ELISSA KELLY

Elissa Kelly of Nautilus Insurance Group is part of the Insurance Business America Elite Women in Insurance 2017.

ELISSA KELLY
http://www.nautilusinsgroup.com
Vice president of underwriting innovation
Nautilus Insurance Group

Elissa Kelly serves as VP of underwriting innovation at Nautilus Insurance Group, a Berkley Company. She joined the organization in 2015, knowing the company was on the verge of transformation. “Coming in, I knew that Nautilus had established aggressive goals for profitable growth for the next five years, and I wanted to contribute to the organizational transformation needed to achieve those goals,” she says. “Having the ability to build a team that is instrumental in expanding Nautilus’ product and program offering excites me.”

Kelly’s background in claims and reinsurance provided a strong foundation for this newly created role, as she was charged with building a product and program development team from the ground up. The underwriting innovation department helped drive the company’s top-line growth of 11% in 2016 and continues to be an integral element in executing on the company’s strategic goals.

“My advice is to surround yourself with the right people who have complementary skills to yours,” Kelly says. “When staffing my department, I looked for diversity, rather than people who think just like me. We wouldn’t be very innovative if we all thought the same way.”

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