Executive Positions

Senior Contract Wording/Treaty Analyst opening in New Jersey.  Responsible for preparation and review of Cover Notes and Contracts prepared as well as the review of Placement Slips and Contracts prepared by intermediaries working under the supervision of the Manager of Contract Wording (MoCW). Will interact with marketing staff, underwriters, claims reps and the Legal Department of Corporate as needed for preparation and review of all documents. Participates in drafting and review of ceded and retrocessional contracts. Position has authority to execute contracts and endorsements. Creates and maintains treaty and retrocessional master record operating systems for assumed reinsurance and retrocessional business. Has authority for decisions regarding corporate data within the above scope impacting company-wide activities. Minimum 5 years drafting and/or reviewing treaty contract wording, minimum of 8-10 years facultative and/or treaty underwriting, claims and/or reinsurance accounting experience, previous experience and understanding of reinsurance accounting and claims preferred. Thorough knowledge and experience with Treaty and Retrocessional Operating Systems, strong Excel and Word skills. PowerPoint and Access preferred. Salary $open. (HSE5317*)

Corporate recruiter position: Suffolk and Nassau Counties: Fortune 50 company is seeking an experienced insurance professional with strong recruiting skills. Team environment - work with upper management and sales mangers to improve recruiting and interviewing processes and utilize job fairs, networking events, referral development, etc to create steam of candidates for both paid sales training program and experienced sales professionals. Interact with home office for support and training. Salary plus bonus- great benefits -all the perks! (CL5301*)

Senior Manager/ AVP opening in New York City.  Provide quality member service and represent the Credit Union in a positive and professional manner at all times; responsible for working with the COO to ensure the overall growth and management Financial Services, LLC and for ensuring its profitability and efficient administration; overseeing the activities of the Investment Centre, the Insurance Centre, Financial Services, LLC Financial Advisors, Advisors GMBH; ensuring compliance with SEC, NASD, NCUA, State Insurance Regulators; ensuring close alignment and shared vision. Responsibilities: plans, organizes, directs, manages, oversees, integrates and evaluates the credit union’s Financial Services corporation operations, activities, staff and results; direct the business development activities related to growth of all Financial Services activities; establish and nurture business relationships with key Contacts and various strategic partners. Conduct business development presentations to targeted member groups and to outside organizations to build revenue and produce net income; promote and facilitate a strong service and sales environment Work with COO to research and recommend new product and service offerings, and effectively coordinate implementation with support departments and outside vendors; research and review competitors’ offerings and negotiate relationships that are in the best interests of its clients; provide COO, + executive management with timely and accurate financial and activity reports.  Ensure Board Package is issued accurately and in advance of meeting; work closely with COO to prepare budgets and business plans; work with individual business line managers to set goals for their respective business lines and corporate objectives; establish, review, and modify policies, procedures, and controls; monitor the activities of the and Investment services offered to ensure compliance with applicable securities regulations domestically and internationally to minimize regulatory risk;  maintain awareness of developments in the industry and the financial services industry globally.  Monitor regulatory trends and developments; responsible for planning and implementing marketing activities in conjunction with Marketing Department; Ideal candidate will have 5 years experience in a senior management/executive role.  Financial industry experience with exposure to investment and insurance industries.  Excellent computer/PC proficiency. Advanced degrees such as MBA, CPA, JD or CFP. Fluency in Spanish a plus. Salary $110 – 125k. MB5255*)

Managing Director opening in Florida.  Work with the Accounting and Credit departments, and report to the President and Chief Financial Officer of the firm.  Responsibilities: Analysis/approval of individual deals; Appropriate deal profitability; Reputation risk analysis; Portfolio risk management; Portfolio capacity; Portfolio balancing; General market risk; Exception reporting; Managing, evaluating, and monitoring investment portfolios in a finance/trading environment; Leading and directing the work of others; Assist in the construction and modification of data models. Superior analytical capabilities, as well as innovative structuring skills allowing him/her move swiftly and smoothly towards acquisition/origination of assets, ability to identify opportunities in asset-backed and structured products in the domestic markets, extensive experience/understanding of esoteric asset classes. Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of relevant financial experience. MBA/CFA/PHD a plus.  Familiarity with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures, prior experience with hedge funds and/or investment banking. Salary $Open. Relocation available for ideal candidate. (HSE5084*)

General Accounting Retirement Programs and Services AVP opening in New York.  Leads and manages the centralized transactional accounting for the retirement programs & services, investments and publishing businesses, delivering world-class service in an efficient and cost effective manner. Directly supervises a team of six accountants with varying levels of experience and responsibilities: leads and manages a centralized accounting team of approximately six resources; prepares and/or reviews all annual performance evaluations for this team; prepares and/or reviews all annual goals and objectives for these resources and the assessed performance of these goals and objectives; identifies training needs of these resources and recommends and assists in the on-going development of individual training plans; provides day-to-day guidance/assistance to the Retirement Programs & Services Accounting team to ultimately deliver the goals and objectives of the team; directs and has immediate responsibility for the maintenance of the general ledgers for the Retirement Programs & Services and Publishing businesses and the supporting accounting records, including the complete, accurate and timely recording and reconciliation of all transactional accounting; timely finalization of standard monthly management reports. Certified Public Accountant, or equivalent, and external or internal audit experience. Experienced in all aspects of accounting and accounting management in the pension and investment industries, such as would be acquired with ten or more years in accounting and management positions.  Experience in publishing industry is a plus. Salary $open. (CP5080*)

Senior Accounting Analyst opening in New York.  Leads transactional accounting for the Retirement Programs & Services, including investments.  Contributes as a “technical lead” for the Church Pension Fund, having a thorough knowledge of the organization’s processes and having the skills to modify or develop new procedures to meet specialized needs.  Performs advanced or specialized work that requires comprehensive knowledge of accounting theory and principles, and more than average seasoning.  Responsibilities: training, coaching and reviewing day-to-day work of accountants within the Retirement Programs and Services team; contributes as technical lead for the Pension Fund, preparing and reviewing journal entries and performing related analysis for the retirement programs & services businesses and for investment accounts; leads the partnership accounting processes; leads and provides guidance to other Retirement Programs and Services’ accountants (including investment accounting) regarding policy, practice and approach to their responsibilities.  Reviews the journal entries prepared (including investment accounting) and assists AVP with review of monthly reconciliations; ensuring the completion (timely and accurate) of monthly account reconciliations to support general ledger account balances; prepares and reviews journal entries and specific reports for the Enterprise Wide Projects; reviews Accounts Payable transactions & coding for accuracy & completeness. Certified Public Accountant, or equivalent, and external or internal audit experience. Thoroughly experienced in all aspects of accounting in the pension and investment industries, such as would be acquired with 6+ years in accounting positions. Salary $open. (CP5081*)

Communcations Specialist(2) openings in New Jersey.  The Communications Consultant is responsible for servicing clients and delivering communications solutions as well as managing new and existing relationships. Working with assigned clients in the understanding of plan provisions, benefit offerings and summary plan descriptions in order to create, present and implement communications across the client organization; develop communication strategy to meet the needs of diverse employee segments within the plan; participate with client team meetings, traveling to client sites, to ensure effective and accurate implementation of communications plan; manage specific projects such as enrollment, conversions, and business planning; manage communications project planning budget, ensuring that all deliverables are met within tight deadlines and within budget; manage client communications budget to include solutions that draw from a variety of media venues; interact and work with business development department to create request for proposals (RFP) and assist with the closing of deals. Qualified Candidates will possess: 6 years of benefits, retirement marketing communications, strong industry product knowledge and a good understanding of ERISA, Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications etc. Must have NASD, Series 6, 63, & 65 licenses.  Must be able to travel 40% of the time to client sites for presentations, enrollment, and strategic meetings. Salary $80-90k (HSE4853*)

Communcations Specialist(2) openings in Massachusetts.  The Communications Consultant is responsible for servicing clients and delivering communications solutions as well as managing new and existing relationships. Working with assigned clients in the understanding of plan provisions, benefit offerings and summary plan descriptions in order to create, present and implement communications across the client organization; develop communication strategy to meet the needs of diverse employee segments within the plan; participate with client team meetings, traveling to client sites, to ensure effective and accurate implementation of communications plan; manage specific projects such as enrollment, conversions, and business planning; manage communications project planning budget, ensuring that all deliverables are met within tight deadlines and within budget; manage client communications budget to include solutions that draw from a variety of media venues; interact and work with business development department to create request for proposals (RFP) and assist with the closing of deals. Qualified Candidates will possess: 6 years of benefits, retirement marketing communications, strong industry product knowledge and a good understanding of ERISA, Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications etc. Must have NASD, Series 6, 63, & 65 licenses.  Must be able to travel 40% of the time to client sites for presentations, enrollment, and strategic meetings. Salary $80-90k +. (HSE4852*)

Business Control Associate opening(s) in New York.  Ideal candidate(s)  must have solid working knowledge of SOX; process documentation and testing skills; big 4 work experience; life insurance industry experience and process design or improvement background using best practices techniques and tools. Preferably 6 sigma black belt. Develop and/or supervise the development of work products, project deliverables (flowcharts, narratives, test plans, control matrices) including detailed work plans, status reports, and assessment of operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting.  Working closely with internal process owners and external consultants, this role will be key in defining and executing an on-going controls self-assessment program, in accordance with requirements of the Model Audit Rule, which goes into effect in 2010.  Responsibilities include but may not be limited to: develop and maintain project work plans; provide hands-on support to profit centers in documentation and testing activities; provide targeted communications and updates to profit center process and control owners; communicate and insure compliance to project standards, tools, templates; provide status reports to program management; coordinate gap remediation efforts for assigned profit center; share better practices and insights; design and implement improved processes.  Strong communication, facilitation, presentation and interview skills, working knowledge of project management discipline, Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 controls documentation, remediation, and testing experience, design, development, documentation and/or implementation of internal control processes (or at least of general business processes, policies, procedures). Salary $Open. (CP4767*)

Risk Management Advisory Manager opening in New York/Philadelphia. Responsibilities will include: day-day management of the risk management due diligence process including analysis of current insurance programs, claims and ultimate loss calculations, review of contractual risk transfer, and utilization of risk finance solutions for financial risk mitigation; regular contact and cooperation with CEO, CFO, and Treasurer level client executives, Risk Managers, brokers, underwriters, and A&M client partner; research coverage products, competitive pricing, market conditions, and market leading brokerage partners to recommend best solutions; present recommendations to clients, and build implementation plans for execution of program to achieve results; work with brokers to effectively market client program, build coverage requirements, review quotes, and identify coverage gaps or issues; participate in meetings with target company management and with client personnel, and the will serve as the primary point of contact for client personnel with respect to day-to-day execution matters; between transactions, the candidate will assist with building / maintaining client relationships. The ideal candidate will have 3 - 7 years of experience in the commercial insurance industry, underwriting, brokerage or consulting.  Will have significant technical coverage expertise in commercial P&C and D&O.  Direct experience in M&A due diligence, coverage analysis, and client service is a plus.  Departmental or project leadership experience. CPCU, CIC, ARM, or other professional insurance designations desirable. Salary up to mid $100’s. (MB4644)
Region Vice President opening in Chicago Region. Responsible for strategic sales decisions for the sales region, aggressive growth and profit objectives and retention; all aspects of sales of Auto & Home and  Family of products, standard and non-standard products for 1 of 6 regions through the Independent Agency and the Career Agents distribution channels.  Revenues range from 400Millon to 1 Billion. In addition to sales, responsible for loss ratio (60), retention (85) and above industry exposure growth; leads the regional management and sales force through the Independent Agency and the Career Agents distribution channels to meet sales goals. This position has on average the following direct reports: 4-5 Regional Sales Directors, 20 Regional Marketing Managers; 100-150 Career Agents; as well as responsibility for 700-750 Independent Agents. Operating budget from 60Million to 150Million; Profitability 95% Combined Ratio. Must be able to develop and implement long and short term business strategies to effectively achieve regional profit and growth objectives; develop strategic regional business plan designed to increase the presence in target markets; retain appropriate mix of business; and achieve overall growth, profit, and expense objectives; participate in the establishment of marketing and underwriting strategies and standards that reflect regional/local market competitive conditions in order to achieve growth and profit objectives;  be able to direct marketing activities for assigned territory to ensure that profit, production, service, and expense objectives are achieved. Management of agency plan to achieve appropriate business results; meet with agency personnel to maintain and develop positive and productive relationships; assure contractual commitments are met; and promote regional strategy; must be able to develop and implement local/regional growth plans through Manager/Account Executives and Regional Sales Managers; ability to represent the company and its marketing strategies to agents, employees and the business community; develop and maintain effective relationships with internal & external resources to coordinate the delivery of all related services to customers; perform all staff management functions necessary to support profit, growth, and expense management goals. Salary $Open. (CP4495)
Experienced Fundraiser needed for a Non-Profit organization in New England. Seeking a high energy, experienced fundraiser with a strong track record of success Must have experience with Grants, excellent communication skills and a professional demeanor. Please send resume with compensation requirements to: X1NCBC@aol.com  or call: Nick Fisch at 516 935 0100.
Employee Benefits - Large Group Account Executive on Long Island. Service and manage 3,000+ group for a growing regional agency.  Plan, review, design, marketing, enrollments and continuing service.   Must have experience with fully insured, self-insured and large accounts.  (large national or regional experience a plus).  Salary up to 115K plus excellent benefit package.  Potential for future  Management position. (4287)
Office Manager-Life Administrator -  Nassau County, New York - Maintain life insurance business, processing applications, billing, maintain database, assist with preparation of proposals, illustrations, inspections, attending physician’s statements, etc.  Assist clients with policy changes and inquiries. Salary $40-50K. (3932)
Assistant Vice President of Sales / Marketing position open with an independent, privately held specialty finance company.  BA/BS degree, with 5-7- years of sales experience preferably in the credit insurance/ factoring industry. Candidate must have an entrepreneurial drive, ability to manage and operate a business, dedication to marketing and selling, effective written and oral communication skills, strong work ethic, self-motivation, and the desire to be successful. In addition, good interpersonal skills are required to work with a small group of dedicated professionals. Candidate must posses strong organizational skills, an ability to prioritize multiple tasks with strict deadlines and capable of working independently. Salary- competitive base + commission
 Sr. Employee Benefits – Broker / Consulting opening in New Jersey. Proficient with financial/accounting aspects of self-funded / fully insured plans. Knowledge of Employee Benefits Legislation. Experience with Prehire Screening / Absence management programs to manage risk in hospital / LTC arena. Experience with the provision of Centralized Employee Benefits Administration for multi site employer. Life, Health, Accident License and knowledge of Excel required. 7 + years in the field and Human Resources background (FLMA/ADA). Salary up to $100k. (3707)Contact Cathy or Joan        
DIRECTOR-RECRUITING STRATEGY, New Jersey- Strategic planning for diverse (IXP, EXP, Multicultural and Women initiatives) recruits. Coordinate and participate in training and recruiting events. Liaison between home office and field management; support field management. Manage budget; report to VP of FDG. Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills. College degree with CLU and CHFC preferred; ten years experience. Salary $Open Contact Cathy or Joan (3641)
AVP – DISTRIBUTION RECRUITING STRATEGIES, New Jersey - Design sales talent acquisition strategies of ADG of individual business. Develop recruiting strategies, materials, CD ROMs, advertising. Manage and monitor recruiting and retention initiatives. Recruiting liaison to industry associations. Experience in managing recruitment for large corporation. Delegate responsibilities to officer level colleagues. Work effectively with cross functional organizations (marketing, advertising, product and field).  15-20 years experience. Salary $Open. Contact Cathy  (3642) 
Senior Life position for FSA (or equivalent international designation) based in NYC to be responsible for international life product development in Asia.  Ideal candidate would have 10+ years of life actuarial experience, with a majority of experience in international; preferably with par products.  Salary $200 - 300k. 
Unique executive opportunity for FSA, ASA or Non-Actuary to head up Group Life and Disability operations for top-rated carrier in the NY/NJ/PA area. Minimum of 8-10 years group experience, especially disability and life. Position entails profit and loss accountability, business planning, financial results, developing new products, customer insight, etc. Manage staff of 15. Base salary $175 - $200k  + 20 - 25% bonus.
Director of Structured Products – Southeast -  Qualifications: minimum of 10 years of business experience in financial services industry with an emphasis on risk management and life product development.  Must possess strong risk assessment/risk management skills together with the interest and ability to assist the business/market development personnel in identifying and developing new products and markets; knowledge of structured finance products including: CDO’s, CDS, ABS, securitizations,  etc.; knowledge of rating agency methodology, structuring transactions, knowledge of capital markets securitizations. Ideal candidate should be ASA or FSA. Salary $200 - $300k.
Senior International Pricing position to be based in  London involving managing pricing staff of 7 in 4 locations worldwide. Ideal candidate would be FCAS, FIA or Fellow of similar organization. Prefer candidate with Liability, Commercial International, or National Accounts/Large Account pricing experience; though open to any commercial lines pricing (minimum 7-8 years) experience. Compensation  $200's +.
Exciting new senior Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) position in New York City to lead firm’s new risk management initiative.  ACAS/FCAS or ASA/FSA, MBA, and /or CFA credentials required. Experience in Life or P&C risk management, including market risk, operational risk, credit derivatives, etc. Salary $200 - $300k
Senior Health & Welfare consultant  to lead H & W practice in the NJ/NY Area. Manage mid-size employer clients as well as staff.  Actuarial or non-actuarial credentials ok; must have strong Health & Welfare background and new business development focus. Salary range $200k’s
Managing Director position for life insurance / reinsurance securitization position. Manage traders and analysts. Must have securitization experience in embedded value securities and/or XXX solvency reserves. Position focuses on risk transfer, capital usage, revenue enhancement and balance sheet management through securitization, trading and distribution of unique insurance, asset backed and mortgage backed risks. Compensation up to $1 million +++.  New York City area.
Chief Information Officer, New York City $225k plus bonus
Sales Claims Exec, New York City $80-100k plus bonus
FinPro Director, NYC to $125k