SVP, Product Recall & Contamination

Integrated Specialty Coverages, LLC (ISC) is a growth stage technology and data-driven commercial MGA and insurance wholesaler leading innovation in the market.  

Backed by one of the leading private equity firms, Onex Partners, and led by a forward-thinking management team, ISC is combining the worlds of insurance and technology to create an Insurtech powerhouse. As a leading online distributor of insurance products for a range of industries and “Main Street USA”, we are looking for the right people to help us in our mission of achieving exponential growth. We strive to be the number one place to go for brokers and agents to source insurance. To accomplish this, we’re building a digitally focused team that deeply understands the intersection between user experience, data, and AI/ML to optimize the way we engage with our customers and partners.

ISC International is seeking an accomplished Senior Vice President to lead its Product Recall & Contamination Business Unit. This executive will own the strategy, growth, profitability, and operating performance of the portfolio while building a scalable platform across underwriting, product, distribution, operations, claims, analytics, and talent.

The ideal candidate is a recognized product recall leader with deep carrier or specialty insurance experience, a strong record of profitable portfolio management, and the ability to translate market insight into disciplined underwriting and sustainable growth.

• →Lead a product recall and contamination business for companies in the larger middle market and corporates segment across the cosmetics, food & beverage industry and the automobile sectors.  Establish a clear market position, underwriting appetite, and distribution strategy aligned with the company’s broader specialty insurance platform.
• →Own profit-and-loss performance and deliver sustainable growth, underwriting profitability, risk appetite, premium growth and portfolio diversification.
• →Risk Assessment & Underwriting: Evaluate product recall exposures, manufacturing processes, quality control systems, and product safety protocols to determine insurability and appropriate coverage terms.
• →Pricing & Policy Structuring: Develop and apply underwriting strategies, pricing models, deductibles, limits, exclusions, and policy conditions tailored to individual client exposure
• →Client & Broker Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, insureds, and key industry stakeholders to support profitable business development and retention.
• →Risk Engineering & Loss Prevention: Collaborate with risk engineers and technical specialists to identify potential product failure scenarios and recommend measures to reduce recall frequency and severity.
• →Claims & Loss Analysis: Partner with claims leadership on complex matters, review historical claims, loss trends, and emerging product safety issues to inform underwriting decisions and improve risk selection.
• →Industry & Regulatory Monitoring: Monitor developments in product safety regulations, recall trends, manufacturing practices, and emerging risks across relevant industries.
• →Underwriting Governance: Ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines, delegated authorities, internal controls, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• →Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with claims, actuarial, risk engineering, legal, and reinsurance teams to support sound underwriting decisions and portfolio performance.
• →Business Development: Identify new market opportunities, develop sector-specific underwriting strategies, and contribute to the achievement of premium and profitability targets.
• →Recruit, organize, develop, and retain a high-performing team of underwriting and business-unit professionals.
• →Define operating requirements and collaborate with technology, operations, finance, and analytics teams to improve workflow, data quality, reporting, and scalability.
• →Represent the business unit with executive leadership and provide clear reporting on performance, opportunities, risks, and strategic priorities.

• Extensive progressive leadership experience in product recall and contamination underwriting within a carrier, specialty insurer, MGA, or comparable platform.
• Demonstrated success leading a business unit or substantial portfolio with direct accountability for growth, profitability, and underwriting performance.
• Deep technical expertise across product recall and contamination products, exposures, policy forms, pricing considerations, and claims trends.
• Strong commercial judgment and the ability to balance market opportunity with disciplined risk selection and portfolio management.
• Proven ability to develop strategy, translate it into an operating plan, and deliver measurable results.
• Established relationships and credibility with brokers, clients, reinsurers, and industry partners.
• Executive-level communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities, with fluency in portfolio metrics, forecasting, planning, and performance reporting.
• Ability to lead effectively in an entrepreneurial, collaborative, and evolving environment.

This role also offers bonus pay. Your ISC Talent Acquisition representative will share more details about the bonus component should you advance in the interview process.