What we do
High Definition Vehicle Insurance (HDVI): Technology meets Insurance. HDVI brings telematics, software and data together with commercial trucking insurance, taking transportation insurance and fleet risk management to the next level. Our platform arms fleets with an end-to-end solution that empowers them to save money, mitigate risk, and increase operational efficiencies. Our customers are small to midsize truck fleet operators who benefit from dynamic and transparent pricing – automatically reducing their premiums for safer driving.
Leveraging a best-in-class partner ecosystem, HDVI combines magnitude and stability with innovation to revolutionize the commercial trucking insurance space.
Why work here
HDVI is building the industry defining commercial auto insurance company for the next 100 years. The $50 billion commercial auto industry hasn’t seen real innovation for decades and is broken in a number of ways, creating a significant opportunity for HDVI. HDVI is co-founded by a former Esurance co-founder, and has a senior management team with experience building innovative insurance and logistics companies from zero to $1B+ enterprises, and deep expertise in trucking insurance. HDVI is well-funded by leading logistics and mobility-focused venture capital firms and strategic investors including Munich Re, Daimler Trucks and Qualcomm.
The HDVI Team is values-driven, data-driven, ambitious, and collaboratively minded with a diverse background of experiences and skills in the insurance and logistics industries. We like challenges and building solutions that improve the quality of life for our customers. We offer generous benefits, including employee stock options, health, dental, vision, 401k, flexible work environment, and unlimited PTO.
What You'll Do
- Manage a team of underwriters to achieve revenue and profit targets
- Assist in the recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and training of new underwriters
- Develop your team of underwriters into a group that is highly engaged with agency partners
- Create a collaborative environment for underwriting referrals and handle referrals within given authority
- Drive profitable growth by assisting with the deployment of expanded appetite and development of new offerings
- Develop and possess a deep understanding of HDVI’s insurance coverage, insurance products, rate plan, and models
- Partner with data, engineering, and software product to expand the utilization of telematics data in the underwriting process
- Manage and refine internal underwriting audit practices
- Collaborate with the Chief Underwriting Office (CUO) on the refinement of team strategy and Underwriting Guidelines
- Contribute to the continuous refinement of underwriting policies and procedures with pre-bind underwriting, risk monitoring, and policy maintenance
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to provide underwriter, agency, and market feedback for the development of HDVI software, products, pricing, predictive models, and rating methods
- Interface with strategic business partners – reinsurance & insurance partners, telematics & other vendors, and more
- Utilize outside advisors and consultants navigating complex business decisions
- Monitor industry trends and recommend new/enhanced insurance products to senior management
- Maintain a strong rapport with agency partnersAid in the recurring training of and marketing to agency partners
- Provide feedback to key stakeholders on the performance of agency partners
What You Have
- Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in Insurance, Business Administration or Business Management, or equivalent in a field with skills transferable to insurance
- Specialized insurance industry training, such as CPCU or ARM
- 10 or more years of experience in transportation underwriting
- 3 or more years in a management position
- Advanced knowledge of commercial property & casualty underwriting concepts/tools
- Thorough knowledge of state rules governing the use and issuance of policies
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent analytical skills to determine risk characteristics from data
- Strong office technology skills, automation savvy, and vision for scalability
Benefits
- Competitive salary & stock options - we want our success to be yours too
- Unlimited PTO with 11 paid holidays each year
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Short/Long Term Disability, Basic Life, and AD&D to support you and your well-being
- FSA / HSA programs
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match contributionInclusive Parental Leave policy that supports all parents
- Wednesdays are standing meeting-free, allowing you to focus on deep work without distractions
- Birthday meal reimbursement, because celebrating our employees is part of our company culture
- A remote-friendly environment with the opportunity to participate in periodic in-person team offsites
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