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Willis Towers Watson
Director - Senior Broking
Posted on Jul 17 Chicago, IL 19 views
The Cyber/E&O Broking serves as a resource for all aspects of WTW’s Cyber/E&O Commercial Practice in a regional area. The selected candidate will be a resource for complex technical coverage and placement issues; be responsible for the retention and growth of the book of business and manage of a team of brokers with diverse experiences.
The Role
- Makes significant contributions to new business opportunities to achieve growth goals and retention of existing client base
- Acts as a thought leader (e.g., contributes to Cyber/E&O content, attends industry conferences as a WTW representative)
- Conducts regular meetings with clients to ensure WTW is meeting their requirements and supporting their needs throughout the life of the renewal and placement cycle
- Leads a team and provides leadership and mentoring to a team of brokers
- Client facing in a senior resource role and personally handles large and complex accounts
- Advises clients on strategies and provides expertise on complicated business issues and solutions
- Participates in RFP responses and presentations; attends proactive sales meetings and works on growth opportunities for the Cyber team
- Identifies and engages appropriate local and national resources for clients
- Assists in establishing placement strategy
- Continual training and mentoring of Cyber team
- Helps recruit, motivate, mentor and manage team members
The Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience in the insurance sector
- Knowledge of product lines including but not limited to Cyber and E&O
- Exceptional communication, negotiation and influencing skills
- Excellent leadership skills, with a proven track record of developing people
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence within a matrix environment
- Strong facilitation skills and presentation skills – able to use inclusive and collaborative styles to manage ambiguity and gain agreement
- Ability to act as an ambassador for the Company
- Technical knowledge of insurance contracts/structure and highly collaborative
- Ability to provide expert, in-depth advice to client resulting in overall client satisfaction
- Bachelor’s level degree required - advanced degree preferred
- Licenses as required by state law