Director, Underwriting

Company Details

From middle market to Fortune 500 companies, Berkley Custom’s team is committed to providing excellent service and a consistent approach to meet the needs of their brokers and their customers, bringing specific expertise in excess casualty as well as a variety of targeted primary and excess programs.

They seek to outperform competitors with focus and deep understanding of their client’s priorities and by developing creative risk solutions to meet their long-term needs. Their key differentiators include the following:

EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIPS – Berkley Custom works exclusively with the wholesale brokerage community as well as their program partners, and continually builds upon long established relationships with a passion for superior service for their appointed producers.

INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS – Berkley Custom attracts and retains professionals with significant experience in their field, many with over 25 years in the business. Their culture values and promotes deep industry knowledge, integrity, excellence, and respect.

LONG-TERM APPROACH TO ACCOUNTS – Berkley Custom continually seeks partners for the long term who share their values and risk management discipline.

Long-term relationships have been their management’s trademark in over 30 years of serving customers in the E&S and Program marketplace. Their team is dedicated to serving the varied casualty exposure needs of their brokers and their customers. By truly understanding risk exposures in a constantly changing global environment, they can better work with you to keep risk placement recommendations current and responsive.

The company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

The Director of Underwriting will promote profitable written premium growth and favorable loss ratios in accordance with Berkley Custom Best Practices, Underwriting Guidelines, Line of Business risk appetite, and personal Underwriting Authority. Key functions include but are not limited to:

• Evaluation, rating, and pricing of New Business and Renewal risks.
• Preparation of Declination correspondence (when required).
• Completion/updating of data entry fields in Workflow Management System.
• Adherence to BCIM Best Practices, Underwriting Guidelines, Line of Business risk appetite, and personal Underwriting Authority.
• Development, maintenance, and management of assigned producer relationships through visitations and regular customer contact.
• Solicitation of additional information when needed.
• Evaluation of the performance of producer relationships to ensure company and agency goals are met.
• Awareness and maintenance of personal production and quality measures.
• Coordination of Loss Control services (as needed)
• Act as liaison with claims/finance/accounting as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university preferred.
• 5 – 7 years of Excess Casualty insurance experience ideally focusing on small to middle market commercial accounts.
• Demonstrated success developing relationships ideally with insurance wholesale partners .
• Computer skills including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and other related programs.
• Understanding of BCIM Best Practices, Underwriting Guidelines and Line of Business risk appetite.
• Ability to make sound judgments based on both written and observed factors where only limited standardization exists.
• Awareness of the overall market conditions and BCIM’s competitors.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations.
• Ability to effectively write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Functional understanding of all required systems and processes.
• Professional and effective communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Additional Company Details

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms. The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full-time regular employees. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

Sponsorship Details

Sponsorship not offered for this role.

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