What are the responsibilities and job description for the Underwriter position at Berkley?
Company Details
Berkley Management Protection offers a modular suite of management liability products through the Grove℠, their bespoke and easy to use platform tailored towards independent agents. Their Trellis Management Liability Portfolio℠ of coverages include directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary, cyber, crime and miscellaneous professional liability.
Responsibilities
Berkley Management Protection offers a modular suite of management liability products through the Grove℠, their bespoke and easy to use platform tailored towards independent agents. Their Trellis Management Liability Portfolio℠ of coverages include directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary, cyber, crime and miscellaneous professional liability.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Responsible for new & renewal accounts which focuses on underwriting and pricing risks in accordance with BMP’s business rules and personal underwriting authority.
- Responsible for Wholesale relationships within territory (maintain existing and develop new in support of Region Production & growth goals).
- Ownership of the lifecycle of the submission including quoting, filing all relevant documents, binding, issuing and obtaining signed and executed applications.
- Support consistent underwriting best practices, in accordance with underwriting guidelines, to ensure rating, pricing, profitability, and structuring adequacy.
- Identify the need for and manage special underwriting projects as needed.
- Fully engage with agency personnel by providing superior customer service.
- Work closely with the TM’s, AVPs and RVP’s to establish and implement a sales culture.
*The above job description is not intended to be an “all-inclusive” list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor is it intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, it is intended only to describe the general nature of the job.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 5 years commercial lines sales or related experience at an insurance company or agency or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience contributing on a high performing marketing/ sales team in a high growth, fast paced environment
- Advanced product knowledge within the Management Liability suite of products (D&O, Cyber, EPL, Crime, Fiduciary, and MPL)
- Strong wholesale relationships within assigned territory
- Empathy and understanding of the needs of our independent agents. Will be an advocate for Berkley Management Protection customers and as such, will be passionate about their brand experience.
- An agile team player with strong written and verbal communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to self-organize, prioritize and request help when needed
- Execution-oriented with attention to details driven by natural curiosity and competitive spirit
- Ability to travel in assigned territory - up to 20% of time.
The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Sponsorship Details
Sponsorship not Offered for this Role
