Andy Wood
Senior Vice President at Hiscox USA- Claim this Profile
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David Max Andrews
Andy was my first manager out of college and pleaded his case to have me apart of his team. He's a believer in hard work and shows heart with everything he does in life and work. I feel Andy was one of my biggest inspirations to try new things and take risks while also making sure to stay on your P's and Q's. Anytime I needed something or just wanted to talk he had an open door policy. He visited around the sales floor and was constantly checking into how everyone was doing and becoming involved as much as possible with his hectic schedule - this is where Andy taught me time management. I could go on for hours about how important Andy has been during my transition into a professional position. I felt as if Andy was more of my friend then a manager, but he knew how to scale each individual and how to approach each situation with every one of those he was managing. To say that Andy is a class act is not enough.
Maura Benson
Andy is a motivational leader with whom I had the pleasure of working alongside for over four years at Insureon. Few people have had the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach and mentor, but I was fortunate to have that in Andy, who excels at high-performing team building. His positive and results-driven attitude motivate those around him, particularly his sales teams. Those on his team enjoy working hard for success; we want to win for the company and especially for Andy. This approach led to his ability to consistently build and maintain teams that delivered top results. Andy would be an asset to any team. And as a leader, he earns my highest recommendation.
David Max Andrews
Andy was my first manager out of college and pleaded his case to have me apart of his team. He's a believer in hard work and shows heart with everything he does in life and work. I feel Andy was one of my biggest inspirations to try new things and take risks while also making sure to stay on your P's and Q's. Anytime I needed something or just wanted to talk he had an open door policy. He visited around the sales floor and was constantly checking into how everyone was doing and becoming involved as much as possible with his hectic schedule - this is where Andy taught me time management. I could go on for hours about how important Andy has been during my transition into a professional position. I felt as if Andy was more of my friend then a manager, but he knew how to scale each individual and how to approach each situation with every one of those he was managing. To say that Andy is a class act is not enough.
Maura Benson
Andy is a motivational leader with whom I had the pleasure of working alongside for over four years at Insureon. Few people have had the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach and mentor, but I was fortunate to have that in Andy, who excels at high-performing team building. His positive and results-driven attitude motivate those around him, particularly his sales teams. Those on his team enjoy working hard for success; we want to win for the company and especially for Andy. This approach led to his ability to consistently build and maintain teams that delivered top results. Andy would be an asset to any team. And as a leader, he earns my highest recommendation.
David Max Andrews
Andy was my first manager out of college and pleaded his case to have me apart of his team. He's a believer in hard work and shows heart with everything he does in life and work. I feel Andy was one of my biggest inspirations to try new things and take risks while also making sure to stay on your P's and Q's. Anytime I needed something or just wanted to talk he had an open door policy. He visited around the sales floor and was constantly checking into how everyone was doing and becoming involved as much as possible with his hectic schedule - this is where Andy taught me time management. I could go on for hours about how important Andy has been during my transition into a professional position. I felt as if Andy was more of my friend then a manager, but he knew how to scale each individual and how to approach each situation with every one of those he was managing. To say that Andy is a class act is not enough.
Maura Benson
Andy is a motivational leader with whom I had the pleasure of working alongside for over four years at Insureon. Few people have had the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach and mentor, but I was fortunate to have that in Andy, who excels at high-performing team building. His positive and results-driven attitude motivate those around him, particularly his sales teams. Those on his team enjoy working hard for success; we want to win for the company and especially for Andy. This approach led to his ability to consistently build and maintain teams that delivered top results. Andy would be an asset to any team. And as a leader, he earns my highest recommendation.
David Max Andrews
Andy was my first manager out of college and pleaded his case to have me apart of his team. He's a believer in hard work and shows heart with everything he does in life and work. I feel Andy was one of my biggest inspirations to try new things and take risks while also making sure to stay on your P's and Q's. Anytime I needed something or just wanted to talk he had an open door policy. He visited around the sales floor and was constantly checking into how everyone was doing and becoming involved as much as possible with his hectic schedule - this is where Andy taught me time management. I could go on for hours about how important Andy has been during my transition into a professional position. I felt as if Andy was more of my friend then a manager, but he knew how to scale each individual and how to approach each situation with every one of those he was managing. To say that Andy is a class act is not enough.
Maura Benson
Andy is a motivational leader with whom I had the pleasure of working alongside for over four years at Insureon. Few people have had the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach and mentor, but I was fortunate to have that in Andy, who excels at high-performing team building. His positive and results-driven attitude motivate those around him, particularly his sales teams. Those on his team enjoy working hard for success; we want to win for the company and especially for Andy. This approach led to his ability to consistently build and maintain teams that delivered top results. Andy would be an asset to any team. And as a leader, he earns my highest recommendation.
Experience
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Hiscox USA
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United States
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Insurance
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Vice President
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Apr 2019 - Present
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Insureon
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United States
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Insurance
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), EVP Retail Operations
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Jan 2016 - Feb 2019
Responsible for:- Management of retail sales operations driving placement of $30M+ in new small commercial business insurance annually- Management of post-placement team and activities for small commercial insurance book of $100M+Additionally responsible for:- Definition and implementation of compliance policies and procedures across the enterprise
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Senior Principal - Client Services
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Mar 2014 - Jan 2016
Responsible for the definition, implementation and execution of strategies for servicing, development and retention of over 100,000 commercial insurance customers
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Chief Operating Officer
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Mar 2000 - Apr 2014
Part of the original team, and the first employee, that envisioned a new type of insurance brokerage dedicated to the distribution of small commercial P&C insurance via the web. Helped define and build the initial web UI, operational systems, operations, policies, procedures, staffing as well as develop the insurance carrier relations and systems integration that formed the backbone of a web-based SaaS for applying for rating, binding and servicing small commercial P&C insurance and personal lines insurance. Worked with external agency to define and execute an integrated PR, branding and marketing strategy that enabled 'Noodle' to become a brand synonymous with small commercial distribution via insurance agencies. Business grew to a network of over 10,000 insurance agencies from 0 and an employee base of 85 from 0 in a 8 year period. P&L responsibility for all daily operations of customer-facing service center, distribution/sales force management. Development and execution of all continuous process improvement initiatives. Worked as part of management team that facilitated the sale of the operation to Willis in 2007.
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Willis - North America
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Vice President
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Jun 2007 - Mar 2014
Integrated Insurance Noodle into the Willis family, post-acquisition. Implementated the corporate small-commercial strategy to improve profitability: • Carrier strategies o Rationalization o Commission restructuring o Book movement • Wholesaler & MGA strategies • Product strategies • Process centralization o Placement o Servicing o Renewals Integrated Insurance Noodle into the Willis family, post-acquisition. Implementated the corporate small-commercial strategy to improve profitability: • Carrier strategies o Rationalization o Commission restructuring o Book movement • Wholesaler & MGA strategies • Product strategies • Process centralization o Placement o Servicing o Renewals
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Vice President, Business Development
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Feb 1998 - Mar 2000
Built department focused on the development of alternative distribution models to supplement traditional agency-based distribution of term life insurance products- Direct-to-consumer:- Establishment of online relationships with key online influence groups for term life products- Mail and phone-based cross-sell and up-selling- Establishment of call-center based fulfillment operation & relations
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Vice President, Consulting
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Mar 1996 - Feb 1998
Acted as client engagement executive and lead small-scale consulting projects with business unit heads (Commercial Insurance, Life, Marketing) in the following areas:- Call center planning- Customer segmentation- Growth stretgy definition- Product profitability- Claims analysis- New Service offering analysis- Accounting package implementation- Defintion of activity-based pricing & accounting model for support service utilization
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Andersen Consulting
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United States
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Computer Networking Products
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Manager
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Oct 1985 - Mar 1996
Senior Manager - Five years of management experience of B2B sales, strategy development, large scale application design, process mapping, process design and process re-engineering engagements for Fortune 1000 clients in the following industries o Retail o Wholesale Consulting Manager - Focus on management of retail systems design, integration and operations implementation engagements - Developed Andersen Consulting’s ‘The Retail Place’ a retail industry laboratory showcasing ACs strategic capabilities in the areas of retail strategy definition, pipeline integration, demand modelling, technology integration, o Oversaw the design, build-out and maintenance of $20M operation and team of 20 consultants Senior Consultant - Custom systems design, build, testing and implementation for Energy – oil and oil products - trading systems for 2 major international oil conglomerates Consultant - Manufacturing package systems design and installation in the UK - Custom systems programming, testing and implementation for Energy & construction industries in Europe
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Management Trainee
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Aug 1981 - May 1985
Member of their 1981 Management Trainee intake (20 students) 3 month engineering and management-related rotations in their Domestic Products division between 1981-1982, 1983, 1984 - TI New World - TI Creda - TI Russell Hobbs Engagements spanned the following functional areas: - Purchasing & Vendor management - Product research and development - Marketing - Industrial engineering - Production management Member of their 1981 Management Trainee intake (20 students) 3 month engineering and management-related rotations in their Domestic Products division between 1981-1982, 1983, 1984 - TI New World - TI Creda - TI Russell Hobbs Engagements spanned the following functional areas: - Purchasing & Vendor management - Product research and development - Marketing - Industrial engineering - Production management
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Education
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1987 - 1987
University of Cambridge
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1982 - 1985
University of Cambridge
BA, Management Sciences
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