Dawn Dettmering

About Dawn Dettmering

Managing Director–level commercial insurance executive with 30+ years of experience leading revenue growth, marketing strategy, and operational execution across middle-market and complex commercial portfolios. I bring a marketer–leader mindset that combines sustained new-business performance with renewal strategy, team leadership, and execution discipline.I operate at the intersection of practice leadership, segment leadership, and market strategy, with direct accountability for revenue growth, retention, and portfolio performance. My role has consistently blended hands-on commercial marketing leadership with oversight of teams, workflows, and renewal execution—ensuring scalability, profitability, and risk mitigation.Throughout my career, I have led complex commercial placements, partnered closely with carriers and wholesalers, and served as an escalation point for distressed renewals and high-exposure risks. My background includes both agency leadership and carrier underwriting, providing a governance-oriented perspective grounded in technical credibility and disciplined execution.I am known for building and developing high-performing teams, strengthening renewal discipline, and aligning authority with accountability. My leadership style emphasizes revenue protection, operational rigor, and talent development, enabling consistent performance without overextension or execution risk.Open to conversations where leadership scope, market responsibility, and organizational structure are clearly aligned.

Experience

1. Assistant Managing Director - Business Market Segment

   Levitt-Fuirst Insurance

   Apr 2023 — Present · Tarrytown, NY, US

   Provide practice and segment leadership across middle-market commercial insurance, with responsibility for revenue growth, renewal strategy, and operational execution.Lead and develop a 10–12 person team of marketers, account managers, and support staff, driving performance consistency, workflow discipline, and talent development.Deliver sustained new-business revenue growth through hands-on marketing leadership while maintaining high-90% retention across a ~$35M+ commercial portfolio.Oversee renewal strategy, revenue protection, and portfolio management, serving as escalation point for complex placements and distressed renewals.Partner with carriers and wholesalers to design and place complex commercial insurance programs, balancing coverage integrity, pricing, and market strategy.Enforce operational discipline and execution standards to reduce rework, mitigate E&O exposure, and improve scalability.Lead bi-weekly renewal and execution strategy meetings focused on retention, profitability, and risk management.Mentor and develop talent, including transitioning account executives into new-business marketing roles and developing assistants into Account Managers.

Education

• State University of New York at Plattsburgh

  BA, English

Skills

• Financial Planning
• Financial Analysis
• Risk Mitigation
• Fiduciary
• Customer Relations
• Term Life Insurance
• General Liability
• Budgeting
• Casualty
• Insurance
• Risk Analysis
• Negotiation
• Marketing
• Analysis
• Directors
• Commercial Lines
• General Insurance
• Insurance Brokerage
• New Business Development
• Employee Benefits
• Umbrella Insurance
• Inland Marine
• Directors
• Underwriting
• Word
• Liability Analysis
• Health Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Brokers
• Commercial Insurance
• Workers' Compensation Claims
• Workers Compensation
• Fiduciary Liability
• Excel
• Legal Liability
• Strategic Planning
• Employment Practices Liability
• Customer Service
• Accounting
• Financial Institutions