Mike Hickman

Mike Hickman

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Vice President, Underwriting
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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  • Builders Mutual
    Vice President, Underwriting
    Builders Mutual
    Jun 2025 - Current (1 year 5 months)
  • Grange Insurance
    Vice President, National Underwriting & Operations
    Grange Insurance
    Jan 2025 - May 2025 (5 months)
  • Grange Insurance
    AVP, Commercial Underwriting Services
    Grange Insurance
    Feb 2019 - Jan 2025 (6 years)
    As a member of our Commercial Lines Leadership Team, I provide executive oversight and strategic leadership for our Commercial Underwriting Services division.
    • Staff Underwriting Consultants
    • Small Business Underwriting
    • Specialty Underwriting
    • Risk Control
    • Commercial Operations
    • Premium Audit
    • Underwriting Technicians
    • Policy Conversion Unit
  • Grange Insurance
    Director, Commercial Underwriting Services
    Grange Insurance
    Apr 2018 - Jan 2019 (10 months)
  • Nationwide
    Middle Market Business Development Director
    Nationwide
    Jan 2015 - Apr 2018 (3 years 4 months)
    I lead a team of highly successful Commercial Territory Managers.

    Territory: Southeast
    Focus: Commercial Middle Market

    Objective:
    • Build our culture and lead business integration of Nationwide, Allied, and Harleysville companies.
    • Develop middle market distribution strategy for the territory.
    • Establish strategic underwriting and sales priorities to achieve state plans.
    • Lead key underwriting initiatives to achieve profit and portfolio diversification.
    • Coach the team to develop a middle market pipeline through key distribution partnerships.
    • Win
  • A
    Product Director - Property & Casualty
    Allied Insurance a Nationwide Company
    Nov 2013 - Dec 2014 (1 year 2 months)
    I lead a team of product managers and analysts focused on driving profitable growth for both Commercial and Personal Lines business.

    Territory: Florida; South Carolina; North Carolina; Tennessee; Georgia.

    Develop and lead regional strategies and projects that generate improved growth and adequate return on capital.

    Cultivate and develop innovative models that better manage our exposure, improve our distribution, and guide our efficiencies.

    Approach change management with a strategic lens that maintains vision for the future while bringing others along on the journey.
  • A
    Product Manager - Commercial Multiline
    Allied Insurance a Nationwide Company
    Apr 2013 - Nov 2013 (8 months)
    Develop products and coverages, set rates, and work collaboratively to build our Commercial strategy for Florida.
  • Nationwide
    Commercial Underwriting Manager
    Nationwide
    Jun 2009 - Apr 2013 (3 years 11 months)
    Lead a team of 6 high performing Field Underwriters focused on driving profitable growth in the Mid-Atlantic market including Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and D.C.

    Consult on Middle Market Commercial business to determine the best solution for agent, client and company.

    Successfully lead the team of 6 to write over 50% of the total regional new business.
  • Nationwide
    Sr. Commercial Field Underwriter
    Nationwide
    Jan 2007 - Jun 2009 (2 years 6 months)
    Partner with Commercial Lines Agencies to drive Middle Market growth in the Mid-Atlantic territory.

    Successfully achieved production goals during my time in the role.
  • Nationwide
    Commercial Underwriter
    Nationwide
    Sep 2005 - Jan 2007 (1 year 5 months)
Education verified_user 0% verified
  • Liberty University
    Bachelor's degree, Psychology
    Liberty University
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