• Top Performer who offers proven specialty brokerage services success and makes decisions to reflect positively on operations in alignment with a company s vision, value, and goals to attain a significant competitive advantage.
• Visionary Professional with commendable accomplishments across multi-line growth initiatives, and who can rise above challenges to increase revenue, streamline processes, improve efficiency, and drive winning outcomes.
• Excellent Communicator who builds and sustains synergistic relationships with multi-state senior-level management, business / brokerage professionals, carriers, and industry peers; who excels in both autonomous and collaborative work environments; and who leads cross-functional staff by example and with integrity.

Specialty Brokerage Services Leader (2010 Present)

  Capitalize on the opportunity to direct forward-thinking Specialty Brokerage Services operations across personal and commercial lines, including training and managing a top-performing team of 15 in exceeding goals.

  Expertly integrate the business unit to the agency management system while comprehensively maximizing contingency income by closely monitoring loss ratio and growth to further drive overall operations success.

  Build and sustain productive relationships with the parent company, Westfield Group, while collectively educating the parent company on wide-ranging emerging trends within the competitive E&S marketplace.

  Drive growth by facilitating all marketing, including email blasts, newsletter articles, company events, agency visits, and trade shows, as well as holding monthly staff meetings to share new and / or emerging information.

  Attend NAPSLO annually to actively engage with carriers, along with continually prospecting for new carriers.

  Obtained Top-Tier status with a major personal lines carrier.

  Successfully generated total written premiums in 2015 of $30 million.

  Grew revenue 400%+ in 2015 versus previous end-of-first-year operations.

  Conducted multiple valuable webinars to educate agents on specific lines coverages.

  Improved team performance by completing objective evaluations and periodic action plans.

  Personally introduced new markets in the personal lines area, including dynamic E&S opportunities.

  Partnered on risk mitigation instrumental in the continued existence of SBS during a recent alignment.

  Initiated use of temporary agencies for periods of employee trials prior to full-time employment offers.

Commercial Lines Leader (2007 2010)

  Strategically steered a commercial lines division, including spearheading sales, back office, and accounting, as well as cost-effectively planning budgets, developing business plans, and initiating essential growth activities.

  Demonstrated comprehensive experience in managing surplus lines filing and payment within multiple states.

  Led two acquisitions with sole responsibility for the second, from negotiations to payout to book of business.

  Led team building, training, and development for all employees.

  Obtained consistent growth in both revenue and profit year over year.

  Integrated a book of business into a large-scale agency management system.

  Enhanced use of time and resources by implementing a direct deposit commission.

  Initiated and dismantled several remote offices in Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, and New York, NY.

  Quadrupled commercial division results while continuing to find innovative ways to expand the portfolio.

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Commercial Line Sales Manager (2006 2007)

  Maximized bottom-line performance by directing high-volume production of all producers, including successfully obtaining non-resident licenses and surplus lines licenses in all states to write U.S.-based coverage.

  Profitably introduced a new compensation structure.

  Successfully developed and managed dynamic sales training efforts.

Brokerage Placement Specialist (2002 2006)

  Played a vital role in promoting results-generating brokerage placement initiatives, including facilitating offered Lines of Business that encompassed valuable EPLI, equine operations, and exporter s package policies.

  Objectively reviewed applications from agents for submission to appropriate markets.

  Developed new quote templates and additional correspondence for enhanced consistency.

  Personally added 60 more markets to expand capabilities to all lines of commercial insurance.

Undergraduate Business Administration Studies

Advanced Surplus Lines Training Course & Certification

Surplus Lines License (Since 2002) ￨ Property-Casualty Agent License (Since 1993)

Surplus Lines License (Since 2007)

Emerging Leaders Group, Westfield Group (2003)

Identified staff on track to achieve leadership positions while handling HR issues, business planning, and budgeting.

President, Xxxxxx Association of Professional Specialty Lines Offices (OAPSLO) (2012 2014)

Coordinated and documented quarterly meetings, and oversaw annual golf outings, social events, and CE classes.

Board Member, Xxxxxx Association of Professional Specialty Lines Offices (OAPSLO) (2010 2012)

Coordinated CE classes and several additional social functions to increase overall membership rates.

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Dear__________________:

I am seeking a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and am submitting my resume for your review.

I am excited to build a rewarding career with your company, and can offer cross-functional experience in Specialty Brokerage Services Operations, Personal / Commercial Lines, Surplus Lines Management, Trends Tracking, New Business Development, Budget Planning / Control, Acquisitions, Negotiations, and Revenue-Generating Opportunities. I am also well-versed in Team Building / Training, Mentoring / Coaching, Strategic Analysis / Planning, Marketing, Event Planning / Coordination, Trade Show Participation, Compliance, and Business Relations, among other areas.

Currently, as a Specialty Brokerage Services Leader for Specialty Brokerage Services, I expertly direct forward-thinking Specialty Brokerage operations across personal and commercial lines, including training, mentoring, and managing a top-performing team of 15 staff. Within this role, I integrate the business unit to our agency management system while comprehensively maximizing contingency income by closely monitoring loss ratio and growth to further drive operations success. Furthermore, I facilitate all marketing efforts, including email blasts, newsletter articles, company events, agency visits, and trade shows, as well as holding monthly staff meetings and educating the parent company, Westfield Group, on wide-ranging emerging trends within the competitive E&S marketplace.

A sampling of my achievements include:

  Obtaining Top-Tier status with a major personal lines carrier.

  Successfully generating total written premiums in 2015 of $30 million.

  Growing revenue 400%+ in 2015 versus previous end-of-first-year operations.

  Conducting multiple valuable webinars to educate agents on specific lines coverage.

  Improving team performance by completing objective evaluations and periodic action plans.

  Personally introducing new markets in the personal lines area, including dynamic E&S opportunities.

To complement my background, please note that I completed undergraduate Business Administration studies at Xxxxxx University and Franklin University. I participated in an Advanced Surplus Lines Training Course & Certification from NAPSLO, and hold a Property-Casualty Agent License in the State of Xxxxxx and Surplus Lines Licenses from the States of Xxxxxx and Florida.

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As this is just an example of my abilities, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience.

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you in advance for your careful consideration.

Sincerely,

Yyyyyy x. yyyyyy