Maedean J.
Business Analysis Director at Old Republic Inland Marine- Claim this Profile
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Miles Wemken
It has been an absolute pleasure and tremendous learning experience working with Maedean. Maedean and I have partnered together as Underwriting representatives to work with a large team in developing a state of the art underwriting platform technology. Maedean is very experienced and skilled in Underwriting. In terms of understanding coverage forms and interpreting fillings, she is one of the most technically sound Underwriters I've ever worked with, always paying attention to the details. Much of our work together required working across multiple disciplines within the organization, including actuarial, training, change management, IT, and project management among many others. She was able to navigate and collaborate between all of these groups in a very agile manner. On many occasions, Maedean went above and beyond her role to ensure that the project as a whole was heading the right direction and that blind spots were made visible to the group. She's always kept the end user in mind. Beyond all of her strong technical abilities, what has stood out to me is her interpersonal skills. Maedean has an knack for reading a room, understanding non-verbal forms of communications, and predicting outcomes based off all of the information available to her. These skills are very hard to replicate and are invaluable in any work environment. This alone sets her apart, but above all else, I've admired her resilience and unshakable character that allows her to stand up for what is right, to speak up when necessary, and consistently hold a high standard of quality for the work she produces both individual and within a team. I have learned a great deal about integrity and character working very closely with Maedean over multiple years and that partnership has helped my own development tremendously. I am truly grateful for that.
Carlos Pitts, CIC
Maedean is a detailed and technically sound underwriter. She has vast underwriting technical expertise that includes commercial property and casualty, workers compensation, auto as well as cyber liability, network security and copyright. Her strengths reside in her ability to quickly assess and analyze accounts and be able to communicate the clients need and match those to coverage. She also has exceptional marketing skills and is great presenter. Her presentations are clear, concise and very thorough. Many times Maedean has served as a trusted advisor to her customers and has closed deals that benefited all parties. She has served as a leader on various projects that have shaped wokflows and brought additional efficiencies. She is a constant professional and strives to create business relationships that have a foundation in understanding value proposition.
Miles Wemken
It has been an absolute pleasure and tremendous learning experience working with Maedean. Maedean and I have partnered together as Underwriting representatives to work with a large team in developing a state of the art underwriting platform technology. Maedean is very experienced and skilled in Underwriting. In terms of understanding coverage forms and interpreting fillings, she is one of the most technically sound Underwriters I've ever worked with, always paying attention to the details. Much of our work together required working across multiple disciplines within the organization, including actuarial, training, change management, IT, and project management among many others. She was able to navigate and collaborate between all of these groups in a very agile manner. On many occasions, Maedean went above and beyond her role to ensure that the project as a whole was heading the right direction and that blind spots were made visible to the group. She's always kept the end user in mind. Beyond all of her strong technical abilities, what has stood out to me is her interpersonal skills. Maedean has an knack for reading a room, understanding non-verbal forms of communications, and predicting outcomes based off all of the information available to her. These skills are very hard to replicate and are invaluable in any work environment. This alone sets her apart, but above all else, I've admired her resilience and unshakable character that allows her to stand up for what is right, to speak up when necessary, and consistently hold a high standard of quality for the work she produces both individual and within a team. I have learned a great deal about integrity and character working very closely with Maedean over multiple years and that partnership has helped my own development tremendously. I am truly grateful for that.
Carlos Pitts, CIC
Maedean is a detailed and technically sound underwriter. She has vast underwriting technical expertise that includes commercial property and casualty, workers compensation, auto as well as cyber liability, network security and copyright. Her strengths reside in her ability to quickly assess and analyze accounts and be able to communicate the clients need and match those to coverage. She also has exceptional marketing skills and is great presenter. Her presentations are clear, concise and very thorough. Many times Maedean has served as a trusted advisor to her customers and has closed deals that benefited all parties. She has served as a leader on various projects that have shaped wokflows and brought additional efficiencies. She is a constant professional and strives to create business relationships that have a foundation in understanding value proposition.
Miles Wemken
It has been an absolute pleasure and tremendous learning experience working with Maedean. Maedean and I have partnered together as Underwriting representatives to work with a large team in developing a state of the art underwriting platform technology. Maedean is very experienced and skilled in Underwriting. In terms of understanding coverage forms and interpreting fillings, she is one of the most technically sound Underwriters I've ever worked with, always paying attention to the details. Much of our work together required working across multiple disciplines within the organization, including actuarial, training, change management, IT, and project management among many others. She was able to navigate and collaborate between all of these groups in a very agile manner. On many occasions, Maedean went above and beyond her role to ensure that the project as a whole was heading the right direction and that blind spots were made visible to the group. She's always kept the end user in mind. Beyond all of her strong technical abilities, what has stood out to me is her interpersonal skills. Maedean has an knack for reading a room, understanding non-verbal forms of communications, and predicting outcomes based off all of the information available to her. These skills are very hard to replicate and are invaluable in any work environment. This alone sets her apart, but above all else, I've admired her resilience and unshakable character that allows her to stand up for what is right, to speak up when necessary, and consistently hold a high standard of quality for the work she produces both individual and within a team. I have learned a great deal about integrity and character working very closely with Maedean over multiple years and that partnership has helped my own development tremendously. I am truly grateful for that.
Carlos Pitts, CIC
Maedean is a detailed and technically sound underwriter. She has vast underwriting technical expertise that includes commercial property and casualty, workers compensation, auto as well as cyber liability, network security and copyright. Her strengths reside in her ability to quickly assess and analyze accounts and be able to communicate the clients need and match those to coverage. She also has exceptional marketing skills and is great presenter. Her presentations are clear, concise and very thorough. Many times Maedean has served as a trusted advisor to her customers and has closed deals that benefited all parties. She has served as a leader on various projects that have shaped wokflows and brought additional efficiencies. She is a constant professional and strives to create business relationships that have a foundation in understanding value proposition.
Miles Wemken
It has been an absolute pleasure and tremendous learning experience working with Maedean. Maedean and I have partnered together as Underwriting representatives to work with a large team in developing a state of the art underwriting platform technology. Maedean is very experienced and skilled in Underwriting. In terms of understanding coverage forms and interpreting fillings, she is one of the most technically sound Underwriters I've ever worked with, always paying attention to the details. Much of our work together required working across multiple disciplines within the organization, including actuarial, training, change management, IT, and project management among many others. She was able to navigate and collaborate between all of these groups in a very agile manner. On many occasions, Maedean went above and beyond her role to ensure that the project as a whole was heading the right direction and that blind spots were made visible to the group. She's always kept the end user in mind. Beyond all of her strong technical abilities, what has stood out to me is her interpersonal skills. Maedean has an knack for reading a room, understanding non-verbal forms of communications, and predicting outcomes based off all of the information available to her. These skills are very hard to replicate and are invaluable in any work environment. This alone sets her apart, but above all else, I've admired her resilience and unshakable character that allows her to stand up for what is right, to speak up when necessary, and consistently hold a high standard of quality for the work she produces both individual and within a team. I have learned a great deal about integrity and character working very closely with Maedean over multiple years and that partnership has helped my own development tremendously. I am truly grateful for that.
Carlos Pitts, CIC
Maedean is a detailed and technically sound underwriter. She has vast underwriting technical expertise that includes commercial property and casualty, workers compensation, auto as well as cyber liability, network security and copyright. Her strengths reside in her ability to quickly assess and analyze accounts and be able to communicate the clients need and match those to coverage. She also has exceptional marketing skills and is great presenter. Her presentations are clear, concise and very thorough. Many times Maedean has served as a trusted advisor to her customers and has closed deals that benefited all parties. She has served as a leader on various projects that have shaped wokflows and brought additional efficiencies. She is a constant professional and strives to create business relationships that have a foundation in understanding value proposition.
Experience
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Old Republic Inland Marine
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United States
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Insurance
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Analysis Director
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May 2022 - Present
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Zurich North America
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United States
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Insurance
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Liaison
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Feb 2020 - May 2022
Direct the planning, execution, and measurement of business units, function and/or Global strategic and transformational initiatives, engaging directly with the senior team and is accountable for shaping and driving transformational initiatives for the Business Unit as well as enterprise wide initiatives.• Lead, design and/or facilitate cross-functional projects that promote organizational effectiveness, efficiency, and profitability.• Provide expert advice to significant key stakeholders and/or to the development of Business Unit strategic plans to enhance opportunities and reduce business risk. Create timelines, agendas, goals and metrics/measurements.• Guide in the development, implementation, and institutionalization of best practices around execution and change management.• Ensure successful implementation of key enterprise-wide initiatives by consulting with executives and other leaders to gain their commitment, alignment and improve their business effectiveness. • Determine which emerging issues (internal and external) are relevant to the organization current and future needs to ensure strategies, programs, processes incorporate these.• Ensure specific metrics and measures incorporated into solutions reflect the business strategy, track progress, capture the impact of changes and identify further opportunities for improvement. Show less
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Training Lead- Project
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Jan 2019 - Feb 2020
• Create Property training material in PowerPoint template for platform release• Provide content knowledge offering insight regarding clarity, flow and details to Walk Me editors• Develop and create 20 scripts for used for recording video training modules• Collaborate with Walk Me curators by evaluating questions and recommending proper approach• Ensure all training material content is included and add modules as needed• Consolidate individual training materials of all content creators and cohesively format to ensure flow, consistency and usability• Develop and facilitate training for User Acceptance Training and Model Office Show less
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Underwriting Subject Matter Expert (SME)- Special Assignment
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Oct 2017 - Feb 2020
Based upon my extensive experience and depth of knowledge of coverage (Property, General Liability, Workers Compensation and Auto)as a Commercial Underwriter, I have been selected as a Commercial Underwriting Subject Matter Expert (SME). In this role, I provide expertise and insight on coverage, product design and underwriting process to assist with the transformation of our technology landscape to better respond to our customer needs and our profitability commitment while creating a sustainable environment for the underwriter of tomorrow.• Use experience and expertise as an Underwriter to recommend best practices, answer inquiries, provide recommendations regarding the development of technical solutions, review technical documentation and approve business requirements to create transformative underwriting technology platform• Provide input on design and functionality of platform and screens of the underwriting platform• Liaise with stakeholders and coordinate with work groups to ensure technology reflects the requirements• Work with Product Modeling and Line of Business workstreams to review proprietary property filings to ensure technology platform incorporates proper coverages and functionality• Perform product demonstrations and presentations to senior leadership, various work groups and field Underwriters and Underwriting Assistants to provide insight into the progress of the tool development• Collaborate with Predictive Analytics, Compliance, Regulatory Team, Consultants, Vendors, Technical Underwriters, Senior Executives, Actuaries, Business Analysts, Managers, Field Underwriter and Underwriting Assistants to create and design underwriting platform that meets the needs and addresses deficiencies in the current system and process • Graded assessments accompanied with feedback • Served as a resource to individuals and groups on an ongoing basis• Experience with vendor products Guidewire Policy and Guidewire Underwriting Management Show less
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Account Executive- Middle Markets
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Feb 2014 - Feb 2020
• Solicit, select, analyze and document property, general liability, auto, workers compensation and umbrella risks with revenue $5 to $25 million in the following industries: Technology, Financial Institutions, Real Estate, Health Care and General Industries.• Develop, maintain and collaborate with Line of Business representatives on referrals and other business-related needs. • Develop and maintain relationships with distributors (agents & brokers) in support of business retention and acquisition and work with customers and distributors (agents & brokers) to determine their insurance related needs and provide solutions. • PACE Underwriter Resource for Technology and Technology Professional Liability to review technology accounts and provide guidance to other underwriters regarding the eligibility of the risk as well as underwrite the Errors and Omissions and Cyber Liability. • PACE Underwriter Resource for Manufacturing Professional Liability to provide guidance to other underwriters regarding eligibility of the risk in terms of Errors and Omissions. • Develop and negotiate price, coverage, and terms and conditions for all new business and renewals and actively identify account rounding opportunities. Show less
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Instructor
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Apr 2015 - Mar 2018
In this role, taught various groups as well as individuals how to analyze risks, understand coverage forms for Property, General Liability, Auto, Workers Compensation and Umbrella lines of business. Also taught newer employees how to use proprietary tools. This role included: creating training material as well as using established curriculum, grading assessments accompanied with feedback and serving as a resource on an ongoing basis. • Trained and taught various group as well as 88 individuals how to analyze risks, understand coverage forms for Property, General Liability, Auto, Workers Compensation and Umbrella lines of business. • Taught new employees how to use Property proprietary tools. • Created training material as well as used established curriculum to conduct training• Graded assessments accompanied with feedback to provide additional insights to improve future results • Served as a resource to individuals and groups on an ongoing basis Show less
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CNA Insurance
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United States
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Insurance
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700 & Above Employee
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Technology Underwriting Specialist
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Mar 2004 - Jan 2014
•Solicit, select, analyze and document property, general liability, auto, workers’ compensation and umbrella for commercial technology risks with revenue up to $20 million and premiums from $500 to 100,000+.•Underwrite Professional Liability, Cyber Liability and Media Liability to protect companies against loss resulting from acts, errors or omissions in their performance of services in conjunction with the standard Technology lines written.•Develop and negotiate price, coverage, and terms and conditions for all new business and renewals and actively identify account rounding opportunities.•Underwriting Technology risks for agents in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, New York City and Connecticut.•Manage book of business of over $10 million in commercial technology business. •Identify opportunities for growth within new and existing production of sources and develop and execute a new business growth strategy. •Successful market penetration and agency management to include building, maintaining and managing producer and customer relationships through sales presentations, product education and new product rollouts. •Develop agency strategy and goals with continual monitoring in progress.•Collaborate with underwriters, support staff, claims, marketing and home office.•Collect and share industry intelligence with team, including industry trend and development. Show less
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Small Business Underwriting Specialist
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Mar 2000 - Mar 2004
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The Hartford
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Commercial Lines Underwriter
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Jan 1992 - Mar 1998
•Solicited, selected, analyzed and priced $9.8 million book of commercial property and casualty business for small, mid-sized and large accounts. •Met with agency plan of 30 agents to provide product education as well as build and maintain relationships. •Mentored and trained new commercial account underwriters. •Selected as a member of committee to assess methods to improve customer service internally and developed new strategies based on customer and staff needs. •Successfully completed rigorous six month multi-line commercial underwriting training program. Show less
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Education
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University of Florida
Bachelor of Science, Advertising/Marketing -
University of Phoenix
Masters, Business Administration
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