Position will be based at the company’s Schaumburg, Illinois headquarters. New York or Washington, D.C. will also be considered.
Zurich in North America is a part of Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich), an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Founded in 1872, the Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland and employs approximately 60,000 people serving customers in more than 180 countries, including more than 9,500 employees in North America.
Zurich entered the U.S. market in 1912. According to Highline Data LLC (NAIC 2008), Zurich in North America (www.zurichna.com) is the second-largest writer of commercial general liability insurance and the fourth-largest commercial property-casualty insurance company, serving the global corporate, large corporate, middle market, specialties and programs sectors. Zurich's risk engineering services in the United States are provided by Zurich Services Corporation.
At the direction of the Vice President of State Affairs, implements strategic and tactical objectives as they relate to Zurich Financial Service's (ZFS) public policy and political agenda at the state level. The Director will maintain responsibility for primary analysis and monitoring of proposed legislation/regulations, perform political functions to advance ZFS visibility among lawmakers, and provide strategic input on the policy and political challenges facing ZFS in the state arena. The Director will have specific jurisdictional responsibilities such as Midwest/Southeast, West/Southwest or Northeast/Mid-Atlantic. Position will manage 2-3 key business states within his/her regional jurisdictions and will be responsible for managing 2-3 key company public policy issues. The Director will be tasked with executive level interaction, relationship building internal and external, leveraging and management of trade associations and outside counsel. Director will also have exposure to activities of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and National Conference of Insurance Legislators, (NCOIL).
Job Qualifications
Bachelors Degree required. Advanced degree in related field (e.g., law) preferred.
7 or more years of government affairs or related experience preferred
Insurance industry experience preferred (commercial property/casualty and/or life/health)
Excellent writing and presentation skills
Issue management skills
Comfortable working in a team environment
To submit a resume, please visit www.zurichna.com and apply to Director of State Affairs position (#25413).
SOURCE: PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL 02/09/12
