Associate Underwriter

W. R. Berkley Corporation; Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkley Industrial Comp, Birmingham, AL, is seeking an Associate Underwriter to support renewal underwriting activity, assist with reviewing, quoting, and retaining renewal business, and learn all facets of the underwriting role.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the underwriting and business engagement teams, with responsibilities ranging from data gathering to pricing and authority-based quoting.

Qualifications

• Ability to work as a team player and collaborate with the underwriting department, Business Operations Manager, and Business Engagement team members
• Positive attitude and willingness to help whenever and wherever needed as business needs arise
• Interest in learning all facets of the underwriting job and developing workers’ compensation underwriting expertise

Responsibilities

• Assist underwriters with reviewing, documenting, and preparing renewal files and quotes
• Work with the underwriting team to successfully renew business and help meet retention goals
• Collaborate with BIN’s underwriting department to review, quote, issue, and retain business
• Learn all facets of the underwriting job and be trained to become an Underwriter
• Exercise underwriting authority within defined parameters and work with the underwriting team to quote and bind business
• Identify monthly renewals and proactively work with underwriters to prepare renewal quotes within a defined set of parameters
• Prepare BRAT models and BRAT loss modeling for renewal quotes
• Review, quote, and bind renewal business within assigned authority limits
• Prepare pertinent renewal information including Experian data, SAFER data, OSHA data, claims data, RAMP data, and pricing data
• Exercise underwriting authority for small renewal policies between $10k–$25k with oversight from the Underwriter
• Prepare HAMOGRAK documentation forms for renewal files
• Collaborate with BIN’s underwriting team to propose renewal pricing quotes
• Perform other underwriting tasks, projects, and initiatives as set forth by the Director of Underwriting
• Assist the Business Engagement Department with tasks as workloads and business needs require
• Communicate with the Business Operations Manager and Business Engagement team members to ensure excellent customer service is maintained
• Conduct risk exposure research relating to submissions
• Maintain strong industry knowledge on the Workers Compensation line of business
• Support the Business Engagement Department as needed, with time spent between Underwriting and Business Engagement fluctuating based on business needs

Skills

Teamwork

Collaboration

Willingness to learn

Job description

Company Details

Berkley Industrial CompBerkley Industrial Comp’s (BIN) underwriting department focuses on workers’ compensation insurance, partnering closely with underwriting and business engagement teams to support strong renewal outcomes and customer service. The Associate Underwriter role is a key part of this function, helping ensure renewal business is effectively reviewed, quoted, and retained while gaining exposure to all facets of the underwriting job.The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

The Associate Underwriter supports Berkley Industrial Comp’s underwriting department by assisting underwriters with reviewing, documenting, and preparing renewal files and quotes, working with the team to successfully renew business and help meet retention goals, and learning all facets of the underwriting job.

• Assist underwriters with reviewing, documenting, and preparing renewal files and quotes
• Work with the underwriting team to successfully renew business and help meet retention goals
• Collaborate with the underwriting department to review, quote, issue, and retain business
• Learn all facets of the underwriting job and be trained to become an Underwriter
• Exercise underwriting authority within defined parameters and work with the underwriting team to quote and bind business
• Identify monthly renewals and proactively work with underwriters to prepare renewal quotes within a defined set of parameters
• Prepare BRAT models and BRAT loss modeling for renewal quotes
• Review, quote, and bind renewal business within assigned authority limits
• Prepare pertinent renewal information including Experian data, SAFER data, OSHA data, claims data, RAMP data, and pricing data
• Exercise underwriting authority for small renewal policies between $10k–$25k with oversight from the Underwriter
• Prepare HAMOGRAK documentation forms for renewal files
• Collaborate with BIN’s underwriting team to propose renewal pricing quotes
• Perform other underwriting tasks, projects, and initiatives as set forth by the Director of Underwriting
• Assist the Business Engagement Department with tasks as workloads and business needs require
• Communicate with the Business Operations Manager and Business Engagement team members to ensure excellent customer service is maintained
• Conduct risk exposure research relating to submissions
• Maintain strong industry knowledge on the Workers Compensation line of business
• Support the Business Engagement Department as needed, with time spent between Underwriting and Business Engagement fluctuating based on business needs

Learn to leverage workers’ compensation underwriting expertise to assess risks to underwrite policies.

Qualifications

• Ability to work as a team player and collaborate with the underwriting department, Business Operations Manager, and Business Engagement team members
• Positive attitude and willingness to help whenever and wherever needed as business needs arise
• Interest in learning all facets of the underwriting job and developing workers’ compensation underwriting expertise

Additional Company Details

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting agencies or firms. 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.

Additional Requirements

Location and Travel:

• Primary location Birmingham, AL.

Sponsorship Details

Sponsorship Offered for this Role