Product Analyst, Sharing Economy

State Farm State Farm · Insurance · Bloomington, IL +3 · Technology and UX

State Farm is seeking a Product Analyst to join their Sharing Economy Practice within the Product Line Management department. The role involves creating and supporting innovative commercial insurance products for the sharing economy market, including Transportation Network Companies, Delivery Network Companies, and Last Mile Delivery Companies. The analyst will act as a subject matter expert, collaborate with various enterprise departments, and advocate for the unique needs of Sharing Economy policyholders. Experience in the Excess and Surplus (E&S) market and P&C commercial lines is highly preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develops and applies key insights and capabilities for commercial insurance exposures and products for the sharing economy.
  2. Serves as a subject matter resource for the organization on P&C commercial lines specific to the digital economy.
  3. Collaborates extensively with multiple enterprise departments including but not limited to claims, actuarial, risk management, legal and underwriting partners.
  4. Apply expertise in the E&S market to develop and support products for the large, commercial, Sharing Economy clients and grow State Farm's Sharing Economy Practice.
  5. Collaborate with various departments within State Farm regarding product development and support.

Skills

Required

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work effectively and collaboratively within team settings and build partnerships both internal and external.
  • Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels of management and external audiences.
  • Flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic work environment.
  • Initiative to drive projects and take proactive steps in problem-solving.
  • Ability to work both independently and with a group.
  • Critical thinking to analyze and address complex issues.
  • Customer focus to understand and meet the needs of policyholders.
  • Vision to foresee and plan for future market trends and demands as well as ability to envision requirements of a policy administration, billing and payment, and customer relationship management systems.
  • Ability to influence other’s ability to understand the Sharing Economy market and how it's needs are different than other markets State Farm is accustomed to addressing.

Nice to have

  • Experience from the carrier or broker perspective is preferred.
  • Advanced knowledge of P&C Industry, underwriting concepts, practices, procedures and techniques, including but not limited to coverage issues, product lines, pricing, risk selection, actuarial concepts, reinsurance, DOI Regulations and competitive landscape preferred.
  • Knowledge of excess and surplus, sharing economy, commercial lines, and auto underwriting preferred.
  • Strong project management skills, able to manage competing priorities, and ability to own and drive projects to completion.
  • Past successes creating immediate credibility as an extremely capable business expert.
  • Understanding of primary level insurance needs of Sharing Economy companies, direct experience in this market is preferred.
  • Experience with large, complex auto coverages.
  • Experience with non-admitted reporting.
  • High-level understanding of P&C rate making, policy/forms creation, and filings.
  • Experience working with insurance brokers is beneficial.

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum of 3 years' experience in the Excess and Surplus/non-admitted market.