrier relationships remain strong, and quality service is being offered.
If you have a strong track record of managing large books of business and supporting the development of new programs in the farm/ ag space, have a strong executive presence, and enjoy developing underwriting teams to hit individual and company goals in a fully remote setting, then contact Harrison Hines to learn more.
This role can be fully remote in eastern or central time zones and is your chance to manage an already successful program while developing new offerings with technology and resources on hand.
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Vice President of Data
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Posted: 02/12/2024
Our successful direct to consumer P&C policy comparison client is growing and looking for a VP of Data to manage a team of engineers and product managers responsible for optimizing their data warehousing, website activity tracking, building and packaging of new products, among other data management and optimization efforts.
This role will also be hands on defining and implementing data architecture best practices, help drive new self-service platform solutions, and develop new governance policies to improve the accuracy and security of all company and consumer data.
You must have at least 5 years of people management experience leading teams up to 20, an executive presence willing to influence key department leaders, 10 years of technical experience working with ETL processes, various streaming tools like Kafka, as well as SQL, and a strong understanding of machine learning models are a plus.
Only candidates with a Property & Casualty background will be considered for this position as well as folks willing to travel to their Austin based headquarters once a month.
Contact Harrison Hines to learn more!
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VP of Underwriting, Commercial Trucking
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Texas
Posted: 02/13/2024
Our Commercial Trucking MGA client is growing and adding a SVP of Underwriting to takeover their existing book and team of underwriters, will revamp their go to market strategies, grow the book of business, and create new offerings in the future.
If you have at least 10 years of experience growing books of business in the commercial auto space with a solid understanding of long haul, cargo, and non-trucking liability, then contact Harrison Hines to learn more. You must have at least a few years of people management experience and will be hands on with underwriting guidelines/ product development, managing carrier and broker relationships nationally.
Role is fully remote and comes with great growth opportunity!
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Director of Program Contracts
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Posted: 03/06/2024
Our successful property & casualty carrier/ programs client is growing and adding a Director of Program Contracts to their legal team. This role with be hands on amending, drafting, translating, and negotiating various reinsurance and claims contracts, working closely with reinsurance brokers, TPAs, operations, and MGA partners across their portfolio.
Aside from the day-to-day technical contracting and relationship management duties, this position will also help set processes and procedures on how to best shepherd deal documentation along, hold signors accountable, and identify efficiencies as this department continues to scale.
You must have at least 7+ years of reinsurance contracting/ drafting experience on the reinsurer, broker, or carrier/ program administration side covering quota share, excess of loss, claims contracting, and beyond to be considered. Having your JD is a plus! You must also be comfortable managing various broker relationships as well as several contracts per MGA client at once.
Role is fully remote, comes with growth, and your strategic input is welcomed! Contact Harrison Hines to learn more.
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Client Services
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Minnesota
Posted: 03/06/2024
Our client, a new boutique international reinsurance brokerage, s growing in the US and looking for client services managers at various levels to support their originators on casualty placements across structured solutions, legacy business, and MGAs.
These roles call for hands on experience preparing covers, endorsements, processing claims and premiums, onboarding and communicating with clients and internal departments on operational processes to ensure successful and long-term relationships/ accounts.
If you have a working knowledge of various reinsurance collateral requirements, know the US market well, and enjoy collaborating across finance, actuarial, operations and more, then contact Stacy St. Onge to learn more.
Positions are fully remote!
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Program Leader
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Posted: 07/11/2023
Our carrier and program administrator client is growing! Looking for entrepreneurial underwriting leaders with niche product expertise and a proven track record of growing successful books of business with strong distribution and reinsurance connections.
Onboarding a small team is a plus, comes with equity, competitive compensation, and fully remote. Contact Stacy St. Onge to learn more!
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Current Opportunities
Entertainment Program Leader
Posted:
Our successful program administrator client writing $650 Million in premium across 48 states and backed by private equity and A-rated...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Underwriting VP, Farmowners
Posted:
Our successful farm/ agriculture MGA is growing and looking for a new Chief Underwriting Officer to expand and evolve their legacy...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- North Carolina
Vice President of Data
Posted:
Our successful direct to consumer P&C policy comparison client is growing and looking for a VP of Data to manage a team of engineers...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
VP of Underwriting, Commercial Trucking
Posted:
Our Commercial Trucking MGA client is growing and adding a SVP of Underwriting to takeover their existing book and team of underwriters,...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Texas
Director of Program Contracts
Posted:
Our successful property & casualty carrier/ programs client is growing and adding a Director of Program Contracts to their legal team....
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Client Services
Posted:
Our client, a new boutique international reinsurance brokerage, s growing in the US and looking for client services managers at various...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Minnesota
Program Leader
Posted:
Our carrier and program administrator client is growing! Looking for entrepreneurial underwriting leaders with niche product expertise and...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance