Organizational Background: VISC is a wholly-owned, for-profit subsidiary of the California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA). Since its formation in 2007, VISC has offered tailored insurance products to members of the CVMA, working with specified insurance carriers to tailor lines of coverage specifically responsive to the unique needs of the veterinary profession.

Position Overview: Veterinary Insurance Services Company (VISC) is seeking a new Executive Vice-President (EVP). The EVP is an exempt, executive position requiring expertise in commercial and group health lines of insurance, operations management, and staff supervision. The EVP position is the highest staff designation within VISC, and occupies a direct reporting relationship with VISCs Board of Directors.

Key Responsibilities:

This position will be responsible for, but not limited to the following essential duties and responsibilities:

• Managing and administering VISCs day-to-day operations
• Supervising VISCs staff in accordance with company policies and applicable laws
• Ensuring VISCs focus on providing excellent customer service
• Supervising and maintaining VISCs adherence to budget guidelines
• Overseeing VISCs marketing-related activities
• Supervising and maintaining VISCs adherence to budget guidelines, as well as having a basic understanding of the companys financial operations
• Interfacing with and reporting to VISCs Board of Directors at periodic meetings of the Board, and as otherwise necessary to keep the Board informed of material information pertaining to VISCs operations
• Interfacing with and reporting to the Executive Director of the CVMA as necessary to keep the latter informed of material information pertaining to VISCs operations
• Providing leadership to support VISCs strategic plan and long-term goals
• Developing and maintaining relationships with relevant insurance carriers
• Overseeing compliance with legal and regulatory requirements attending to VISCs provision of insurance brokerage services
• Performing all other tasks as may be reasonably needed to carry out the above-listed duties, and those reasonably assigned from time to time by VISCs Board of Directors

Years of Related Professional Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of Property & Casualty and/or Health & Life-related experience in a brokerage environment
• 5 years of agency management experience

Educational/Position Requirements:

• Active California Property & Casualty Insurance License and/or Health & Life Insurance License required

Computer/Software/Technical Applications:

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Familiarity with Applied EPIC

Languages:

Ability to speak and comprehend English, the primary language used in the workplace; ability to speak and/or comprehend other languages utilized by our patients is a plus.

Travel Required:

Minimal, consisting mostly of in-state travel to CVMA conferences and other VISC-sponsored events

Availability:

Full Time

Rate of Pay:

$155,000 - $175,000 per year. This position is eligible for a one-time sign-on bonus of $25,000.