Highlights
In District of Columbia,California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois , Maryland, Massachusetts , New York and Washington, the national base pay range for this job level is $97,000 to $189,000 annually. This individual will have leadership responsibility for a portion of the Aging Services Retail East Team and will work in close partnership with the Aging Services AVP to co-lead the team.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Industry | Other/Not Classified |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1940 |
| Website | https://www.cna.org/ |
Description
You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential.
CNA’s Healthcare Underwriting Team is seeking a strategic and collaborative leader to help guide the Aging Services Retail portfolio. This individual will have leadership responsibility for a portion of the Aging Services Retail East Team and will work in close partnership with the Aging Services AVP to co-lead the team. Together, they will drive business results, team development, and strategic growth through retail agency and broker distribution partners.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:
- Shares leadership responsibility for the Aging Services Retail East Team, with direct oversight of a portion of the team’s underwriters.
- Collaborates with the Aging Services AVP to co-lead the team, ensuring alignment with CNA’s strategic direction and business goals.
- Coaches, mentors, and develops underwriters and contributes to the design and delivery of underwriting training and development programs.
- Drives profitable growth through retail agency and broker distribution partners and key relationship management across the East region.
- Participates in the development and execution of underwriting policy, marketing initiatives, and business strategy.
- Develops and implements operating plans to enhance business performance and meet strategic objectives.
- Executes portfolio management strategies to achieve growth and profitability targets.
- Represents the Aging Services Retail team at industry conferences and events and remains current on regulatory, market, and competitive trends affecting the East region.
- Collaborates with senior management on complex underwriting risks, applying advanced analysis to assess risk acceptability.
- Determines appropriate pricing for complex risks based on financial and competitive analysis and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Acts as a change agent for the Aging Services Retail team and the CNA enterprise, supporting the adoption of new technologies and strategic initiatives.
- Exemplifies excellence in underwriting, leadership, distribution, documentation, and team development.
May perform additional duties as assigned.
Reporting Relationship
AVP, Underwriting or above
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
- Ability to effectively lead, coach, and develop an underwriting group.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of CNA's internal and external business partners.
- Senior-level technical and business management acumen, underwriting skill, and knowledge of insurance and underwriting principles, practices, and procedures.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and teams.
- Ability to navigate ambiguous situations and issues.
- Creativity in resolving unique and challenging business problems.
- Ability to achieve results by taking a proactive, long-term view of business goals and objectives.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software.
Education & Experience
- MBA or its equivalent in experience. Professional designations preferred.
- Typically a minimum of ten years of underwriting experience with a proven track record of results.
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In certain jurisdictions, CNA is legally required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. In District of Columbia,California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois,Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Washington,the national base pay range for this job level is $97,000 to $189,000 annually. Salary determinations are based on various factors, including but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. CNA offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help our employees – and their family members – achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals. For a detailed look at CNA’s benefits, please visit cnabenefits.com.
CNA utilizes AI-enabled technology during the recruiting process. For more information, please visit our careers page.
CNA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact
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About Company
CNA's approach to research is a modern iteration of the Newtonian principle that complex, dynamic processes are best understood through direct observation of events and people.
That was the methodology CNA analysts first applied in the 1940s when they pioneered the field of operations research by helping the Navy address the German U-boat threat. Not content to study the problem from afar, this small group of MIT scientists insisted on deploying with Navy forces in order to observe operations and collect the data needed for meaningful analyses. Their groundbreaking work, and the anti-submarine warfare equations it produced, set a standard for operations research methods that CNA has maintained for 75 years.
Today, with more than 500 professionals at our headquarters and 50 researchers in the field, CNA still takes a multi-disciplinary, real-world approach to our work. On-site analysts carefully observe all aspects of a process—people, decisions, actions, consequences—and then collaborate with a headquarters-based research team to assess data and arrive at findings.
CNA's objective, empirical research and analysis helps decision makers develop sound policies, make better-informed decisions, and manage programs more effectively. Our work, which in its early decades focused solely on defense-related matters, has grown to include investigation and analysis of a broad range of national security, defense, and public interest issues including education, homeland security and air traffic management. Through our Center for Naval Analyses and Institute for Public Research, we provide public-sector organizations with the tools they need to tackle the complex challenges of making government more efficient and keeping our country safe and strong.