Vice President Personal Lines

At Risk Placement Services, we're more than just a team – we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and tackling challenges head-on. Our culture fosters an environment where every idea counts, and every individual's contribution matters. Step into a world of excitement and innovation as we work with top-rated carriers to design robust coverage for our clients. Unleash your potential and join our spirited team, where you'll have the freedom to explore and the support to grow.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Join RPS as a visionary Personal Lines Leader and become an integral part of our Niche Leadership Team. In this dynamic role, you'll have the opportunity to shape the strategic direction of our organization, driving innovation and excellence in the personal lines sector. If you're passionate about making a significant impact and leading with purpose, we want to hear from you!

• Directly report to the President of Binding and actively contribute to the Niche Leadership Team, shaping the strategic direction of the organization.
• Lead efforts to achieve and exceed overarching revenue goals for the Personal Insurance Practice, delivering sustained financial performance across all regions.
• Drive collaboration with local office leadership, ensuring alignment on revenue objectives and promoting synergy among teams.
• Partner with the  Leadership Team to design and implement cutting-edge processes and establish benchmarks for best practices across all locations.
• Oversee critical operational areas, implementing strategic corrective actions to optimize performance in key metrics including loss ratios, quality control, policy retention, marketing efficacy, sales success rates, and new business acquisition.
• Serve as the executive representative to insurance carriers, cultivating high-value partnerships and conducting detailed analytics to strengthen outcomes.
• Champion the development and maintenance of robust relationships with influential agents and brokers, securing long-term alignment and loyalty.
• Provide strategic oversight to regional branches, assist in recruiting efforts and ensuring offices are led by top-tier talent, staffed appropriately, and equipped with comprehensive training programs.
• Elevate the practice group's visibility and reputation through innovative marketing strategies across diverse media channels.
• Formulate and execute high-impact initiatives and long-term strategies that drive organizational growth and market competitiveness.

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of advanced education and executive-level experience.
• Extensive career spanning 10+ years in personal insurance, with a strong preference for surplus lines expertise.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, adept at conveying insights to diverse audiences, including executive stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking and advanced analytical capabilities with a proven ability to solve complex challenges.
• Demonstrated success in leading, mentoring, and inspiring high-performing teams within the insurance sector.
• Comprehensive underwriting expertise in Personal Insurance products, combined with a thorough understanding of market trends.
• Advanced relationship-building skills, fostering partnerships at the C-suite level with both internal and external collaborators.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively for business growth and leadership engagements.

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. 

 Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.