Head of State Government Affairs Vice President

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced, strategic leader to serve as VP, Head of State Government Affairs for our property and casualty insurance organization. Working under the Senior Vice President of Government & Industry Relations, this role oversees state level legislative and regulatory strategy and manages a team of government affairs professionals and regulatory counsel. The ideal candidate brings deep insurance policy experience, proven management capability, and familiarity with emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and their impact on insurance regulation, operations, and public policy.

This role requires significant and meaningful interaction with key leaders and senior executives throughout the enterprise.

• Lead development and execution of comprehensive state legislative and regulatory priorities
• Provide highest level government affairs advice to internal business partners
• Identify, assess, and develop an advocacy strategy over legislative and regulatory risk arising from proposed and enacted insurance regulations, legislation, guidance, and supervisory activity with a focus on:
  State DOIs, State Legislatures, NAIC, NCOIL
• Develop and maintain regulatory risk intelligence reports and dashboards synthesizing market conduct examination themes, recurring product and rate filing objections, complaint trends, and enforcement signals to identify emerging regulatory and legislative risk by state and issue area.
• Translate regulatory insights into GIR strategy artifacts-including state risk heat maps, issue-specific playbooks (e.g., claims practices, underwriting/rating transparency, consumer notices), and executive readouts that guide advocacy prioritization and regulator engagement.

• Serve as a key member of the Government & Industry Relations and law department leadership teams with a focus on bringing innovation, data and analytics and technology into the practice group
• Articulate a vision to drive enterprise state and regulatory priorities and help build reputation, capital and growth for the business
• Significant experience advising senior leaders on complex matters
• Manage and mentor a team of state government affairs staff, including legislative and regulatory counsel
• Set strategic direction, priorities, and performance goals for the team
• Ensure consistent, high-quality legal, regulatory, and policy work across states
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture within the Government Affairs department

• Lead development of company positions on state public policy matters
• Support public affairs efforts, including coordination of external communications, coalition campaigns, grassroots engagement, and issue advocacy initiatives
• Partner with Communications and Public Affairs teams to align messaging and outreach strategies
• Provide policy expertise for public education campaigns and thought leadership efforts

• Guide state policy strategy related to AI, data use, automation, and algorithmic accountability
• Track AI related regulatory developments and advise internal stakeholders
• Support the enterprise in developing responsible AI frameworks aligned with regulatory expectations
• Communicate complex technology-policy intersections clearly to nontechnical audiences

• This job has supervisory duties.

• 4 year Bachelor's degree required;
  May also have advanced degree
• 10+ years in state government affairs, legislative/regulatory policy, or related roles
• Strong understanding of P&C insurance regulation, including rate and form issues, underwriting, claims, and consumer protection
• Demonstrated success in legislative advocacy and regulatory engagement
• Managerial experience, including leading staff and overseeing legal or regulatory counsel
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship building skills

• Experience with AI policy, data governance, and technology-related regulatory frameworks
• Public policy development experience within a regulated industry
• Background supporting or…