Maureen C. Blevins
Chief Underwriting Officer, Commercial property
Atlanta, GA · (404) 555 0124 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/maureencblevins
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Twenty three years in commercial underwriting, seven as an officer
INDUSTRIES
Commercial property, general liability, commercial automobile, umbrella
SPECIALTIES
Portfolio management, underwriting authority, appetite strategy, reinsurance structure
SYSTEMS
Guidewire PolicyCenter, Duck Creek, Snowflake, Power BI, Salesforce
CREDENTIALS
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Associate in Underwriting, The Institutes
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration, Emory University
Results at a Glance
104
Across four years
190
Underwriters and cut
$22m
Year and redeployed
34%
Rewriting appetite guidance
Executive Summary
Chief underwriting officer for a commercial property and casualty carrier writing 1.4 billion dollars across 22 states. Twenty three years in underwriting, the last seven at officer level. Owns appetite, authority, pricing discipline and portfolio results, and reports the underwriting position to the board every quarter.
Signature Achievements
- Moved the combined ratio from 104 to 93 across four years on a 1.4 billion dollar book.
- Rebuilt the authority framework for 190 underwriters and cut referral turnaround from six days to two.
- Exited a habitational segment losing 22 million dollars a year and redeployed the capacity into contractors.
- Held loss ratio inside plan in 19 of 22 states through a hard market cycle with rate increases averaging 11 percent.
- Led the underwriting audit program that closed two state market conduct examinations with no criticism.
- Grew new business submission flow 34 percent by rewriting appetite guidance for the agency plant.
Professional Experience
Chief Underwriting Officer
Peachtree Commercial Insurance Company, Atlanta, GA 2019 to present
Officer accountable for a 1.4 billion dollar commercial portfolio, 190 underwriters and six line leaders.
- Sets appetite, underwriting guidelines and letters of authority for every line and region.
- Chairs the underwriting committee and approves risks above 5 million dollars of limit.
- Partners with the chief actuary on rate adequacy, loss ratio picks and the annual plan.
- Directs the reinsurance strategy with brokers and negotiates treaty terms at each renewal.
- Reports portfolio performance, concentration and emerging exposures to the board risk committee.
Senior Vice President, Commercial Lines Underwriting
Chattahoochee Underwriters Group, Marietta, GA 2014 to 2019
Led underwriting for a 600 million dollar regional book across the Southeast.
- Built the middle market underwriting unit from 24 to 71 underwriters across five branch offices.
- Introduced a portfolio review cadence that identified 40 million dollars of underpriced business.
- Delivered three consecutive years of underwriting profit on the general liability book.
- Set the branch underwriting audit standard and personally reviewed every account above 1 million dollars of limit.
Regional Underwriting Manager
Savannah Harbor Casualty Company, Savannah, GA 2008 to 2014
Managed underwriting for a coastal territory producing 140 million dollars of premium.
- Supervised 22 underwriters writing property and casualty accounts up to 25 million dollars of values.
- Set coastal wind exposure limits that reduced modeled loss concentration by a fifth.
- Rebuilt the agency plant in two coastal territories after three years of unprofitable new business production.
- Negotiated renewal terms on the 20 largest accounts in the region alongside the producing brokers.
Licensure and Certification
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter
Associate in Underwriting, The Institutes
Property and casualty producer license, Georgia Department of Insurance
Board member, Georgia Insurance Industry Council
Education
Master of Business Administration, Emory University, Atlanta
Bachelor of Science in risk management and insurance, University of Georgia
Core Skills
Portfolio management · Underwriting authority design · Appetite strategy · Reinsurance negotiation · Rate adequacy · Board reporting · Underwriting audit · Agency distribution · Talent development · Regulatory examination