Brian Cromly
Perrysburg,OH
Summary
Vice President of Operations dedicated to continuous business improvement focused on employee development and strategy development and improvement through analytical thinking and work to streamline business operations. I have a passion to develop a team and find new opportunities and solutions for our clients and stakeholders.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President of Operations
Hylant Group
03.2022 - Current
- Oversight and leadership of sales, underwriting, accounting and service team functions.
- Managed program expenses and liabilities by analyzing reinsurance terms and negotiating the most advantageous terms with our reinsurance intermediary.
- Worked hand in hand with the Office President to establish strategic initiatives, evaluate new program opportunities and provide updates to our various program Boards of Directors.
Director of Operations
Hylant Group
02.2014 - 03.2022
- Leadership and oversight for marketing, accounting and service team functions.
- Developed and presented financial reports for the various program Boards of Directors as well as presented on insurance market conditions and reinsurance placements.
- Developed budgets for the various programs administered by the team and worked with the corporate accounting team to develop the team's internal budget.
Operations Supervisor
Hylant Group
02.2013 - 02.2014
- Developed and led a team to update and optimize our division's reporting structure and efficiencies.
- Updated policies and procedures for our service team to help deliver efficiencies and reduce man hours for various tasks.
- Developed budget processes for our external programs to help predict the changing reinsurance terms and loss experience impact.
Senior Underwriter
Hylant Group
08.2004 - 02.2013
- Handled a book of over $10 million of both public entity and school clients.
- Worked with our Vice President of Underwriting to streamline underwriting processes, increasing efficiency turnaround times.
- Developed manuscript endorsement language for unique coverages needed for our public entity clients.
- Developed a library materials calculator to help value our library clients inventory.
Underwriter
Auto-Owners Insurance Company
04.2002 - 08.2004
- Learned insurance basics through self study and home office training events.
- Handled personal lines for the first 10 months and transferred to commercial lines for the remainder of my time.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Marketing
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OHMBA -
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OHSkills
- Operations Oversight
- Process Improvements
- Strategic planning and execution
- Succession Planning
- Business Growth Initiatives
- Financial Oversight
- Performance Improvement
- Employee Development
- Staff hiring
- Staff Management
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership training
Timeline
Vice President of Operations
Hylant Group
03.2022 - Current
Director of Operations
Hylant Group
02.2014 - 03.2022
Operations Supervisor
Hylant Group
02.2013 - 02.2014
Senior Underwriter
Hylant Group
08.2004 - 02.2013
Underwriter
Auto-Owners Insurance Company
04.2002 - 08.2004
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Marketing
Bowling Green State University
MBA -
Bowling Green State University
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