Kelly Connelly
Baltimore,MD
Summary
Accomplished Technical Lead role with progressive industry background and decisive leadership style. Offers strategic planning abilities, background in change management and forward-thinking mindset. Ready for challenges and focused on meeting future demands.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President- Lead Program Underwriter
Ryan Specialty Group LLC (Formerly All Risks LTD)
09.2020 - Current
- Hired and managed 10 employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
- Negotiated high-value contracts that maximized profitability while mitigating risks for organization.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals within Pest Control Program, which involved managing to target rate goals, target loss ratios, and projected program growth.
- Established performance goals for department and provided methods for reaching milestones.
- Developed strong relationships with brokers, leading to a higher volume of quality submissions and successful underwriting - enabling Pest Program to quintuple in size over my tenure.
- Monitored underwriting teams' performance and provided mentoring to achieve personal and department production goals.
Program Underwriter
All Risks, LTD
06.2013 - 09.2020
- Provided excellent customer service by addressing inquiries promptly and offering comprehensive explanations of underwriting decisions specific to niche spaces.
- Reduced company losses by identifying potential risks and recommending appropriate mitigating measures. Made formal decision to exit unprofitable states ahead of carrier notice or mandate, reducing overall program loss ratio by 30+%.
- Supported review, acceptance, or denial of new or renewal business after carefully reviewing all information on program managing over 1,000 policies.
- Mentored junior underwriters, providing guidance on best practices and improving overall team performance with regard to meeting specific target quote to bind ratios.
- Streamlined underwriting processes by creating standardized templates for evaluating applicant qualifications- worked with carrier partner to provide comprehensive questionnaires and Supplementals for target risks.
- Negotiated terms and conditions of coverage with clients to acquire maximum profitability for roughly 25+ clientele each month.
Internship Student
All Risks
06.2012 - 08.2012
- Developed professional skills through hands-on experiences, experiences including time management & effective communication exercises through cold calls to prospective clients.
- Improved internship experience by efficiently managing assigned tasks and meeting deadlines, more specifically reflected in our Intern Project which including researching and developing new programs & products.
- Sorted, organized, and maintained files.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Insurance And Risk Management
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA05.2013
Skills
Certification
Designations:
- AU
- ARM
License:
- MD Resident License and various Non-Resident P&C Licenses
Timeline
Vice President- Lead Program Underwriter
Ryan Specialty Group LLC (Formerly All Risks LTD)
09.2020 - Current
Program Underwriter
All Risks, LTD
06.2013 - 09.2020
Internship Student
All Risks
06.2012 - 08.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Insurance And Risk Management
Temple University
Designations:
- AU
- ARM
License:
- MD Resident License and various Non-Resident P&C Licenses
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